Thread: CPAC Presidential Lineup: Duncan Hunter

CPAC Presidential Lineup: Duncan Hunter

http://www.humanevents.com/rightangle/index.php?p=21192

by Amanda B. Carpenter
03-02-2007

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R.-Calif.) reinforced his image as advocate for a muscular defense system and security hawk in his morning speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference today.

Hunter devoted a large portion of his speech advocating for a larger industrial military complex.

He said that in with today’s testy political climate a trade policy honed by former President Ronald Reagan was called for.

“We are going to have a new policy when it comes to trade,” he said. “Trust, but verify.”

He worried that too many foreign countries were producing our military resources to the detriment of American security.

“As Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, when IED’s started hurting our troops in Iraq and we sent teams to find some high-grade steel [to help protect them]. I found one company that makes it….When a company in Switzerland cut off our smart bombs, only one company in American could make that tiny guidance system for our smart bombs.”

Hunter also spoke of his work securing the border in San Diego. “The reason they came is because everyone in the world has a television set and they know the border is open.”

He was the architect of the House legislation to construct a 700-mile fence along the southern border.

“We built that fence in San Diego, a double fence. Before that fence it was no man’s land,” he said.

Now, “by FBI statistics the crime rate fell by more than 50 percent,” he told the audience.

“So, let’s build that fence!” he said. The crowd whooped and yelled before rising to give him a standing ovation.

If elected President Hunter promised to pardon Border Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos also earned him a standing ovation.

He ended his speech with a promise to also appoint pro-life conservative judges to the Supreme Court if elected. He said, “America is a great nation because America is a good nation. And our goodness comes from our belief in God and the corresponding belief in human life.”

If anyone is keeping track, that's two promises Duncan Hunter has made so far. He promised to have the fence built within 6 months of taking office and now he's promised to pardon Ramon and Compean. I'm sure he intends on keeping both of those promises if necessary.

As for promising to appoint pro-life conservative judges to the Supreme Court - he'll need help from Congress on that one.

He seems to be growing in popularity, at least out here in the southwest.

And, apparently, in S.C.

Go Duncan!!

I have a friend who went to CPAC and kept sending me text messages during the speeches. Said Duncan was great. He is really gaining some momentum it seems.

My local newspaper, the Raleigh N&O, had an article in it regarding the CPAC this morning. Of course, not surprisignly, Duncan Hunter and Tancredo weren't mentioned. The only names mentioned were McCain (who wasn't there), Guiliani, Romney, Huckabee, and Brownback.