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The Club For Growth has a big post about Congressman Jeff Flake's 19 anti-pork amendments and how they have every House member on record regarding their positions on earmarks (a process through which members of Congress steer federal funding to local projects without going through competitive grant procedures or other objective mechanisms - source).

I figured I'd blog about Jim Ross Nussle, Iowa's Congressman from the 1st District and Republican goobernatorial candidate. Nussle is the House Budget Committee chairman and, according to some groups, supposedly this big fiscal conservative.

When it comes to earmarks, though, Jim Ross Nussle is a fauxscal conservative.

Below is a list of 19 amendments on earmarks that Congressman Flake introduced. A "YES" vote on any of the Flake amendments is a good, anti-pork vote. A "NO" vote is a bad, pro-pork vote. Jim Ross Nussle, fauxscal conservative, voted "NO" in every single instance:

House Vote 190 - Dairy education in Iowa ($229,000)

House Vote 191 - Hydroponic tomato production in Ohio ($180,000)

House Vote 192 - National Grape and Wine Initiative ($100,000)

House Vote 204 - Virginia Science Museum ($250,000)

House Vote 205 - Juniata Locomotive Demonstration ($1,000,000)

House Vote 277 - Swimming pool in Banning, CA ($500,000)

House Vote 278 - “Facilities” in Weirton, West Virginia ($100,000)

House Vote 279 - Multipurpose facility in Yucaipa, California ($500,000)

House Vote 280 - Strand Theater Arts Center in Plattsburgh, New York ($250,000)

House Vote 298 - Mystic Aquarium in New London, Conn. ($1,000,000)

House Vote 299 - The Jason Foundation in Ashburn, VA ($1,000,000)

House Vote 302 - Northwest Manufacturing Initiative ($2,500,000)

House Vote 303 - Lewis Center for Education Research ($4,000,000)

House Vote 304 - Leonard Wood Research Institute ($20,000,000)

House Vote 334 - Arthur Avenue Retail Market ($150,000)

House Vote 335 - Bronx Council for the Arts in Bronx, N.Y. ($300,000)

House Vote 336 - Johnstown Area Regional Industries ($800,000)

House Vote 337 - Fairmont State University ($900,000)

House Vote 338 - Tourism Development Association in Kentucky ($1,000,000)

Jim Ross Nussle.

He's a fauxscal conservative, an earmark kingpin, and a pork-barrel logroller.

But, to be perfectly honest, I doubt Chet Butterburger, Nussle's Democratic opponent in the race for Terrace Hill, would be any different.

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