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To: SoCalPol
I think it has ended up a fair trade, I see what passes for “civilization” out in California...

Mighty “fancy” folks you got out there...

When it gets to where it cost’s a nickle a breath to live, come on over...

Don’t worry, we’ll leave the light on for ya...

162 posted on 11/24/2007 11:27:20 PM PST by ejonesie22 (Mitt Romney, Republican Conservative?)
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To: ejonesie22

California, land of Reagan. Sorry about yours


166 posted on 11/24/2007 11:36:10 PM PST by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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To: All

Cherry picking time! http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Fred_Thompson.htm

Fred Thompson:

Voted NO on 1998 GOP budget.

Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds.

Take taxes down to zero for the alternative energy sources. (de-facto tax)

Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction.

Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (abstain from spending)

Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat.

Voted YES on transportation demo projects.

Voted NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons.

Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations.

Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (communist)

Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China.

Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (selling American jobs to the lowest bidder)

Voted YES on renewing ‘fast track’ presidential trade authority.

Voted YES on banning “soft money” contributions and restricting issue ads. (anti free speech)

Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations.

Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts.

Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance.

Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts.

Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (so much for free trade between two 1st world nations. But free trade with quasi-slave labor is better)

Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Isn’t this what Hunter is accused of. SHAME ON FRED!)

Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction.

Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Another thing Hunter is accused of, paying for the military, but ITS SPENDING ISNT IT!)

Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (race to the bottom, lower middle class)

Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (race to the bottom, upper middle class)

Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates.

Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition.

Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium.

Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo.

Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism.

Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps.

Geez, is this cherry picking or 25%?


172 posted on 11/24/2007 11:48:42 PM PST by Hunterite
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