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Sign the Open Letter to Leader Boehner
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| Name | City | Date | Comments |
| EDWARD BROWNE | MELBOURNE, FL | January 17, 2008 | STOP EARMARKS! THEY ARE SIMPLY LARCENY PERPETRATED BY OUR LAWMAKERS. WHERE IN THE CONSTITUTION IS THE AUTHORITY FOR SUCH PLUNDERING OF THE PUBLIC PURSE? IF INDIVIDUAL STATES WANT SOME IMPROVEMENT OR PROGRAM, LET THAT STATE'S CITIZENS PAY FOR IT. THE REST OF THE NATION'S CITIZENS SHOULD NOT BE HELD TO PAY FOR THAT WHICH DOES NOT BENEFIT THE NATION AS A WHOLE. |
| carl owens | tuskegee, AL | January 17, 2008 | put soomeone in who will cut the pork |
| Joanie Brooks | Minneapolis, MN | January 17, 2008 | Let's get serious about eliminating earmarks. |
| Bruce Belling | Westport, MA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jeff Ulatowski | Clover, SC | January 17, 2008 | x |
| JOE KANAS | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | January 17, 2008 | I WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY CANDIDATE THAT DOES NOT CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING |
| Mark Evans | SLC, UT | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bruce Belling | Westport, MA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Debra Hicks | Wichita, KS | January 17, 2008 | In order to truly serve the American people, the Republican Party must embrace sincere conservative values such as limited government, lower taxes & fiscal responsibility. Jeff Flake appears to be an indivdual who embodies those values. Please appoint him to this very important committee & start proving the GOP is indeed the party that means conservative! |
| William Wolf | Hurricane, WV | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Douglas Friedman | Harrisburg, PA | January 17, 2008 | It's time for Republicans to start acting like Republicans again. Putting Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee would be a good start. |
| Stan Gustas | Houston, TX | January 17, 2008 | Limit the size of the government. Please.... |
| Douglas & Evelyn Scofield | Portland, OR | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Devon Born | West Palm Beach, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Joshua Knape | Glendale, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Eliminate government pork now! |
| Helen Schenck | Lakeland, FL | January 17, 2008 | Honorable John Boehner, it would seem a good move for you to appoint Rep. Jeff Flake in the open slot in the House Appropriations Committe. Thanks for making this a priority. |
| Robert Pearson | Anchorage, AK | January 17, 2008 | It would be nice to position a true "small government" conservative that would take a leading role in getting spending under control. The more American's hear about waste by our elected officials, the more they have to consider when casting their ballots. |
| Alice Binford | CALDWELL, ID | January 17, 2008 | I support less spending. |
| Clyde Selvidge | New Port Richey, FL | January 17, 2008 | Git R Done! |
| Lori McKean | Kenton, OH | January 17, 2008 | Earmarks need to be stopped! This ia a first step in the right direction for OUR country. |
| Joshua Knape | Glendale, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Eliminate government pork now! |
| Donald L. Welch | Clearwater, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| John Vasko | Sammamish, WA | January 17, 2008 | The GOP lost in 2006 in part because they behaved like Democrats, and the faithful lost faith. It is past time to redeem the time and to recover a lost part of the Republican soul. Jeff Flake has it right. |
| Jim Ratt | Ft.Worth, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Joshua Knape | Glendale, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Eliminate government pork now! |
| Alva G. Goza | Midwest City, OK | January 17, 2008 | Is the GOP serious about the "Renewed Contract with America?" Appointing Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee would remove any doubts I may have! I believe Jeff Flake is the right choice to carry the GOP Banner to this important position and I also believe he has the courage to standup to the Demorcrats and say "Enough is Enough!" |
| MARY WAECHTER | NOBLESVILLE, IN | January 17, 2008 | PLEASE APPOINT JEFF FLAKE TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THIS GOVERNMENT HAS TO GET SPENDING UNDER CONTROL. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO HELP OUR ECONOMY KEEP THIS COUNTRY VIABLE. |
| Eugene Berger | Mansfield, OH | January 17, 2008 | Renew the Contract with America. Cut the Pork! |
| Elizabeth Hann | Raleigh, NC | January 17, 2008 | Wouldn't it be great to have someone who would keep an eye out on how they spend our money. |
| Thomas Flaherty | Cary, NC | January 17, 2008 | Earmarking is one of the least attractive activities engaged in by our elected representatives. Jeff Flake's campaign to reign in this hideous practice has earned a permanent place in my "best public servants" list! |
| Jeffrey D. Gilbert | Hillsboro, OR | January 17, 2008 | The tendentious assertions by various candidates and pundits that the Reagan coalition is dead feed intra-party friction. This is a rare opportunity to reunify on one of the fundamental principals of conservatism: limiting the growth - indeed, striving for a reduction - in the size of government. Jeff Flake's appointment would show that Republican congressional leaders are committed to this restoration of principals. |
| Michael Harvey | Santa Clarita, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| john warner | newport beach, CA | January 17, 2008 | back to basics and recapture the soul of the Republican Party. Elect Flake. |
| Donna McCance | Bushnell, IL | January 17, 2008 | Please stop this spending in the true fashion that used to be what the Republican party represented. We have to get back to the basics and remember what our party (republican) was all about. |
| John L Paul | Bloomsburg, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| George Szymanik | Chicago, IL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Leif Coburn | Olney, MD | January 17, 2008 | Conservatives expect Democrats to raid the Treasury with earmarks and pork-barrel spending. That's a given. But when Republicans sell their souls to get re-elected, support the earmark process, and deepen the fiscal crisis facing America, that's when conservatives go bananas, and that's when Republicans lose elections. Save the Republican Party and save our soul. Make Jeff Blake our conscience on the Appropriations Committee. |
| Dean Holland | Charleston, TN | January 17, 2008 | Fiscal responsibility involves two sides of the same coin - taxing and spending. Flake is a great answer to run-away spending, and the FairTax is the answer to our horrendous taxation situation. If the Republican party could get behind such a combination, they would regain complete control of the Federal government with one election cycle! |
| LARRY ELLIS | SILVER SPRING, MD | January 17, 2008 | WE CAN SPEND OURSELVES INTO OBLIVION OR, PUT SOMEONE IN OFFICE SUCH AS REP. FLAKE WHO WILL DO HIS PART TO PUT A SCREECHING HALT TO BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING |
| Scott Dow | Doylestown, PA | January 17, 2008 | If this country is to survive as a republic and not sink into the morass of European socialism, we must control government spending. The Republicans have proven no better than the Democrats once they are escounced in Washington. It is not as much "what is best for the Republicans" as it is "what is best for America and our children". Responsible representatives MUST take over before it is too late ... if it is not already. |
| Tonie Osborne | Nashville, TN | January 17, 2008 | This country is in real trouble if we do not stop spending! I think Jeff Flake will move us into fiscal responsibility and take us away from the Congress's out of control spending! |
| Paul Davis | Baltimore, MD | January 17, 2008 | x |
| michael garvey | surfside beach, SC | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Susan Heathfield | Williamston, MI | January 17, 2008 | We conservatives need to be - conservative. No big government. No over spending. Get back to fiscal responsibility. |
| Pat Hesketh | Panama City Beach, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jack Quinton | Redford, MI | January 17, 2008 | Since the Republican Party has taken two steps to the left I find that by appointing Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee would be good, but, too little too late for the Republican party. Try not to screw this up, this is a no brainer. Sincerely, Jack Quinton of Redford, Michigan, 48239-3636 |
| Clark and Karen Butts | Lompoc, CA | January 17, 2008 | Let's put Jeff Flake on the House Appropriations Committee to regain fiscal responsibility for our government. (NO SNAIL MAIL PLEASE.) |
| William Hull | Ennis, TX | January 17, 2008 | No more milk toast Rockefeller/Ford/Bush Republicans. It is time for "True Grit Republicans", those who cherish our constitutional freedoms, liberties, and national sovereignty. No more RINOs. |
| Jon Huber | Tucson, AZ | January 17, 2008 | To anyone that will listen to me...Wake up and smell the coffee, the country is BANKRUPT ... "Is the United States of America, asks Laurence J. Kotlikoff, professor of economics at Boston University, "at the end of its resources, exhausted, stripped bare, destitute, bereft, wanting in property, or wrecked in consequence of failure to pay its creditors?" Or, abandoning the Oxford English Dictionary for Ray Charles, are Americans "busted, broke...no bread...I mean like nuthin'?" Answering his own question in the affirmative, Professor Kotlikoff explains: "This partial equilibrium analysis strongly suggests that the U.S. government is, indeed, bankrupt, insofar as it will be unable to pay its creditors, who, in this context, are current and future generations to whom it has explicitly or implicitly promised future net payments of various kinds." We don't know what a partial equilibrium analysis is. But since it supports our general view, we ask no questions. Instead, we merely probe more deeply into the report for elaboration and amusement. "Unless the United State moves quickly to fundamentally change and restrain its fiscal behavior," Kotlikoff continues, "bankruptcy will become a foregone conclusion." |
| David Cooper | Mannington, NJ | January 17, 2008 | "Mr. Flake received a 100% rating from Citizens Against Government Waste." (WSJ) Makes him right for me. |
| Nancy Habeck | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | January 17, 2008 | We need to stop the 'earmarks'! What a joke congress is playing on us. No fence on the Mexican border, but they sure got a windfall by using the fence funding for their special projects. Almost criminal in my book. |
| Tonie Osborne | Nashville, TN | January 17, 2008 | This country is in real trouble if we do not stop spending! I think Jeff Flake will move us into fiscal responsiblity and take us away from the Congress's out of control spending! |
| Maryann Hajduk | Pennsauken, NJ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jim Keigwin | San Diego, CA | January 17, 2008 | Return to the governing principles that founded the Reagan Revolution. Put Jeff Flake in the position to restore fiscal responsibility to our government. |
| Chuck Corpening | Des Peres, MO | January 17, 2008 | We need Republican Fiscal Responsibility!! |
| Lawrence Riley | Warren, MI | January 17, 2008 | Representative Boehner, I fully support your push for fiscal responsibility and an end to the "earmarking" of funds. The appointment of Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee would mark a big step in that direction |
| Dale Hunter | Leawood, KS | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Paul Ringstrom | New Lenox, IL | January 17, 2008 | Republicans must restore fiscal discipline to the expenditure side of the equation soon or we have demonstrated to the public that we have lost our soul. Conservatives are for reduced spending, smaller government, national security and respect for life. The Republicans will only get our votes when they demonstrate that they embrace this philosophy. Otherwise it is just a slow boat to tyranny and socialism. |
| Lawrence Riley | Warren, MI | January 17, 2008 | Representative Boehner, I fully support your push for fiscal responsibility and an end to the "earmarking" of funds. The appointment of Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee would mark a big step in that direction |
| William Rogers | Panama City, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Charles Regi | Dry Run, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Rickey Braddam | Defuniak Springs, FL | January 17, 2008 | Sooner or later the Republican Party will learn that the "grassroots" voters are the real power in politics. Maybe they will learn to start honoring their campaign promises while they still have a political party. |
| Chuck Hoskinson | Valrico, FL | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake is serious about reining in spending and has done an incredible job to date. But he can do even more by attacking the issue at its choke-point from inside the Appropriations Committee. |
| Alex Thurber | Buckeye, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake is about the only man in D.C. that is seriously interested in stopping earmarks and other wastefull government spending. He needs to be where he can do some good. |
| Nina Hunt | Anderson, IN | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Margaret Wheeler | Portage, IN | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Sharon Acton | Rowlett, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| William Cain | Richmond, MO | January 17, 2008 | President Reagan brought us out of an over spending Congress and now we need someone to get as back on track. That man is Representative Jeff Flake is that person. Appointing Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee will be a step in the right direction. We need to get a Reagan Conservative trust rebuilt. |
| John Scanlon | Naperville, IL | January 17, 2008 | The Republican party is long past due in bringing some fiscal responsibility to the Congress. Appointing Jeff Flake is an important step in this regard. |
| Richard Freedman | North Billerica, MA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Thelma Harley | FRISCO, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Carl Jones | San Jose, CA | January 17, 2008 | Go for it Flake! Remind the public of the Republican's determination to keep taxes down and the economy up. Cut the earmarks totally. |
| Norma & Hamilton Shepard | Kerrville, TX | January 17, 2008 | It's either life or death at this point for the Republican Party. Please appoint Rep. Jeff Flake to tjis important Committee. |
| Thelma Harley | FRISCO, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Helen Cost | Royal Oak, MI | January 17, 2008 | We need Jeff Flake to lead the way to prevent wasteful spending. Let's put Jeff Flake in a position to accomplish it. |
| Rex Bartles | Chapel Hill, NC | January 17, 2008 | Federal Govt. Spending is Out of Control. Stop the wasteful spending! |
| Michael Snider | Castle Rock, CO | January 17, 2008 | Jeff flake is the man to wean the republican party off its addiction to democrat-style spending. Please appoint him to the open spot on the Appropriations Committee. |
| Ed Bridgewater | Bloomfield, MO | January 17, 2008 | Limiting government wasteful spending is long overdue. |
| Pat Raguse | Yreka, CA | January 17, 2008 | In order to save our Constitutional Republic (we are not supposed to be a democracy) it would help to appoint Jeff Flake to the appropiations committee. If the Republicans want to regain the majority they have to return to the platform it used to favor. Less government in our lives, spend only what you have, bring back morality to government, etc., etc., etc. |
| WILLIAM DAVIS | ALBANY, GA | January 17, 2008 | JEFF FLAKE IS THE TYPE OF RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP WE NEED IN THIS MOST IMPORTANT POSITON. I SUPPORT HIS ASSIGNMENT WHOLEHEARTLY, AND ASK FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT. |
| Gerald Smith | Adrian, MI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Judy Dutko | Prescott, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Hopefully, Con. Flake will do what he can to hold the line on Congressional Spending! It is OUR money, not their's! |
| Dolores Murphy | Norristown, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Gary Woods | Avondale, AZ | January 17, 2008 | x |
| mickey smith | henderson, TN | January 17, 2008 | I am a disabled Nam Vet, I have time to follow all that happens in DC. Then I see all the waste in my home state of Tennessee, I hope that you can get back to really doing your jobs & end all influence from lobby,special interest,drug co's,& any others that temp to line your pockets.Stop the pork now! Give J.Flake the job! |
| Ricki Hagen | Flowery Branch, GA | January 17, 2008 | It is about time someone in Washington listens to the voice of the American people and puts a halt to the spend, spend, spend policies of our elected officials. If the Republicans hope to regain the confidence of their constituents then appointing Rep. Flake and his fiscal accountability to the House Appropriations Committee is an excellent way to start. This would be a step in the right direction to restoring confidence in our government and elected officials. |
| Richard Schwing | West Bloomfield, MI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Rob Alves | Lincoln, NE | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Randall Lovejoy | Pickerington, OH | January 17, 2008 | There is no better man for the job. We need him now! |
| Billy Overman | Whitsett, NC | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Tyrone Villenave | Simi Valley, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Susan Schaub | Frisco, TX | January 17, 2008 | Down with earmarks!!! |
| Wesley Franklin | Moscow, PA | January 17, 2008 | For the soul of America! |
| Joyce Murphy | Marshall, MI | January 17, 2008 | I am a mild person who takes most things in stride, but the practice or earmarking in Congress really gets my dander up. If Mr. Flake can help put an end to this terrible travesty on our country, please appoint him to the committee. |
| Mary Schoen | White Bear Lake, MN | January 17, 2008 | Select Rep. Flake for House Appropriations Committee! |
| Bruce Parker | Katy, TX | January 17, 2008 | We need a fiscal conservative on the Committee to eliminate earmarks and pork. |
| Catherine Murphy | Evanston, IL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Linda Crites | Moreno Valley, CA | January 17, 2008 | I am so disappointed by the representation and decisions made in regard to fiduciary matters. It all affects the private person. Please make this appointment of a person who can be trusted to uphold the will of "we the people." |
| James Atkins | Tallahassee, FL | January 17, 2008 | Lets get back to the contract with America instead of becoming democrats like we have for the last 7 years. Give Flake a chance and enhance our chances inNovember |
| Robert Cranney | Gilber, AZ | January 17, 2008 | As a conservative republican, with high hopes for the 2008 election cycle, appointing Jeff Flake to this committe will be sending a message that Republicans have learned the lessons of 2006. We need to move back to the three legs of the Reagan coalition: social, economic and defense conservatives |
-- Dick Armey
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