Sorry, this republican sees Duncan Hunter as more conservative, he walks the walk.
/ Tiphat
“Conservative” Hunter does NOT walk the walk when it comes to fiscal issues; in fact, he is an irresponsible big-spender. Duncan Hunter did NOT support House conservatives when they recently attempted to eliminate these earmarks:
Vote 561 $150,000 for Maverick Concert Hall in NY
Vote 560 $100,000 for College Theatre Renovation in IN
Vote 565 $140,000 for Wetzel County Courthouse in WV
Vote 567 $150,000 for W.A. Young and Sons Foundry in PA
Vote 568 $100,000 for Professional Firefighters hall in OH
Vote 569 $1,200,000 for the SW Heritage Rte in PA
Vote 590 $231,000 for Johnstown Development in PA
Vote 591 $500,000 for project in Barracks Row area of DC
Vote 592 $231,000 for San Francisco Planning Asso. in CA
Vote 593 $129,000 for Countys Perfect Xmas Tree Project
Vote 594 $231,000 for Univ. Small-Business Incubator in WV
Vote 595 $231,000 for Lincoln National Airport Commission
Vote 597 148 requested earmarks
Vote 636 $1,000,000 for Instrumented Infrastructure in PA
Vote 637 $1,500,000 for Historically Black Colleges science
Vote 638 $500,000 for the Emmanuel College Center in MA
Vote 639 $1,000,000 for nano-structured fuel cell membrane electrode in CA
Vote 640 numerous earmarks
Vote 654 $34,000,000 for Native Education Equity in AK
Vote 663 all earmarks
Vote 664 $300,000 for Bay Area Science Teachers in CA
Vote 671 $200,000 for Corporation for Jeffersons Popular Forest in VA
Vote 678 $2,000,000 for Charlie Rangel Center for Public Svc in NYC
Vote 679 $200,000 for American Jazz Museum in Kansas City MO
Vote 698 $300,000 for Belmont Complex in Kittanning PA
Vote 699 $400,000 for N Central Regional Planning Commission in WI
Vote 700 $50,000 for the National Mule and Packers Museum in CA
Vote 701 $300,000 for Friends of Cheat Rails-to-Trails Program in WV
Vote 702 $300,000 for Houston Zoo in TX
Vote 735 $200,000 for Lobster Institute at the U of ME
Vote 736 $250,000 for E. Coast Shellfish Research in NJ
Vote 810 $628,843 for grape genetics research in Geneva NY
Vote 813 $6,371,000 for wood use in MS,NC,MN,ME,MI,ID,TN,AR,WV
Vote 839 $2,500,000 for Presidio Park in San Francisco CA
Vote 842 $2,000,000 for Anti-Microbial Paint Shield
Vote 843 $1,500,000 for Doyle Center for Mfg Tech in PA
Vote 844 $3,000,000 for Education Research in Apple Valley CA
Vote 845 $39,000,000 for Natl Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown PA
Look at how Hunter protected the personal pork of Pelossi, Murtha, and Rangel. Shameful.