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.
Yeah!! What he said!!!