I just subscribe today to conservative review which ranks candidates according to their conservative credentials.
Mike Enzi receives a “C” grade of 76. He is described as follows:
He has consistently voted with conservatives on social issues, guns, education, immigration, bailouts, and national defense. However, he has rarely led or served as an effective voice on any conservative issue. To the extent that he has publicly led on an issue, it unfortunately has been to promote the internet sales tax. As the Ranking Member of the Finance panel overseeing taxation, Enzi has generally been more receptive to tax increases and raising revenue than other Republicans. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/members/300041#1
In 2005, Enzi became the Ranking Member on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) opposite Chairman Ted Kennedy. Conservatives felt Enzi would be a good counter balance to Kennedy’s liberal agenda, yet Enzi and his staff began almost immediately working with the “liberal lion” at the expense of conservative reform in education, pensions and entitlements. Unfortunately, during his stint on the HELP Committee, Enzi has consistently supported liberal federal involvement in education. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/members/300041#1
Senator Enzi contributed $10,000 to Thad Cochran’s Senate primary in 2014[6] liberal position
Many of Enzi’s conservative votes occurred during 2013 when he racked up a perfect record under pressure from a temporary primary challenge from Liz Cheney
- See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/members/300041#1
In October 2011, Enzi co-sponsored a bill with Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) to rewrite No Child Left Behind. The bill was criticized by conservatives for making the law even worse with new federal mandates and interventions.[2] - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/members/300041#1
All of these criticisms of Enzi’s conservatism echo what I had said on these threads which I intuited but now find documented. The concluding paragraph makes me feel that Eric Erickson has been reading my mail:
“Mike Enzi is a fine Republican, but he is not putting points on the board for conservatives. We need more like Ted Cruz and less like . . . well . . . Mike Enzi.” – Erick Erickson[1] - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/members/300041#1
If Enzi is “C”, I guess Mark Kirk must be “Q” huh? Enzi is a solid A-/B+ conservative.
Seriously, Erick Erickson can kiss my @$$. Anyone who targeted the SEVENTH most “liberal” Republican up for reelection, aiming to replace him with someone MUCH WORSE ie Liz Cheney, is a FOOL. And meanwhile Erick, Marky Mark Levin, and crew, let #1 (Collins) off the hook completely and ignored a VIABLE, EXCELLENT challenger to #2 (Alexander) until it was too late. Fools. And don’t even get me started on the campaign to replace the EIGHTH “worst” guy up (Roberts) with some random loser. Fools.
And screw repealing the 17th amendment, give the job of selecting a Senator to a bunch of politicians? Are you friggin kidding me? That is insanity.
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