Greenhut Calls OC RINO Legislators On The Carpet

This is what he had to say on Orange Punch:

Sacramento insider gave me this list of three liberal interest groups, which just released their legislative scorecards. The Sierra Club, which is anti-property-rights, pro-regulation, pro-government spending, etc., gives Chuck DeVore, Bob Huff and Mimi Walters a 0. Good for those three. Van Tran received a 10, Lynn "Bulldozer" Daucher (thus named for her support of eminent domain) and Todd Spitzer a 20 and Tom Harman a 30. Democrats Tom Umberg got a 60 and Rudy Bermudez a 100, meaning he voted with the lefties 100 percent of the time. In the Senate, Republicans Dick Ackerman, John Campbell, Bob Margett and Bill Morrow got a 0 and Joe Dunn a 100.

The California Alliance for Retired Americans, a pro-union, give-us-retirees-more type of group, gave its worst grades to Walters (6), Huff (19) and DeVore (25). Harman got a 33, Spitzer got a 38, the Bulldozer got a 44. Tran, who is surprisingly liberal on many things, got a 50, Bermudez an 88 and Umberg a 100. In the Senate, Ackerman and Campbell got a 19, Morrow a 27, Margett a 29 and Dunn a 93.

The Children's Advocacy Institute (more funding, more child care, etc.) gave DeVore, Huff and Walters a 25, Harman a 30, Daucher and Spitzer a 45, Tran a 55, Umberg and Bermudez a 95. In the Senate, Morrow got a 10, Campbell a 20, Ackerman and Margett a 25 and Dunn a 95.

Walters, DeVore and Huff are clearly conservative leaders, Harman and Daucher live up to their reputations as liberals, but Spitzer and Tran seem more closely aligned with the liberal group than the conservative group. Or am I missing something?

My first reaction is one of surprise. Tran comes out sounding worse than Harman. Tran comes out sounding like a wolf in sheep's skin, while Harman just sounds like a wolf. That both of these men have considered campaigning to succeed Senator Campbell is a little disconcerting. (I say Harman has "considered campaigning," because I'm not sure at this point if Harman is actually campaigning.) The soil at the heart of America's Most Republican County should be able to yield a better crop.

Right now my money's on Harkey.

Comments

[Chuck DeVore]

California Taxpayer’s Association just weighed in with their Legislative Scorecard: (http://www.caltax.org/)

State Assembly
R- Lynn Daucher: 100% (11 of 11 votes)
R- Chuck DeVore: 100% (15 of 15 votes)
R- Tom Harman: 100% (8 of 8 votes)
R- Bob Huff: 100% (11 of 11 votes)
R- Todd Spitzer: 100% (10 of 10 votes)
R- Van Tran: 100% (10 of 10 votes)
D- Tom Umberg: 100% (10 of 10 votes)
R- Mimi Walters: 100% (15 of 15 votes)
D- Rudy Bermudez: 36% (4 of 11 votes)

State Senate
R- Dick Ackerman: 100% (10 of 10)
R- John Campbell: 100% (10 of 10)
R- Bob Margett: 100% (9 of 9)
R- Bill Morrow: 100% (10 of 10)
D- Joe Dunn: 30% (3 of 10)

The biggest reason for the differing number of votes is that they compute committee votes. Mimi Walters is Vice Chair of the Revenue and Taxation Committee and I serve with her. Both of us have a few more votes than the rest of the O.C. delegation as we are the only ones from O.C. to serve on this committee.

Congratulations to all the O.C. electeds who understand that increasing taxes is not the solution to our problems in Sacramento.

All the best,

Chuck DeVore
State Assemblyman, 70th District

[Allen J. Wilson]

Congratulations to Assemblyman Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) for good ratings.

Assemblyman Huff is a true conservative that speaks out for working families, understand business owners needs and wants our children to get a quality education.

Obviously, Bob is no RINO.

Keep up the good work Assemblyman Huff.

Regards,
Allen J. Wilson