Arizona's Hayworth, a Republican Well Worth Voting Out of Office

You probably remember Hayworth best from his connections to Jack Abramoff, although I'm betting that doesn't show up in Hayworth's ads. Hayworth was a congressman well worth buying. He's on Ways & Means. No doubt stricken with a case of remorse once people made that public, Hayworth returned a small part of his Abramoff money. Who does Hayworth seem to be running from even harder than Abramoff? None other than 30s% approval rating Bush, who has been politely asked not to show up in Hayworth's district. But FOX commentator Sean Hannity decided to throw his "fair & balanced" support behind Hayworth and help raise funds for the race.

So what are Hayworth's votes?

• Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• No federal funding of abortion, but no litmus test. (Dec 2000)
• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
• Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
• Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
• Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
• Rated 91% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Foreign aid often more harmful than helpful . (Dec 2000)
• Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states. (Dec 2000)
• Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)

Hayworth stands head and shoulders above many of his fellow Republicans who should be booted to the curb in November. Give him a helpful push by supporting Harry Mitchell for Arizona's 5th.