Why I'm Still not a Republican
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At the risk of pretense, I'll quote my own definition of "libertarian": "[a f]ormer Republicans who disagree with all this Jesus shit and big government hypocrisy".
As Café Hayek notes, there's no longer any doubt that our Congress has two parties in favor of big government; passing a bill with enough pork to rival Museo de Jamón, by a vote of 412-8, is unambiguous.
That's right — Representatives in favor of curbing government spending were outvoted by a 50-1 margin.
For the record, the eight guys brave enough to face "so-and-so voted against bringing X jobs to our district" slights next election were:
- Boehner (R-Ohio)
- Flake (R-Arizona)
- Hensarling (R-Texas)
- Jones (R-North Carolina)
- Royce (R-California)
- Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin)
- Shadegg (R-Arizona)
- Thornberry (R-Texas)
Even Ron Paul (R-Texas), the least pork-friendly member of Congress, didn't bother voting.
update TheAgitator has more on this obscenity: it "includ[es] the jaw-dropping $230 million bridge that will connect tiny Gravina Island (population: 50) to mainland Alaska."
Ron Paul deserves special mention as the Paul Findlay of the current congress.
OK, he's not quite that rabid but he consistently takes an anti-Israel position every time he can. He even voted against those non-binding shows of support we see from time to time. His Israel voting record is worse than Conyers, worse than Kucinich, and even worse than Cynthia McKinney.
Posted by: Li'l Mamzer on August 1, 2005 9:51 PM | permalinkLM:
I am not terribly familiar with Paul's voting record when it comes to Israel; I just cite him as one of the few Republicans who are most consistently opposed to government taxation and spending.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on August 1, 2005 10:16 PM | permalinkNo more comments! Either someone has violated Godwin's Law, I'm tired of the discussion or, most likely, the ten-week window has closed. You can, however, contact me through email.