Posted on 11/24/2007 6:20:54 PM PST by Kurt Evans
Since Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is apparently going to explore the possibility of running for president in 2008, I thought I'd dig up some of his roll call votes. Like most Republicans, he's strong on tax cuts, but he's been part of the big government spending spree of the last 6 years. He also has a protectionist streak in him. Here are some of the more troubling votes:
NO on NAFTA
YES on No Child Left Behind
YES on Sarbanes-Oxley
YES on the 2003 Medicare Drug Benefit
NO on CAFTA
YES on 2005 Highway Bill
YES on the 527 bill (like most Republicans, he flip-flopped, having first voted NO on McCain-Feingold)
Hunter also went 0 for 19 on the Flake anti-pork amendments.
Despite being a member of the Republican Study Committee, Hunter frequently votes NO on their fiscally conservative annual budgets (2006, 2005, 2003...)
We gave him a 49% on the 2005 Club for Growth scorecard. That places him 187th within the House GOP conference, out of roughly 230 members.
National Taxpayers Union shows a more telling trend. He was strong in the early 1990s, getting "B's" and one "A", but as time went by, like most politicians, his score dropped. For the past few years, he's been getting "C's".
Could the CFG be a Soros front or otherwise tainted by the love of money, which we’re told is “a root of all kinds of evil”?
Hopefully they will pull to the genuine Right and quickly.
BTW he got a 100% for the 108th congress as well.
Perhaps this isn't such a big deal to some, but since it's my livelihood...
P.S. Ron Paul scored (82%/85%) and Tom Tancredo scored (100%/92%). Just for sh*ts and giggles, Clinton (13%/0%), Obama (13%/NA), Kucinich (8%/0%), Pelosi (8%/8%), Kennedy (0%/0%), Kerry (0%/0%), Dodd (11%/0%), Biden (25%/0%)
Just so we're clear on who supports the backbone of America.
My many relatives who have done tours in the war, from a Navy Dr. with the 1st Marines, to Marine Air, and many others, don’t agree.
If we don’t win the war, the IslamOfascist will not let people keep their stocks and bonds, constitution, etc.
What part of the enemy don’t you get.
My relatives have been in Iraq and have seen first hand what the enemy does,
Or manybe go back and look and the photos of Americans jumping from the WTC in NYC after it was hit.
Yes, I think many will be surprised will all is said and done what Soros has been funding.
My uncle is one of those small businessmen who supports Hunter and he’s a former Reagan democrat to boot.
“So you think No Child Left Behind and the 2003 Medicare Drug Benefit are solid, fiscally conservative votes?”
Of course not, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Congressman Hunter isn’t a solid, fiscally conservative candidate. As another poster has already noted, selective reporting can show just about any voting record in a bad light.
I thought this was going to be a hair thread:’)
In other words, Duncan Hunter is the champion of the “little guy”, the average American citizen. He came from a humble, patriotic, middle class upbringing and his whole public and personal life reflects that.
Kurt Evans wrote: “Of course not, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Congressman Hunter isn’t a solid, fiscally conservative candidate. As another poster has already noted, selective reporting can show just about any voting record in a bad light.”
Yes, but those particular programs are especially notorious expansions of government. They definitely don’t reflect well on Duncan Hunter in my opinion.
I'm just hoping that there is a business in the future given the dems' records on supporting us.
He's a registered democrat and former member of the teacher's union, but like Reagan, thinks the democrat party left him.
Very much so in my estimation.
“...Wow! Just three years ago the press touted conservative evangelicals as the most powerful voting block in America. What happened? Nothing. The press is up to its old tricks...
The Demise of the Religious Right? [Chuck Colson]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920588/posts
cripplecreek wrote: “Rootie also has the attitude that a war can be fought offensively while we leave the back door hanging wide open. (Border control is a war issue).”
Good point. As you know, I’m no Rootie fan and he isn’t a very good example. However, Duncan Hunter isn’t the only one for winning the war AND border control.
Anyone who says Duncan Hunter isn’t the ideal candidate, and who doesn’t support him for the nomination, is a vile abortion-loving, CFR-supporting, Barbra-Streisand-listening, amnesty-promoting amoeba on Rosie O’Donnell’s foot fungus. Plus he smells bad.
If you support any candidate other than Duncan Hunter, you support eliminating every branch of the armed forces and replacing their members with Peace Corps volunteers, poetry communes, and Hip-Hop outreach programs. You not only support gay marriage; you OFFICIATE at gay marriages. Between illegal aliens.
There is no explanation short of an inclination for treason not to support Duncan Hunter. He is the only member of the Republican party with the intelligence, charisma, experience, temperament, integrity, wit, sagacity, piety, patriotism, virtue, and judgment to be President. He is also very good looking.
I could be convinced to support another candidate ONLY if he would agree to let Duncan Hunter be the Vice President and also hold every other cabinet position - and even then, only reluctantly.
I’m getting very disappointed in the wishywashiness of some Hunter supporters here. There are a couple of you - and you know who you are - who haven’t said you would vote third party rather than support any candidate other than Duncan. I’ll bet you have “Farenheit 911” in your video collections, don’t you? You make me sick, and should be drummed from the party. We don’t need your RINO kind here, thank you!
Hank
SoCalPol wrote: “My many relatives who have done tours in the war, from a Navy Dr. with the 1st Marines, to Marine Air, and many others, don’t agree.”
They don’t agree we can do more than just win the war?!?
“I keep thinking this is the group that helps bald guys. But that’s another one right?”
You’re probably thinking of the Hair Club for Men. Good one. :-)
Yes...you have the Spirit!
Another excellent post from Agent Hank. Given that, who wouldn’t support Duncan Hunter?
Honestly I think this is about the only real “flaw” in Rep. Hunter’s record. I know there are a lot of people on the Right (especially the business crowd) that see Rep. Hunter as a protectionist with his hard stance on Red China, with whom the States does a lot of business (unfortunately).
Yes, there are some questions on his fiscal record. That being said, they are relatively mild compared to those of Gov. Huckabee, for instance, or Gov. Romney. A sitting President doesn’t usually issue pork projects, and some of the “pork” projects Rep. Hunter supported (e.g. the border fence) were in fact in the national interest. No candidate is going to be absolutely perfect. In my opinion, however, Rep. Hunter is the best candidate on the key issues of the day in the long run— strong opposition to amnesty, strong on the WOT, socially conservative (very important when picking judges), and when he spends money, it’s on the important stuff. As long as Rep. Hunter can raise the necessary revenues to fund his proposals, and not in the form of increasing progressive income taxes, then I have no problem with him.
Let’s remember here: Club for Growth wrote of Giuliani in a positive light a few months back.
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