Boozman's Record of Republican Red Ink

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Republican John Boozman went to Washington in 2002. A Republican was in the White House and Boozman voted for raising the debt ceiling every time President Bush asked for it.

Congressman Boozman was all for higher debt and deficits in June of 2002 and May of 2003 and March of 2006 and September of 2007 (the taxpayer bailout of the world's largest banks opposed by almost all Arkansas taxpayers).

John Boozman loves red ink, as long as its Republican red ink.

Boozman repented of his profligate spending in 2008, though. It just happened to coincide with a Democrat moving into the White House. Suddenly the congressman and then senator from Arkansas began voting consistently against raising the debt ceiling.

John Boozman hates red ink, when it's Democrat red ink.

Frank Gilbert, the former Mayor of the tiny hamlet of Tull, is challenging Boozman this November as a third party candidate. Gilbert said of Boozman's highly partisan relationship to taking on more debt, "A principled opponent of loading our children and grandchildren with more debt would vote against raising the debt ceiling no matter who the president is. When elected, I will vote for balanced budgets and against increasing our debt if the president is a Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian, or a Vegetarian."

Gilbert encouraged voters to do the research necessary to see if a candidate is really a budget hawk or just a partisan hack.

"It took several hours at https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/ to see how the senator voted," he said. "Sometimes congressmen use special rules and joint resolutions to try to hide their votes, but it became clear to me that Boozman's allegiance is to his party, not the taxpayers or our grandchildren."

Gilbert, Boozman and Democrat Connor Eldridge will be the only candidates on the ballot for U. S. Senator this November.

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