The mainstream media likes to say that the freshman class
is the most uncompromising group of fiscal conservatives in history... but just
how Tea Party are they?
In the 2010 election, 87 freshmen House Republicans came
to Washington pledging fealty to the Tea Party movement and the ideals of
limited government and economic freedom.
Did all 87 freshmen always vote to cut spending and limit
the size of government, or did some of them vote like the big-spending R.I.N.O.s
of the past?
This study was compiled from the Club for Growth's
Congressional Scorecard, which evaluates lawmakers based upon their commitment
to limited government and pro-growth policies. What we found was that while
some freshmen have lived up to the promises they made to the tea party
movement, dozens of them are big-spenders and are no different from many of the
veteran Republicans they serve with.
While the rhetoric of the freshmen may be loud, the Club
for Growth strives to hold lawmakers accountable by examining how they actually
voted once they got to Congress. In many cases, the rhetoric of the so-called
“Tea Party” freshmen simply didn’t match their records.
* MY FRESHMAN REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN, NAN HAYWORTH,
NY-19: 56%
* YEP... 56%. THAT'S A FAILING GRADE LAST TIME I CHECKED.
* SO... LET'S JUST HIGHLIGHT THOSE REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN
WHO RECEIVED AN 80% OR BETTER; WE'LL CALL THEM "THE GOOD GUYS" --
Amash, Justin (MI-3) 100%
Brooks, Mo (AL-5) 86%
Buerkle, Ann Marie (NY-25) 92%
Chabot, Steven (OH-1) 93%
Duncan, Jeff (SC-3) 97%
Fleischmann, Chuck (TN-3) 86%
Gowdy, Trey (SC-4) 97%
Griffith, H. Morgan (VA-9) 83%
Harris, Andy (MD-1) 95%
Huelskamp, Tim (KS-1) 100%
Huizenga, Bill (MI-2) 90%
Labrador, Raul (ID-1) 100%
Landry, Jeff (LA-3) 94%
Mulvaney, Mick (SC-5) 99%
Pompeo, Mike (KS-4) 86%
Quayle, Ben (AZ-3) 98%
Ribble, Reid (WI-8) 90%
Rigell, E. Scott (VA-2) 82%
Rokita, Todd (IN-4) 88%
Ross, Dennis (FL-12) 96%
Schweikert, David (AZ-5) 93%
Scott, Austin (GA-8) 85%
Scott, Tim (SC-1) 92%
Southerland, Steve (FL-2) 94%
Stutzman, Marlin (IN-3) 99%
Walberg, Timothy (MI-7) 86%
Walsh, Joe (IL-8) 99%
Woodall, Rob (GA-7) 84%
* Hmm... 28 OUT OF 87.
* NOW... LET US HIGHLIGHT THOSE WHO - LIKE NAN HAYWORTH -
FAILED TO ACHIEVE EVEN THE BARE TRADITIONAL "PASSING" GRADE OF 65%; WE'LL CALL THEM "THE BAD GUYS" --
Barletta, Lou (PA-11) 47%
Bass, Charles (NH-2) 48%
Berg, Rick (ND-AL) 54%
Bucshon, Larry (IN-8) 64%
Canseco, Francisco (TX-23) 64%
Cravaack, Chip (MN-8) 57%
Crawford, Rick (AR-1) 53%
Denham, Jeff (CA-19) 64%
Dold, Bob (IL-10) 42%
Duffy, Sean (WI-7) 58%
Ellmers, Renee (NC-2) 59%
Fitzpatrick, Michael (PA-8) 43%
Gibbs, Bob (OH-18) 64%
Gibson, Chris (NY-20) 44%
Gosar, Paul (AZ-1) 63%
Grimm, Michael (NY-13) 46%
Hanna, Richard (NY-24) 44%
Heck, Joe (NV-3) 50%
Herrera Beutler, Jaime (WA-3) 53%
Kelly, Mike (PA-3) 54%
Kinzinger, Adam (IL-11) 56%
Marino, Thomas (PA-10) 60%
McKinley, David (WV-1) 37%
Meehan, Patrick (PA-7) 42%
Noem, Kristi (SD-AL) 60%
Palazzo, Steven (MS-4) 61%
Rivera, David (FL-25) 47%
Roby, Martha (AL-2) 58%
Runyan, Jon (NJ-3) 45%
Schilling, Robert (IL-17) 54%
Stivers, Steve (OH-15) 45%
West, Allen (FL-22) 64%
Womack, Steve (AR-3) 52%
* 33 OUT OF 87...
3 comments:
WOW! Hayworth...absolutely no surprise at all! But Grimm & West shocks me!!
Yep.
I've warned folks before - DON'T buy the hype about people like Col. West and Rubio... pay attention to how they VOTE, not just to how they "sound" when playing to the crowd.
Now don't get me wrong... West is one of the better men serving in the House just as Rubio is one of the better men serving in the Senate, BUT... like Reagan cautioned us... trust but verify!
Oh... and btw, Chip... not to be TOO egotistical... but if you'd been paying closer attention to this blog over the past couple years GRIMM's true record wouldn't come as a shock to you.
(*SHRUG*)
You know what Grimm's true record isn't a surprise to ME...???
Because...
I... PAY... ATTENTION...!!!
(*JUST THROWING MY HANDS IN THE AIR*)
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