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Old 08-07-2011, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sally Jo View Post
VK, When did Joe become a conservative??
Excerpted from his online bio...
"Scarborough was a four-term member of the House and was regarded as a reliable conservative. He was a part of a small group of Republican congressmen the National Journal said possessed a surprising amount of power given their youth and lack of experience in Congress. He received a 95 percent lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union. He signed the Contract with America.

Scarborough was one of a group of Republican legislators who dubbed themselves the 'New Federalists' after the Federalist Papers. Scarborough was elected Political Director of that group. The New Federalists called for sweeping cuts in the U.S. government, including plans to privatize, localize, consolidate, or eliminate the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy and Housing and Urban Development.

Scarborough supported a number of pro-life positions while in Congress including legislation (H.R.2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999) that made it a crime to harm a fetus during the commission of other crimes.

Scarborough voted to make the Corporation for Public Broadcasting self-sufficient by eliminating federal funding. He also voted for the Medicare Preservation act of 1995, which cut the projected growth of Medicare by $270 billion over ten years, and against the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, which raised the minimum wage to $5.15. Scarborough had a conservative voting record on economic, social, and foreign policy issues, but was seen as moderate on environmental issues and human rights causes."
He has stated repeatedly on the TV show that he is a big fan of the Tea Party. You aren't going to find many more conservative than Joe Scarborough.

You were kidding with your question, weren't you?