John Hostetler, former representative of Indiana’s 8th District, has announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Evan Bayh. For a brief moment, I considered his candidacy. It’s no secret I haven’t been terribly happy with Sen. Bayh lately. And, Hostettler voted against the Iraq War. Furthermore, he was fairly consistent in opposing federal spending even where it would benefit Republican constituencies. But, then I started remembering some of the reasons why I didn’t much care for Rep. Hostetler when he was representative of IN-08.
He tried to defund the U.S. Marshal’s office to prevent compliance with a Ten Commandments judicial order with which he disagreed.
He claimed that Democrats could not help themselves from demonizing and denigrating Christians.
He opposes “divorce on demand” as contrary to public policy which, he suggests, should be rooted in “Scriptural truth.”
I’m sure there were plenty of others, but those jumped out at me.
Don’t forget that he doesn’t think firearms laws should apply to him, and he should be allowed to pack heat on airplanes.
Oh, and that time he berated a bunch of breast cancer survivors and told them that if they hadn’t had abortions, they wouldn’t have breast cancer. When the (conservative) Evansville paper called him on that, he stopped talking to any reporters from the Courier Press.
He also voted against the violence against women act. One of just 3 to do so.
He also wants to end Social Security and Medicare, which I’m sure wil gain him votes in the 65+ voting bloc.
I would be laughing out loud at the idea of him in the senate, except that it so terrifying. He was “my” congressman for a long time. One of the perks of moving was not having that situation anymore. Now, the whole state could be the victim, not just the eighth district.
Sounds as though he should make a good candidate, except for opposing the war in Iraq. His run against Coats will be interesting, and since I can’t vote in that election, I’ll not have to make a choice.
Whoever is elected needs to do a better job of protecting our Freedom’s and Liberties than the current bunch of clowns in Washington. Anyone who has voted for expansion of Federal Control over our individual lives should be ruled out. Who wants someone in Washington deciding what you, as an individual, must spend purchase. It might start with a particular insurance plan “they” feel is appropriate. This is a slippery slope. Next it will be you may not spend you money on that Cheesburger because it could impact your health condition. Then it will be you have no choice, you must join a union. Followed by you must purchase a subscription to the NY Times or some other newspaper of their choosing. Where does their power to control what type of commerce you engage in end?