Posted on 03/09/2007 6:44:43 PM PST by LdSentinal
"On spending and Campaign Finance Reform, Hunter is a liberal."
Exactly.
I wonder why he didn't vote on the Terri Schiavo bill?
Huh. Rudy, Duncan. Duncan, Rudy. Whatever. Same thing.
I wonder how Fred Thompson stacks up?
..where is that debate Wednesday?
good grief
Your attitude is one reason why our children and grandchildren are going to be royally screwed.
from Drudge: Thu Mar 1 2007 13:41:11 ET
U.S. COMPTROLLER: PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL 'MAY BE THE MOST FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE LAW IN 40 YEARS'; Bill Will Add $8 Trillion to Long-Term Medicare Obligations
That Could Already Bankrupt the U.S.
The U.S. government's top accountant says the law that added a prescription drug benefit to Medicare may be the most financially irresponsible legislation passed since the 1960s. U.S. Comptroller General David Walker says Medicare -- barring vast reform to the program and the nation's healthcare system -- is already on course to possibly bankrupt the treasury and adding the prescription bill just makes the situation worse.
I place national security before any kind of spending.
If we are hit, you can't take your 401Ks with you.
Most bean counters have national security way down on their list and don't have the experience and background Hunter has in this area.
We all hate the Hildebeast here.
I am from NY, saw Rudy's leadership firsthand during 9/11 and before that I witnessed NYC transformed from a dangerous liberal cesspool run by Demonrats to a shining city brought back from the dead.
The success of Rudy post-9/11 has more to do with what the man did for the city beforehand rather than his televised activities after the attacks. One need just look at New Orleans after Katrina to get a glimpse of what socialist dependance does to a city in turmoil.
A lot of the dirt on Rudy is due to his needing to run left to win in NYC. I still remember the night he beat Dinkins in '93- I was absolutely elated as my grandfather passed in 1991 and was so disapponted when Rudy lost in '89.
Mark my words- Rudy is a liberal's worst nightmare. The despise him. He will fight them more than you can imagine and certainly more than any Washington GOPer (RINO or not) will ever dream of.
Republicans have not seen a fighter like this in our lifetime.
"Political conservatism is a movement open to both religious and irreligious and is based on how one views the role of government more than anything. Economic freedom is one of its central tenets, as is taming the federal leviathan, and Duncan Hunter misses the mark on both counts."
BUMP!
Give it a rest. Start your own anti war thread and make yourself feel good.
There is no comparison between the crime rates under Dinkins and under Giuliani. Under Giuliani the major crime rates were not just reduced, they were drastically reduced. The murder rate was 2,400 the year he took office. It went down to 960. His Democrat enemies love to give the credit to Dinkins and say that Giuliani merely rode the wave of a national decrease in the murder rate. All Giuliani haters seem to use the same arguments against him. Also, the violent crime rate is rising dramatically under RINO Bloomberg. BTW, I'm not a Rudy for Prez supporter. I'm undecided. I don't share his Liberal views on guns, abortion and many other issues.
"No candidate is perfect - politicians spend money (gasp!)."
That is no excuse when we have brave statesmen like Mike Pence who have been trying to cut back on spending. "Everybody does it" simply does not go over well with me.
So you contend that our anti-terrorism strategy should consist of plopping down hundreds of thousands of troops in the middle of the Islamic "bee hive" and keeping them there indefinitely, so as to distract the terrorists and keep them busy killing our soldiers instead of our civilians. How many decades and how many lives do you think it might take before this brilliant strategy exhausts the global supply of Islamic radicals? How long might it be before the terrorists get smart, grow weary of killing our soldiers in their backyard, and return to killing civilians in America? How long might it be before this strategy ends up with us having bitten off more than we can chew?
Now Mike Pence is a Congressman I could get behind very easily. Unfortunately he has no intention of running.
And, sorry we missed CAFTA's big birthday by a few days, so we'll just have to wish a happy belated birthday to CAFTA today. You'll recall all the opposition to this pact, even though it would open markets to US manufacturers large and small. No matter, the facts were swept up by the protectionist rhetoric swirling around the debate. But one year later, it's clear that the anti-trade sentiment was (once again) misplaced.
Secretary Gutierrez hit on some of these facts when he spoke to the NAM Board, but they bear repeating:
Here's a link to a pretty good Bloomberg story that lays out the many benefits that have emanated from CAFTA. It's important to keep all this in mind when the protectionists come 'round again, as they most surely will.
We'll say it again: Trade agreements open markets to US-manufactured goods. It's why we support 'em.
There is a difference between judging a candidates voting record and judging a candidates personal views. One is substantive and clearly relates to performance. The other is speculative and not predictive necessarily of performance.
It is the country club Republicans who are looking for a CEO.
I want someone who can win this war and that is Hunter with years of military and national security background.
You picked this fight. Not I.
When I weigh the pros & cons of each of the candidates - Duncan Hunter comes out on top for me, there are other issues that are important to me as well. I'm not excusing the spending - I don't like it, but there are other things about the other candidates that I don't like even more.
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