Duncan Hunter: GOP Dark Horse or White Knight?
Phil BrennanThursday, April 5, 2007Presidential hopeful Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is a rock-ribbed California conservative in the Ronald Reagan mold.
He has been a member of Congress since 1980, and he is Vietnam veteran. Hunter successfully sought a seat on the House Armed Services Committee and has served on this committee throughout his career for the past 26 years, becoming chairman of the full committee in 2002, which oversees a $532 billion defense budget.
During his chairmanship from 2002-2006, and now as ranking member of the committee, Hunter has focused on providing President Bush with the necessary resources to win our nation's military conflicts, protecting our men and women in uniform, and developing modernization initiatives that will move new and more effective technologies into the field of battle.
During his chairmanship from 2002-2006, and now as ranking member of the committee, Hunter has focused on providing President Bush with the necessary resources to win our nation's military conflicts, protecting our men and women in uniform, and developing modernization initiatives that will move new and more effective technologies into the field of battle.
Hunter is an ardent proponent of U.S. border security, and has sought to make the region safe for communities on both sides of the border by providing the necessary resources to our border enforcement agencies.
After 9/11 Hunter led efforts in Congress to seal a porous border susceptible to illegal aliens, drug trafficking and terrorism. His efforts have resulted in more than 59 miles of fencing and border infrastructure to date in San Diego County.
He also wrote the Secure Fence Act, extending the San Diego fence 854 miles across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. These fence provisions were signed into law by President Bush on Oct. 26, 2006.
After 9/11 Hunter led efforts in Congress to seal a porous border susceptible to illegal aliens, drug trafficking and terrorism. His efforts have resulted in more than 59 miles of fencing and border infrastructure to date in San Diego County.
He also wrote the Secure Fence Act, extending the San Diego fence 854 miles across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. These fence provisions were signed into law by President Bush on Oct. 26, 2006.
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posted by jillosophy at 4/05/2007 03:35:00 PM
3 Comments:
Good article. I hope that more and more attention will be paid to Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of the few real conservatives running for president.
I read about a lot of support for Hunter but I'm still waiting to hear him offer some substance on islam. If he can explain his understanding of this threat, to my satisfaction, then Hunter will have the bases loaded.
At this point, I only see Tom Tancredo and Fred Thompson covering the bases (defense, borders, islam)to my satisfaction, and of those two, only one has formally announced his candidacy.
Forget McCain, Tom Thompson, and Giulliani. They don't even come close because they pander to/for PC donor $$. I have no time or patience for that nonsense.
To me, the borders/immigration issue is paramount. Everything else is irrelevant if we don't control our borders and the character of our country.
The issue of Islam is also tied to the borders/immigration problem. I worry more about the enemy within that the enemy on the other side of the world.
Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, and Ron Paul are the only candidates, for my money, that would defend our borders.
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