December 11, 2008
Can Bailout Supporter Duncan Hunter Claim the Title ''Conservative Leader'' with a Straight Face?
As many of you know, Duncan Hunter was one of only 32 Republicans who voted in favor of the automaker bailout. Even 20 Democrats voted against it. While some folks may be surprised by that, it's actually fairly consistent with Hunter's overall track record on federal spending:
Given many, many chances to restrain the size and scope of the federal behemoth, Duncan Hunter all-too-often went the other direction.More on Duncan Hunter at The R.I.N.O. Hunters' Lodge.Case in point : Duncan Hunter's 2007 Club for Growth rating was 26%.
He did receive an 82% rating from Citizens Against Government Waste in 2003, but the rest of the years, Duncan Hunter has failed to live up even to that mediocre standard. His 2004 CAGW rating was a dismal 51%. Overall, Hunter has a lifetime average of 65% from these two groups--which places him in the LOWER HALF of the California Republican delegation...Hunter's ratings from the National Taxpayers' Union echo the numbers from Club for Growth and CAGW, with Hunter's NTU ratings hovering around the 50% level in most years...
