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Club for Growth Releases 2007 Congressional Scorecard
The Club for Growth ^ | May 8, 2008 4:08 PM | The Club for Growth

Posted on 05/09/2008 9:15:14 AM PDT by mdefranc

Washington - Today, the Club for Growth released its 2007 annual scorecard, awarding the Defender of Economic Freedom award to six senators and forty-nine representatives who scored a 90 or above on the Club's scorecard....

"These top-scoring members of Congress are staunch defenders of American taxpayers," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Their votes are critical to lowering taxes, cutting wasteful spending, and promoting economic growth for all Americans. The Club for Growth scorecard allows taxpayers to see how their senators and representatives are performing in Congress and find out who is truly fighting for pro-growth, limited-government policies...."

The ratings are based on a comprehensive examination of votes in the House and Senate pertaining to key economic issues, including taxes, wasteful spending, entitlement reform, free trade, and regulation. Each lawmaker is given an economic growth score ranging from 0 to 100, with a score of 100 indicating the highest support for pro-growth policies. The Club is also introducing a searchable database that allows you to search past and current scorecards by party, state, house, and member.

(Excerpt) Read more at clubforgrowth.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; 2007review; clubforgrowth; congress; economy; election; elections; taxes
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Senators scoring the Defender of Economic Freedom award are DeMint, Coburn, Burr, Kyl, Inhofe, and Ensign.

Representatives scoring the award are Flake, Lamborn, Hensarling, Pence, Broun, Linder, Price, Feeney, Sali, Bachmann, Garrett, Blackburn, King, Shadegg, Cannon, Royce, Campbell, Jordan, Kline, Neugebauer, Cantor, Sullivan, Conaway, Ryan, Johnson, Franks, Musgrave, Pearce, Deal, Walberg, Heller, Pitts, Davis, Mack, Culberson, Westmoreland, Boehner, Bilbray, Akin Sensenbrenner, Herger, McKeon, Granger, Carter, Brady, McCarthy, Kingston, Myrick, and Radanovich.

Summary Senate and House rankings as well as detail vote listings for 2007, 2006, and 2005 are available here:

http://clubforgrowth.org/2007/03/the_clubs_2006_congressional_s_1.php

1 posted on 05/09/2008 9:15:15 AM PDT by mdefranc
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To: Temple Owl

ping


2 posted on 05/09/2008 9:22:08 AM PDT by Tribune7 (How is inflicting pain and death on an innocent, helpless human being for profit, moral?)
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To: mdefranc

http://clubforgrowth.org/scorecard/index.php

State________________Name_____________Score____Ranking

IL Sen D Obama, B 0 97 (out of 100)


3 posted on 05/09/2008 9:22:11 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.iraqvetsforcongress.com ---- Get involved, make a difference.)
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To: mdefranc

John McCain scored a very solid 94%, one of the most conservative records in 2007 when it comes to the economy, yet some here have the audacity to call him a liberal.

Obama and Clinton scored 0%, Elizabeth Dole in the 80’s, Orrin Hatch 53%, and Ted Kennedy 14%.


4 posted on 05/09/2008 9:23:14 AM PDT by Kleebo151
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To: MNJohnnie

Obama is a ZERO


5 posted on 05/09/2008 9:27:45 AM PDT by WOSG (Conservatism is just an advanced form of patriotism)
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To: Kleebo151

McCain didn’t qualify to be ranked; he failed to vote often enough. The 94% represents only his record on those few votes he bothered to cast.


6 posted on 05/09/2008 9:28:08 AM PDT by mdefranc
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To: MplsSteve
Here are the MN delegation's Club for Growth scores. Once again, Bachmann and Kline did great, Coleman, Ramstad, and the DFL'rs all suck.

State District Party Representative Score Rank Year
MN 6 R Bachmann, M 98 9 2007
MN 2 R Kline, J 96 19 2007
MN Sen R Coleman, N 43 42 2007
MN Sen D Klobuchar, A 7 79 2007
MN 3 R Ramstad, J 39 178 2007
MN 4 D McCollum, B 12 271 2007
MN 7 D Peterson, C 8 300 2007
MN 5 D Ellison, K 6 326 2007
MN 8 D Oberstar, J 1 382 2007
MN 1 D Walz, T 1 394 2007

7 posted on 05/09/2008 9:28:46 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Save the earth. Make biofuels out of eco-fascists.)
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To: Kleebo151

“John McCain scored a very solid 94%, one of the most conservative records in 2007 when it comes to the economy, yet some here have the audacity to call him a liberal”

Worthy of note!

McCain is wrong on a few ‘hot-button’ issues (we all know waht they are) but he is very good on spending and his health care and tax plans are very much in line with free market Phil Gramm / Tom Coburn conservative policies.


8 posted on 05/09/2008 9:29:41 AM PDT by WOSG (Conservatism is just an advanced form of patriotism)
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To: Kleebo151

>> yet some here have the audacity to call him a liberal.

The wallet is a privilege of liberty which is not an audacious issue.


9 posted on 05/09/2008 9:30:23 AM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: lesser_satan

Walz is the newbie ... HE IS AWFUL.

Does MN 1 really belong in the left-liberal Obama-Walz socialists-R-us column??


10 posted on 05/09/2008 9:30:47 AM PDT by WOSG (Conservatism is just an advanced form of patriotism)
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To: Gene Eric

??? translation plz.


11 posted on 05/09/2008 9:31:49 AM PDT by WOSG (Conservatism is just an advanced form of patriotism)
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To: Kleebo151

I for one was surprised at Juan’s rating.

He is still a Liberal in the areas that I knew him to be.

There are 20,000,000 reasons to not support McAmnesty.

He is against drilling ANWAR.

He is speaking to LaRaza, a racist group wanting to return the northwest to Mexico.

He is opposed to freespeech.

He is a Socialist in other areas, just not redistribution of wealth, at least not yet.

I do not trust him to keep his word.


12 posted on 05/09/2008 9:34:20 AM PDT by stockpirate (20,000,000 reasons to NOT support McCain, immigration.)
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To: lesser_satan
Considerable difference between either Coleman or Ramstad score and scores of all the DFLers. Could they do better? Yes, but the the problem is they would not get elected here. I am sure Mark Kennedy and Gil Guntneck scored well on this, where are they now?
13 posted on 05/09/2008 9:35:44 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.iraqvetsforcongress.com ---- Get involved, make a difference.)
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To: mdefranc
McCain didn’t qualify to be ranked; he failed to vote often enough. The 94% represents only his record on those few votes he bothered to cast.

That makes no sense. He was ranked. How could you say he didn't qualify to be ranked, if they ranked him?

It's like saying a person who doesn't qualify for food stamps is getting food stamps.

14 posted on 05/09/2008 9:35:56 AM PDT by Kleebo151
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To: WOSG
Does MN 1 really belong in the left-liberal Obama-Walz socialists-R-us column??

No. The GOP should target him big time.

15 posted on 05/09/2008 9:36:21 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Save the earth. Make biofuels out of eco-fascists.)
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To: Kleebo151
John McCain scored a very solid 94%, one of the most conservative records in 2007 when it comes to the economy, yet some here have the audacity to call him a liberal.

There are other issues besides "the economy." Ron Paul got an "A" grade from the National Taxpayers Union and posted third place in 2006, and yet some here have the audacity to call him a liberal.

For Paul, it was his stance towards the global threat of Islamic terrorism, for McCain it's his stance towards illegal immigration and amnesty.

At least when Ron Paul wants to bring the troops home, he wants to secure our borders with the money instead - noting that "border security is national security" - while McCain gripes about the "goddamned fence" and promotes amnesty measures.

This Club for Growth rating is encouraging - let's hope McCain doesn't drop in the future for the sake of "bipartisanship."

16 posted on 05/09/2008 9:36:34 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: Kleebo151
It's like saying a person who doesn't qualify for food stamps is getting food stamps.

What's wrong with saying that? Another term for it is "fraud" and "deception."

17 posted on 05/09/2008 9:37:52 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: WOSG
No and it will be interesting to see how long he holds it. This year is probably going to suck for the GOP Congressionally but I hope they are busy recruiting in Districts like MN 1 for 2010. This is another of the districts where the Dem ran as GOP Lite in 2006 and turned into John Kerry Jr in DC.
18 posted on 05/09/2008 9:38:34 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.iraqvetsforcongress.com ---- Get involved, make a difference.)
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To: mdefranc

My man Garrett making Sussex cty proud.


19 posted on 05/09/2008 9:38:34 AM PDT by Huck ("Real" conservatives support OBAMA in 08 (that's how you know Im not a real conservative))
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To: MNJohnnie
I am sure Mark Kennedy and Gil Guntneck scored well on this, where are they now?

Kennedy ran a horrible campaign. I don't know why Gutnecht lost, but I doubt fiscal restraint was the reason.

20 posted on 05/09/2008 9:40:10 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Save the earth. Make biofuels out of eco-fascists.)
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