National Club for Growth Releases 2008 Scorecard
The national Club for Growth has released its scorecard of US Senators and Representatives for 2008.
The ratings are based on a comprehensive examination of votes in the House and Senate pertaining to key economic issues, including taxes, wasteful spending, entitlement reform, free trade, and regulation. Each lawmaker is given an economic growth score ranging from 0 to 100, with a score of 100 indicating the highest support for pro-growth policies.
Senators and Representatives scoring 90 or above were recognized as Defenders of Economic Freedom
Here's how Kentucky's representatives fared:
| Legislator | District | Rank | Score |
| Senators | |||
| Bunning | KY | 6 | 93% |
| McConnell | KY | 25 | 67% |
| Representatives | |||
| G. Davis | 4 | 68 | 82% |
| H. Rogers | 5 | 100 | 75% |
| Whitfield | 1 | 123 | 70% |
| R. Lewis | 2 (retired) | 138 | 64% |
| Chandler | 6 | 230 | 12% |
| Yarmuth | 3 | 435 | 0% |
There are a few things worth mentioning about the scorecard.
1) Congratulations to Jim Bunning being ranked as a Defender of Economic Freedom
2) This may be Hal Rogers best score ever. Whitfield, Lewis, and Chandler's constituents should be very disappointed that their representatives ranked below him.
3) Yarmuth's score of ZERO is incredible. Even if you generally disagree with the Club's work -- that there is inherent good in greater economic freedom -- disagreeing on every single vote scored is a special radicalism. The explanations of the votes scored are here (and here for the Senate). See if you're as amazed as we are that he could be on the opposite side of every single one of these.
