I believe there are many good reasons to not vote for the incumbent
Congressman Roy Blunt.
But I want to win the election by getting the votes of those who support
the idea of "Liberty Under God."
Accordingly, I have spent very little time bashing Roy Blunt, and
most of my time promoting "Liberty Under God."
If you wish to know more about Roy Blunt, there is a great deal of
info on the Internet. Here is a good place to start:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Roy_Blunt/Commentary
"SourceWatch is an encyclopedia of people, issues and
groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the Center
for Media & Democracy."
Update 2010
Now that Roy Blunt is no longer in the race for Missouri's 7th
Congressional seat, this page needs to be updated.
But not much.
The Republican nominee, Billy Long, is Roy Blunt 2.0
That's a prediction.
It's a prediction that anyone who goes to Washington as a Republican
will conform to the Republican Party agenda -- unless that candidate is
a Constitutional purist and maverick like Ron Paul.
As the "Tea Party" movement become co-opted by the
Republican Party establishment, it is shifting away from Ron Paul
constitutionalists and putting its support behind establishment
candidates like Roy Blunt and Billy Long.
Note the following, from Chuck
Purgason's website:
- Roy Blunt voted for the largest expansion of Medicare in history,
adding $1.3 trillion to taxpayers' burdens. Rep. Blunt also
persuaded 26 Republicans to switch their votes to ensure the passing
of the Wall Street Bailout (TARP)
- Roy Blunt is a top receiver of political donations from Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac, his two children are lobbyists, and his second wife
is a well-known U.S. Senate lobbyist.
- Roy Blunt disregarded Civil Liberties and Due Process by voting
for the USA Patriot Act and its subsequent renewals.
- Rep. Blunt helped pass Bush's "No Child Left Behind"
Act, which cost taxpayers $26.5 billion and gave more control over
schools to the Federal Government.
Roy Blunt voted YES
on $700 Billion Lending
Program for Banks with TaxPayer Money
HR 1424* (10/03/2008)
Bailouts: TARP
Roy Blunt voted YES
on the "Stimulus"
HR 5140 (2/7/2008)
CBO: $152 Billion increase
budget deficits in 2008
Written
Statement by Blunt: "I hope that our work on the economic
stimulus package, where all sides came to the table, willing to
compromise on some of their priorities to get the job done, will serve
as a model for how we conduct the nation’s business."
INCLUDED: Special treatment for Freddie and Fannie by providing tax
credit rebates and increases federal mortgage loan limits for
the mortgage-lending duo. Roy
Blunt is the top all-time recipient of PAC money from Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac (Opensecrets.org,
9-11-09).
Roy Blunt voted YES
on "Cash for Clunkers"
HR 2751 (6/9/2009)
CBO: $4 Billion to
establish a program
Roy Blunt voted YES
on "Cash for Clunkers" Extension
HR 3435 (7/31/2009)
CBO: $2 Billion to
establish a program
Roy Blunt voted YES
on Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation
- HR 6867 (12/22/2008)
- CBO "increase direct spending by $5.7
Billion in fiscal year 2009"
EARMARKS
"Republican Rep. Roy Blunt is a proud and prolific
earmarker, using his clout to send tens of millions of federal dollars
back to Missouri’s 7th Congressional District over the past 12
years. For fiscal year 2010 alone, he has requested $153
million in earmarks." Politico.com,
6-5-09
Roy Blunt sponsored or co-sponsored 22 earmarks totalling
$22,602,000 in fiscal year 2010 (Opensecrets.org)
Roy Blunt sponsored or co-sponsored 26 earmarks totalling $44,270,750
in fiscal year 2009 (Opensecrets.org)
Roy Blunt sponsored or co-sponsored 24 earmarks totalling $46,249,000
in fiscal year 2008 (Opensecrets.org)
CBO = Congressional Budget Office (official estimate)
*See VoteSmart.org
for list of goodies given to get more votes. Note: The initial House
passage of this bill (Roll 101 on March 5, 2008) did not include the
economic package. At that time the bill focused on insurance coverage
of mental illness and addiction, and employer and insurance practices
involving genetic information. Senate vote 213 and House vote 681
contained the economic package.