Say what? Club for Growth, which spent $1.1 million to get Republican Bill Sali elected to Congress in 2006, now says the man who beat him in 2008 - Democrat Walt Minnick - is a pork-barrel killer.
RePORK card: Minnick is one of 22 members in the 435-member House, and the only Democrat, with a perfect score on 68 votes against earmarks this year. The average Democrat scored 3 percent.
Minnick crows: Some Democrats are steaming at Minnick for having the least partisan voting record in Congress. But Minnick put out a press release on Club for Growth’s study, saying he’d voted against $4 trillion in “government waste” since January.
What about GOP Rep. Mike Simpson? From his spot on Appropriations, Simpson delivers millions to Idaho in specially designated spending. He backed cutting one of the 68 earmarks, scoring below the average Democrat. Simpson was unavailable for comment Friday. Read more about Club For Growth’s Report at IdahoStatesman.com.