Duncan Who?

So I'm watching Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC, right? His guest is the notorious A-N-N, Ann Coulter, and, quite frankly, it was among the most riveting Hardballs I have ever seen. It was second only to when Ralph Nader played Hardball. Shortly after, however, Coulter started to turn into the Bride of Chucky when Elizabeth Edwards called. With all the finesse of a Southern Belle, Edwards requested Anna Mae stop using personal attacks in her political dialogue. If you are even remotely familiar with Ann Coulter, then you can deduce what her response was.

That's not the point though.

During her interview, Coldstone hailed Duncan Hunter as her pick for president. So, I'm thinking to myself, "Duncan who?"

Now I've been shopping for a reasonable presidential candidate up and down the aisles of Candidate-Mart for a good while now. And, not wanting to be a victim of the two-party system, I've been looking outside of the zoo, past the donkey and beyond the elephant. But I had to find out more. Who is Duncan Hunter and should he have my vote? Should he have your vote? Well, lets see now. After all, these are the days of our lives. Allow me:

Duncan Hunter is...

A Viet Nam Vet (Hurray!) Duncan Hunter served in 173^rd Airborne and 75^th Army Rangers. He even went to law school on the good old G.I. Bill.

He took his Congressional seat in 1980.

Now on to the good stuff, the meat of the matter:

Pro-life! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Duncan Hunter maintains that LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION, and vows to amend the constitution to protect all unborn children. His pro-life hands have been busy drafting the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005, the Parent's Right to Know Act of 2005 and the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006. He even voted against taxpayer funded overseas military facilities that "support abortions on demand for military women and military dependants."

Hmph, sounds like a true republican to me. Imagine that.

Down with Eminent Domain!

Duncan "believes it is important that Congress protect the prosperity rights of private landowners and curb the government from excessive regulatory takings." See (Kelo vs. New London)

His & Hers vs. His & His/Hers & Hers

"I cosponsored a vote in favor of H.J. Res. 88 (Musgrave-CO), which proposes an amendment to the US Constitution declaring that..." (hold on to your hats) "...marriage in the US shall consist solely of the union of a MAN AND A WOMAN."

Nuff said? Not quite, there is more.

Duncan Hunter voted against protected classes under federal laws and hate crimes saying, "If crimes are prioritized based on the victim's status, we threaten the very tenets of equal protection under the law."

With regard to our children, yes those wonderful little lambs, Hunter penned the Parent's Empowerment Act, giving parents the green light to sue sellers/distributers of harmful, i.e. pornographic, merchandise to kids.

Problem. We are already so litigious as it is. While I agree in empowering parents to become better parents, this act only shifts responsibility to someone other than parents. I would rather they not be given yet another free ticket to sue even scummy retailers like Larry Flint. But I digress. Just the facts right? We'll continue.

Not only does Duncan Hunter hold Israel in a position of "America's most important ally in the Middle East", he "strongly supports Israel's right to exist."

Hunter's pro-border position can be seen in times past in the 59-plus miles of border fencing in San Diego County, where he currently lives. He penned the Secure Fence Act, which extended the fence over 800 more miles through California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.

And on the war in Iraq...

How's that for a teaser? Study the details of Duncan Hunter's platform at for yourself.

I think I'll keep him in my shopping cart until I get to the voter's presidential checkout in '08.