#1 thing to remember about Nussle

[Debi]

He's a Right Wing Conservative!

He may run as a moderate and even speak as a moderate...but he's NOT and don't let him forget it.

American Conservative Union ratings

Representative Jim NUSSLE (R)
Iowa, District 2
2004 Score - 80
Previous Year's Score - 88
Lifetime Score - 86
Years of Service - 14

http://www.acuratings.com/singlerecord.asp?RepID=239&RatingsYear=2004

Project Vote Smart

2003-2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2004 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Nussle voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 95 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2004 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Nussle voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2004 , Representative Nussle voted their preferred position 92 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Parent Teacher Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004 , Representative Nussle voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the National Rifle Association 92 percent during their legislative career up until 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Nussle supported the interests of the CATO Institute--Center for Trade Policy Studies 75 percent in 2003-2004.

2004 On the votes that the Disabled Veterans of America considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Nussle voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1371103

[Debi]

1. One more cuz this guy is such a sleaze!

Jim Nussle on Government Reform


Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)


http://activote.ontheissues.org/AVA/House/Jim_Nussle.htm

[Hobarticus]

2. Thanks, debi...this is going into a LTTE...

[Debi]

3. Wow! Please post it when you send it in

and please jump on the sites - there's way too much to list here.

He is on the far end of conservative (at least his whole record is) I notice that in the 2003-2004 session he started wiggling toward the middle and will probably continue to do that this year to 'appear' moderate.

He has to run right to beat Vander Plaats, but will need to lean to the middle for any hope in the General.

We need to remind him that for 15 years he was RWC and will always be!

Debi