Is the Republican incumbent more or less conservative than her?
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Enzi is vastly LESS CONSERVATIVE than Liz Cheney. He’s either a RINO or a near-RINO, depending upon whether you’re grading on a curve.
Then THAT is how we take over the GOP, a few seats at a time.
And she is a mega-RINO. Actually, is there any evidence she is running as a Republican. Based on the race she picked, I doubt it.
“He’s either a RINO or a near-RINO”
And she isn’t?
Is that really the case, that he’s less conservative than her?
I know he did the Internet tax thing, and the NY Times wrote about her looking to primary him from the right. But I’m looking at his voting record, and it looks pretty darned conservative. Certainly on all the social issues I see. Looks like he’s against any kind of government healthcare initiatives, for lower taxes, strongly against illegal immigration, etc.
Does Liz differ from her father on things like comprehensive immigration reform, which I at least think Dick Cheney came out for, but Enzi opposes?
Oh, I just found something else. Looks like he was among the Gang of Six that was pushing toward healthcare reform?
I don’t know about RINO, Enzi has a lifetime conservative rating of 92.73% Looks like Liz is trying to ride into politics on her daddy’s coattails.
FANTASY:
Enzi is vastly LESS CONSERVATIVE than Liz Cheney. He’s either a RINO or a near-RINO, depending upon whether you’re grading on a curve.
REALITY:
Enzi won a tight primary for election to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and was re-elected by large margins in 2002 and 2008. Since his election, he has consistently been ranked as one of the most conservative members of the Senate. He has a lifetime ACU rating of 92% and was ranked by National Journal as the sixth-most conservative U.S. Senator in its March 2007 conservative/liberal rankings. On social issues, Enzi is strongly conservative. He opposes all types of abortion and has voted in favor of proposals that would provide restrictions on the procedure for minors, those stationed on military bases, and other groups. He has voted in favor of failed constitutional amendments that suggested banning gay marriage and flag desecration. Enzi also is a strong supporter of gun rights and is ranked very favorably by the National Rifle Association. In April 2013, Senator Enzi was one of forty-six senators to vote against the passing of a bill which would have expanded background checks for all gun buyers. Enzi voted with 40 Republicans and 5 Democrats to stop the passage of the bill. NY Times predicted a 0% chance of Senator Enzi voting Yay on the bil Enzi has voted for the repeal of legislation governing such things as the estate tax and the “marriage penalty.” Enzi is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
He supports partial privatization of Social Security and has consistently voted against measures to expand Medicare or to enroll more children or lower-class individuals in public health care.
Enzi takes a hard-line view on illegal immigration and has been rated highly by groups that support tighter border controls. He has voted in favor of the construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border and against the implementation of guest worker programs.
So you think THAT guy is a “RINO” — and you want to replace him with a so-called “true conservative” who is a Bush adminstration insider AND whose family led the way to championing gay marriage??
Epic fail.