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Tim Johnson

Voted AGAINST the surge: Had Johnson gotten his way, we would have surrendered to Al Qaeda, granting them victory in their most clearly defined battlefield against us.

Voted FOR Cash for Clunkers (ACU-17).

Voted AGAINST off-shore drilling (See what the American Conservative Unionhas to say about HR 4761)

Voted FOR the 2007 Energy Policy that, according to the ACU, mandated reliance on biofuels while not allowing oil supplies to increase. The policy also stiffened regulations and raised taxes $2 billion (ACU-6).

Voted AGAINST the right of workers to a secret ballot when voting on whether to unionize (ACU-6).

Voted AGAINST Earmark Reform aimed to cut runaway spending (See what the American Conservative Union has to say about HR 1867)

Voted AGAINST drilling in ANWR in 2005 (ACU-2).

Voted AGAINST off-shore drilling in 07

Voted FOR Pelosi's "light-bulb ban" that, as the ACU explains, regulates "lights and appliances (including a ban on the incandescent light bulb), creating new programs for alternative energy sources, imposing more regulations on energy companies and mandating vastly increased use of ‘renewable’ energy” (ACU 6).

Voted FOR applying McCain / Feingold to grassroots organizations (ACU-4) NOTE: Undoubtedly, in this instance, the dems were the good guys. This was GOP-sponsored and nearly ALL republicans voted for it. However, we at Remove the Rinos believe there is no excuse for voting against the 1st Amendment no matter how many republicans do so and no matter how reprehensible George Soros’ 527s are. And if John McCain were to jump off a bridge…..??

Voted AGAINST a 2006 conservative budget alternative that would have extended Bush’s tax cuts while trimming more than 300 billion dollars of discretionary spending, done away with close to 150 programs, and increased funds for the military and for veterans. It also would have opened ANWR for drilling (ACU-4) .

Voted AGAINST drilling in ANWR in 2006 (ACU-4) .

Voted AGAINST an amendment to cut discretionary spending by 2% while protecting the Bush tax cuts (ACU 2).

Voted FOR raising CAFE standards (ACU-2) For a look at the link between higher CAFE standards and increased traffic fatalities, as well as the folly of the economic justifications for higher standards, see what Dennis Kneale has to say: "New CAFE" (CNBC-1)

Voted AGAINST the 2005 Republican Budget Resolution that, according to the ACU, established "broad spending and revenue targets for five years, limiting discretionary spending to $843 billion in fiscal 2006, and requiring $70 billion in tax cuts and $34.7 billion in savings" (ACU-2).

Voted AGAINST reforming the Endangered Species Act (ACU 2). to reimburse property owners for losses suffered from not being able to develop their land. It also clarified species designations, better protecting the species in need of protection and better targeting the properties in need of oversight (Marano and Lieberman).

Voted AGAINST the Online Freedom of Speech bill, which would have prevented e-mail and blogs from being regulated by the Federal Election Commission (ACU-2). In essence, this bill's defeat leaves open the possibility that McCain/Feingold could reach its way dramatically into the Internet (Hayward).

Voted AGAINST the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act that, according to the ACU, "allowed oil and natural gas leasing and pre-leasing activities for Outer Continental Shelf areas, terminated subsidies for broadband tele- communications services in rural areas, and provided for energy production on a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

Voted FOR channeling money from the military into renewable energy.The amendment was sponsored by Bernie Sanders, the only admitted socialist in congress (ACU-1).

Voted FOR a 700% increase in funding for the HOPE VI Public Housing Program, even as $2 billion remained in the coffers, unspent. This was a program that Bush had marked for elimination (ACU-8).

Voted AGAINST the 2008 Republican budget resolution that, according to the ACU, "would have made the Bush tax cuts permanent, capped discretionary spending at $973 billion, reduced mandatory spending by $12 billion over five years, and imposed a moratorium on pork barrel 'earmarks'” (ACU-8).

Voted AGAINST a 2008 motion that would have encouraged drilling in ANWR, the Outer-continental Shelf, and other territories in the West (ACU-8).

Voted FOR the AMT "Relief" Bill, which raised taxes on U.S. energy producers. At a time of record-high energy prices when some legislators were calling for a tax holiday at the gas pump, Johnson was voting to raise taxes on the energy sector (ACU-8).

Read what Representative Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), says about those "Democrats in Congress" who voted for this bill: "Be Pro-Choice: The AMT really has a hold on the middle class."