I like Hunter more and more.
- YES on No Child Left Behind
GOOD! It was the right thing to do.
- YES on Sarbanes-Oxley
GOOD! Enron was a disaster, and we're in a war.
- YES on the 2003 Medicare Drug Benefit
GOOD! We needed it. Drugs ARE medicine nowadays.
- YES on 2005 Highway Bill
DON'T CARE.
- YES on the 527 bill (like most Republicans, he flip-flopped, having first voted NO on McCain-Feingold)
DON'T LIKE IT.
- Hunter also went 0 for 19 on the Flake anti-pork amendments.
HE SPENDS MONEY. THEY ALL DO.
He votes against offshoring jobs to poor countries leaving Americans in desperate share. Good.
Of course a lot of people will like it...he's their boy.
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.
Duncan Hunter was interviewed by Glenn Reynolds and his wife Helen Smith for their podcast. I almost fell asleep. He is not ready for prime time.
Yes, Enron is the excuse used for SOX, but not only would SOX not have stopped the Enron mess, it makes things dreadful for American businesses of all sizes. You need to find out more about it.
Do you know what the 527 bill was? No one can be characterized as a flip flopper for voting NO on McCain-Feingold and YES on the 527 bill. The Club for Growth is being disengenious in saying that.
McCain-Feingold was BAD law. The 527 bill was an attempt to fix some of the BAD in McCain-Feingold. It called for 527 organizations to name their contributors. Of course, the Club for Growth IS a 527 organization and they have an axe to grind with any lawmaker that voted for the 527 bill because they vigorously opposed it.
http://thehill.com/business--lobby/527-bill-splits-republicans-2006-04-05.html
That may not be a resounding endorsement, but he's the best we've got to work with. :)