Which Presidential Candidate is closest to your view?

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  1. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    My guess would be that it has to do with who is in power. Clinton signed the line item veto act of 1996 and used the power a number of times to cut out pork projects. He expressly asked for the power in the State of the Union.
     
    LSUsupaFan, Oct 22, 2007
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  2. kcal

    kcal Founding Member

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    Duncan Hunter

    Fred Thompson
     
    kcal, Oct 22, 2007
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  3. TheDude

    TheDude I'm calmer than you.

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    I would personally dig him up for you, if you would change your vote! :lol:
     
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  4. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    It's a double-edged sword. Theoretically it would allow a President to trim pork from the essential spending without having to veto the entire bill--a very good thing. In practice, it allows a president to trim anything from a budget without having to veto the entire bill. In the current highly-partisan political climate, it means that the opposition's programs would often be cut--a very bad thing.
     
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  5. NoLimitMD

    NoLimitMD Founding Member

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    It's disingenuous to say it's only Dems that like to feed on pork.

    I'm opposed to the line item veto on Constitutional grounds. In THEORY, it could be great. It could also be unusually horrible. (not directed at you Red, obviously.)

    I think it's out of line with the functions of the Executive and Legislative branches as defined in the Constitution.
     
    NoLimitMD, Oct 23, 2007
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  6. col reb

    col reb Founding Member

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    I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that I didn't care much for. Until I looked closer.........It read



    re-ELECT HILLARY CLINTON
     
    col reb, Oct 25, 2007
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  7. TexTiger

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    Duncan Hunter 45
    Fred Thompson 42
     
    TexTiger, Oct 26, 2007
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  8. macatak911

    macatak911 CRAIG STELTZ = BEAST

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    Agree
    Iraq
    Stem-Cell Research
    Health Care
    Abortion
    Line-Item Veto
    Energy
    Marriage
    Death Penalty
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    Immigration
    Taxes
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    macatak911, Oct 27, 2007
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  9. MFn G I M P

    MFn G I M P Founding Member

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    If Duncan Hunter wasn't a "Fair" Trade advocate I would be a much bigger supporter of him. I just can't bring myself to vote for someone who isn't a staunch supporter of free trade.
     
    MFn G I M P, Oct 27, 2007
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  10. TigerBait3

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    Duncan Hunter, 51. followed right by Brownback and Thompson.

    We only disagree on Iraq.
     
    TigerBait3, Oct 28, 2007
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