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Sign the Open Letter to Leader Boehner
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| Name | City | Date | Comments |
| John Rix | Phoenix, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Congressman Flake is one of very few in Congrees committed to the ideals of "honesty", "openness", and "integrity" in the conduct of governement business on behalf of the American taxpayer, the constituents!!!. What is unforgiveable is the numerous members of Congress who have lost their integrity in the day-to-day conduct of their elected office. Am I wrong? Let any one of them publicly defend their earmarks, and explain why they cannot get these "pet projects" approved through the normal appropriation and legislative process. Why...because they would never be approved, and more than likely laughed all the way off Capitol Hill!!! Do the right thing...do the smart thing...do something good on behalf of all the American people and appoint Rep. Jeff Flake to the House Appropriations Committee. |
| JoAnne OBoy | Norwalk, CT | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Adam Jackson | Brush Prairie, WA | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake is the right man for the right time on the Appropriations Commmittee. I support his appointment. |
| Joseph Kuhn | Oakland, NJ | January 17, 2008 | The earmarks must stop! |
| Richard Morse | Tucson, AZ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| mark wright | easley, SC | January 17, 2008 | Stop the bleeding and put Jeff Flake on the AC |
| Daniel Truchon | La Habra, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Kay Pratt | Mesa, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Put Rep. Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee. He has been good for us in Arizona. |
| C. Frank Seay | Dallas, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| james kirby | merrillville, IN | January 17, 2008 | get the govt, out of my pocket |
| Arlene DiRocco | Burlington, MA | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake will watch out for our tax dollars and this would be a blessing to all of us. |
| Gail Jones | Tacoma, WA | January 17, 2008 | Rep.Flake has the right attitude! Do you agree "BIG MONEY" would allow the change to happen? |
| Jessie Dye | San Diego, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jeraldine Taylor | Saline, MI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Barbara Taylor | Muncie, IN | January 17, 2008 | Our congress needs more members like Jeff Flake. PLEASE appoint Rep. Flake to the House Appropriations committee. This would definitely be a step in the right direction. |
| Donald Johnson | Surprise, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Appointing Jeff Flake will show that Republicans are sincere about restraining ear-marks |
| Jim Liakas | Monroe Twp., NJ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Richard LeBlanc | , VA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Patricia Huml | Ocala, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bill M Turner, CBC | Centerville, UT | January 17, 2008 | Lord John Dalberg Acton once wrote a century ago: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". It is essential that elected officials be men of integrity and honesty who can manage their responsibilities free from nepotism, backstairs politicking, and waste. Rep. Jeff Flake is such a man. Look at his record and personal history. This is the measure of his character. |
| Janice Williamson | Yuma, AZ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Ron Couey | Leesburg, GA | January 17, 2008 | Why not have Republicans be the party of change and let it begin here! |
| Ian Tarasevitsch | Savannah, GA | January 17, 2008 | The Republican party must embrace it's small-government policy if it wants the support of the people. This is a smart step in the right direction. |
| christine bondi | Hanover Park, IL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Marv Chastain | Port Angeles, WA | January 17, 2008 | The USA is going down the financial tube on account of loose spending. Republicans used to be against that sort of thing. What has happened to the Republican party. Can they be salvaged? Appoint Jeff Flake to the House Appropriations committee. Marv Chastain (former republican - would be again if they would ever rediscover their principles. |
| William Murray | Annandale, NJ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Michael Ellis | Huntsville, AL | January 17, 2008 | You may be in the minority but you can at least act true to Republican conservative roots and stop these earmarks any way you can. Show some guts! |
| Albion Whipple | Sandy, UT | January 17, 2008 | Wouldn't it be nice if just once they got it right!!!! |
| Brendan Steinhauser | Alexandria, VA | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake is the best choice for the House Appropriations Committee. He is one of the few Congressmen serious about spending restraint. |
| ruth smith | Rock Hill, SC | January 17, 2008 | We desparately need fiscal accountability in Congress and Jeff Flake sounds like the man to help bring that to pass. |
| Gary Smith | Chicago, IL | January 17, 2008 | Get Flake going in the SAC. |
| Carol Waltman | Middleton, ID | January 17, 2008 | I know the kind of person Rep. Flake is and he is fiscally responsible and will be if appointed to the House Appropriations Committee to fill the vacancy. Thank you! |
| ruth smith | Rock Hill, SC | January 17, 2008 | x |
| virginia murray | seattle, WA | January 17, 2008 | Stopping earmarks is one way to encourage Republicans that Congress cares about Conservative principles. Accountability for spending tax dollars MUST be on the GOP agenda, along with making every effort to win this war. V. Murray |
| Laurel Lessard | Fresno, CA | January 17, 2008 | Rep. Flake sounds good to me. |
| Michael Babij | New Britain, CT | January 17, 2008 | Government spending must be reigned in! Be the voice for conservative voters and appoint Mr Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee. |
| Gayle Szeredy | Cameron, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Nancy Blecharz | Pittsburgh, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| John H Jarvis | Phoenix, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Representative Flake is a voice for fiscal responsibility. His is a voice for fiscal sanity in the wilderness of spendthrift and irresponsible congressmen/women. He is the person for the House Appropriations Committee. |
| MATTHEW MORAN | GARDEN CITY, MI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| charles perry | lawton, OK | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Lura Weaver | Smith, NV | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Josef Kunzler | Sedro-Woolley, WA | January 17, 2008 | Either appoint Rep. Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee or expect earmarks and more earmarks plus less liberty. Please be a good Republican, Rep. Boehner, and appoint Rep. Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee - thank you. |
| Paul Chamberlain | Tucson, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Go Flake. We neeed you before we go broke. |
| Donald Deibert | Midland, MI | January 17, 2008 | Rep Flake is the right person to be on the apropriations committee. It will evidence that the party knows that changes need to be made. |
| Steve Gnerich | Albuquerque, NM | January 17, 2008 | x |
| jim luning | , | January 17, 2008 | Rep Boehner PLEASE do all you can to get Jeff Flake selected to the Appropriations Committee |
| Todd Bell | Bonita Springs, FL | January 17, 2008 | It is a sad state of affairs for the GOP to admit that the flock has gone astray and that we need to send out a sheperd to lead the lost lambs back to the fold of limited government. But if that needs to be done than so be it. The supply side economics which President Reagan endorsed, emphasized not only tax cuts, but limited government spending to unleash the power of the consumer and industry to grow the economy. Now would be a real good time to get the jump start we need to keep us from sliding into a recession. |
| John Mulhall | Cazenovia, NY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Tucker Andersen | Warren, CT | January 17, 2008 | Rep. Boehner, Since the adoption of the Contract With America, which gave your party a majority, you have lost your way on spending. The current budget is a DISASTER!Please appoint Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee for the good of the country and if you want the support of those of us who want your party to stand on principle. |
| Richard Stone | Middletown, OH | January 17, 2008 | The Republican party has an excellent opportunity here to show the voters that it is the party that is serious about spending reductions and WASTE by selecting Flake for the appropations committee. I'd put him in there, let him do his thing, and rub Ms. Nancy's nose in it!! |
| Teri Flores | Macomb, MI | January 17, 2008 | Republicans need to get back to the values of "less is more" , belief in low taxes, free enterprise, and opportunity for all. Congressman Jeff Flake represents these values and is the right person for the Appropriations Committee! |
| Andrew Stevens | Gary, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Carissa Mulder | Glendale, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Please place Rep. Flake on the Appropriations Committee. He is a model of fiscal restraint and Republican principles. |
| Howard Pinney | Oakland Park, FL | January 17, 2008 | I am a country boy now living in the city. An earmark is a distinctive series of notches cut into a pig's ear to prove it belonged to a particular farmer. Well, in Congress, the pork connection with earmarks is alive and well and giving my children and grandchildren a heritage of staggering debt just like the profligate who squandered the family fortune. It's time these big spenders got put into bandruptcy rehab. |
| Dwight Broadstone | Loudon, NH | January 17, 2008 | Dear Rep Boehner; Government spending and interference in the free market are the roots of the current economic situation Please select Rep Flake for Appropriations p s I have suspended my support of the Republican party until Repuplican earmarks have eliminated Regards; Dwight M Broadstone |
| PETER PETERSON | Green Bay, WI | January 17, 2008 | DO THE NATION AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY A FAVOR, JOHN, AND APPOINT JEFF FLAKE TO THE OPEN SLOT ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE! |
| Lynn Rossiter | Los Angeles, CA | January 17, 2008 | Earmarks must be cut out period. Jeff Flake and after him John Campbell will lead in the right direction of eliminating them. They both should be on the committee. But Flake First because he's been there the longest. |
| Joan Gard | NOVATO, CA | January 17, 2008 | Rep. Boener: The size and cost of government must be reversed, and I believe that appointing Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee would show that the Republicans walk the talk. Thank you. |
| Benjamin Burlin | Fort Worth, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Herbert Dalke | Rowlett, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Richard Cooke | Georgetown, TX | January 17, 2008 | The only thing we need more than a STOP of Earmarks is Term Limits. But, I'd be happy to start with the Earmarks NOW. Flake seems to offer the best hope. Give him the shot at doing the job. |
| John McShane | Westminster, CA | January 17, 2008 | Enough of gaming the budget system. Appoint Jeff Flake to the House Appropriations Committee and make it VERY public why. |
| Kay Webster | Winthrop, ME | January 17, 2008 | Earmarks are the most deplorable issues for the middle class. We cannot continue to afford these pet projects!!! |
| CAr Calo | tuckahoe, NY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| john wolfe | scottsville, KY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| john wolfe | scottsville, KY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Marcella M. McVay | Roxbury, CT | January 17, 2008 | We need to be serious about stopping giveaways like this. Even if you call them "earmarks", in my book it still spells corruption and graft. |
| Kay Krohn | Fremont, NE | January 17, 2008 | Congress needs to go on a diet, get rid of pork with Flake |
| Jose' Balderrama | Fernandina Beach, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Austin Figge | Buffalo, MN | January 17, 2008 | We need someone that is willing to expose this waste and it seems that Flake is the best option although it is hard to say what one man can do on a committee so dedicated to bringing pork home to their districts. Good Luck Rep. Flake. |
| Jessica LaBarber | Reno, NV | January 17, 2008 | Rep. Boehner I am signing this petition because I believe that the real stimulus package this country needs is to cut this oversized government's spending and borrowing habits. Let do our economy this long term favor of fiscal responsibility. |
| Dick Frederick | St Petersburg, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Robert Martz | Atascadero, CA | January 17, 2008 | My meagre contributions to the Republian Party depend on whether their actions match their conservative rhetoric. Appointing Rep Flake to the Appropriations committee would be a good start! |
| Roger Raslavsky | Naperville, IL | January 17, 2008 | We need Jeff Flake on the House Appropriations Committee. Congress needs to stop spending this nation into bankruptcy. |
| JERRY JASPERSON | RACINE, WI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| John Lilliquist | Weatogue, CT | January 17, 2008 | Republicans have been behaving like Democrats for far too long. It's time they found their spine and stood up on their own two feet and began behaving like the conservatives they pledged themselves to be. No more earmarks and no more wasteful spending on programs that make America less competitive. |
| DeeDee Fleming | Chandler, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Jeff is a good man and will continue to best what is best for we the taxpayers. Please make it Flake. |
| Richard Fryer | Birmingham, MI | January 17, 2008 | It realy is time to get control of spending in washington enough is enough as my dear old mother would say the democrats are out of control |
| Alyda Roetman | Sheldon, IA | January 17, 2008 | STOP PORK !!!! |
| R. Michael Dorsey | Parker, CO | January 17, 2008 | Fiscal conservatism works every time its tried. It leads to Republicans being elected and re-elected. Please appoint the Honorable Jeff Flake to the House Appropriations Committee. |
| james martin | East Stroudsburg, PA | January 17, 2008 | It's a long shot, but maybe Congressman Flake can keep the Congress from stealing so much money from me and giving it to South Carolina Aquarium pork project. Or the "bridge to nowhere". Or to Murtha. |
| Lynn Riedell | Cave Spring, GA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Milton Perkins | Houston, TX | January 17, 2008 | We need people in these positions who will "take the bull by the horns", and STOP THIS WASTE, OVERSPENDING, AND EARMARKS. The Federal Budget MUST be put back in the black. Let's do it!!!!! NOW!!! |
| Linda Derby | Mandeville, LA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Lawrence Boeckmann | Bettendorf, IA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Phyllis Burkholder | Phoenix, AZ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Gloria Garza | Houston, TX | January 17, 2008 | Congressman Flake is a needed weapon in the fight against earmarks and excessive spending. Please appoint him the Appropriations Committee. This will be a good step in showing the people who sent you to Washington that you are serious about managing OUR money properly. |
| Charles Denhart | Johnston, IA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| David Betz | Sherman, NY | January 17, 2008 | Stop the earmarks and porkbarrel spending that is costing the American people and the economy their lives, homes, and hopes. Put the Federal Budget back in the black! I must balance my home budget why shouldn't the Feds be expected to do the same. Cut the tax and spend attitude! |
| Norman Deforrest | Kalispell, MT | January 17, 2008 | PLEASE APPOINT CONGRESSMAN FLAKE TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE---STOP THE EARMARKS AND OVERSPENDING. THANK YOU |
| Dennis Berg | Corona, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| DONALD MCSURDY | Green Valley, AZ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Kenneth Magnin | Denver, CO | January 17, 2008 | stop spending my damn money on rewards for the "voters". The Federal government should be providing for security, defense, and regulatory activity; not providing for anyone. |
| Jason Jones | Rehoboth Beach, DE | January 17, 2008 | Where did all the good people go? |
| David Arnold | Fayetteville, AR | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Mary Wilson | Baltimore, MD | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Norman Amper | Pittsburgh, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| William Little | Lilburn, GA | January 17, 2008 | Stop spending money on select politicians pet projects or to benefit their state over other states. It is immoral to do this. What was I thinking, morality and politics never meet. William Little Lilburn, Ga. |
| Richard Dazey | Heber City, UT | January 17, 2008 | give us fewer earmarks and more openness in government !! |
-- Dick Armey
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