March 24, 2006
2008 Contenders Fiscal Rating
The National Taxpayers Union came up with a ranking of every roll call vote on fiscal and budgetary issues for the leading contenders for 2008.
The best scoring Democrat? Russ Feingold with a D.
Worst scoring Republicans had B+'s. The downside?
Their names are Allen, Brownback and Frist.
On top of the Rs are Hagel and McCain with As. (Yes, I know).
But they're also joined by Gingrich and Tancredo.
Government
Posted by AlexC at March 24, 2006 9:58 AM
So that was an official endorsement of Senator Chuck Hagel in '08?
I suppose the NTU is at least as fair as I ma, but I was surprised and skeptical that they showed almost zero benefit for DLC-types, like Evan Bayh, over committed progressives like John Kerry. Richardson deserves better based on his performance in New Mexico. He brought supply-side tax cuts to the state in his first gubernatorial term,
I'll say it, good job for the guys I dislike who did well. I'd still like to Sen. Hagel and Rep. Tancredo open up a Dairy Queen in the Nebraska panhandle, but I am glad to hear they were doing something for us.
So that was an official endorsement of Senator Chuck Hagel in '08?
I suppose the NTU is at least as fair as I ma, but I was surprised and skeptical that they showed almost zero benefit for DLC-types, like Evan Bayh, over committed progressives like John Kerry. Richardson deserves better based on his performance in New Mexico. He brought supply-side tax cuts to the state in his first gubernatorial term,
I'll say it, good job for the guys I dislike who did well. I'd still like to Sen. Hagel and Rep. Tancredo open up a Dairy Queen in the Nebraska panhandle, but I am glad to hear they were doing something for us.
Posted by: jk at March 24, 2006 8:57 PM | What do you think? [1]