What happened to Kerry Bentivolio?

[trey4sports]

I heard he had some bad votes? Anyone care to give me a summary? Thanks

[paulbot24]

"I'm really a Ronald Reagan Republican — I'm not really a Ron Paul person." - Kerry Bentivolio

[trey4sports]

"I'm really a Ronald Reagan Republican — I'm not really a Ron Paul person." - Kerry Bentivolio

yeah i remember that, but that in and of itself is not a deal killer for me. Ron is still kind of toxic on the right. If he needs to pay homage to Zombie Reagan fair enough.

[sailingaway]

yeah i remember that, but that in and of itself is not a deal killer for me. Ron is still kind of toxic on the right. If he needs to pay homage to Zombie Reagan fair enough.

It was that combined with other stuff. I can't pull up the thread because his forum is gone.... I'll see if it is in archives

[sailingaway]

here is why some withdrew their endorsements http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?412203-Seated-Congressman-Kerry-Bentivolio-Has-Endorsement-Withdrawn-from-Liberty-Candidates&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote

and he voted to raise the debt ceiling, here is his reasoning: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?402374-Rep-Bentivolio-Explains-His-Vote-To-Raise-Debt-Ceiling&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote

Here's his reasoning for voting for Boehner as speaker when all the other liberty congressmen weren't: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?400177-Kerry-Bentivolio-explanation-on-the-Speaker-Boehner-Vote&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote

He did vote against the hurricane Sandy package, but it wasn't big as Congressional numbers go.. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?400228-Rep-Kerry-Bentivolio-Votes-Against-9-7-billion-Sandy-Package&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote


and the throwing Ron under the bus quote:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?400526-Bentivolio-I-m-not-really-a-Ron-Paul-person&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote

previous discussion: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?402322-Where-is-Kerry-Bentivolio-s-forum&highlight=kerry+bentivolio+vote

[trey4sports]

meh, i'm still hoping he will stand tall when its a big vote. He hasn't completely lost me yet. We'll see

[sailingaway]

meh, i'm still hoping he will stand tall when its a big vote. He hasn't completely lost me yet. We'll see

If he votes right we might get interested again. Right now, he isn't voting like the others who have forums here.

[fr33]

Reagan increased spending and taxes only like a democrat would. There is no good reason to pay homage to Reagan unless you are dependent upon ignorant GOP voters, which we all seem to be.

[QuickZ06]

yeah i remember that, but that in and of itself is not a deal killer for me. Ron is still kind of toxic on the right. If he needs to pay homage to Zombie Reagan fair enough.

Yeah but then he goes and ask questions about people getting put in fema camps in that last hearing. If you wanna put yourself away from the so called "crazies" then do so, but don't play this flip flop bs that we all have had enough with.

[AJ Antimony]

IMO he's probably just trying to do everything possible to prevent a primary in 2014.

[EBounding]

Here's some lousy votes other than his vote to increase the debt ceiling:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?403031-And-yet-another-Bentivolio-fail
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?402322-Where-is-Kerry-Bentivolio-s-forum&p=4866652&viewfull=1#post4866652
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll089.xml


IMO he's probably just trying to do everything possible to prevent a primary in 2014.

Which is silly because they will primary him even if he is 100% in lockstep. The establishment doesn't really care about the issues, they just want one of their own to have the power.

If he never tried to be a Ron Paul delegate, we wouldn't be talking about him. He does deserve credit for his vote against the Sandy aid and CISPA, but he's going to have to do something really courageous before I send him any money again.