Rep. Garrett,
Recently saw your excellent score on the club for growth's repork card (http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/08/the_2007_club_for_growth_repor.php) and I just wanted to send a quick note expressing how proud i am of your stand on fiscal conservatism.
The GOP abandons true fiscal conservatism at their peril, and not only are you not abandoning it, but you and your colleagues (e.g., Rep Flake, Rep Pence) are on offense, forcing the issue on earmarks. Tremendous work. Thank you so much.
As a self employed person, I am painfully aware of my tax burden. I'm not a rich man. Just a simple, self made man, and I certainly appreciate your representation. It's rare to have the opportunity to vote for someone without any hesitation or without holding your nose, as the saying goes, but I have voted for you enthusiastically, and look forward to doing so again.
Keep up the excellent work. I daresay James Madison would be proud of your efforts.
best regards,
name and address withheld
ps NJ gets knocked pretty hard for it's liberal, often completely screwed up ways. You give a native NJ boy something to be proud of in NJ politics. Thanks again. Keep it up!
One quick remark about the Club for Growth. While the CFG has a stringent set of standards for rating our elected representatives on the actual votes they cast, they don’t always get it right. The CFG gave what I thought was a friendly evaluation of the liberal Rudy Giuliani`s stint as Mayor of NYC. The general upbeat analysis Pat Toomey`s CFG gave to Rooty Toot was undeserving.