It’s always gratifying to see a candidate for public office actually keep his promises once elected. Bill Sali ran on a platform of fiscal restraint in 2006, and recently received an “A” rating from the National Taxpayers Union for his freshman year votes in 2007. Sali earned the NTU’s “Taxpayers’ Friend Award,” granted to less than 10% of members of the House of Representatives. The grade was based on a staggering 427 House roll call votes on issues that affect tax, spending, regulation, trade and debt burdens. Sali was ranked 26th (out of 435 Representatives) for voting to protect taxpayer interests 87% of the time, and was included among the NTU’s list of “Freshman House stars.” In comparison, senators and presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both received an “F,” for voting to protect taxpayer interests just 3% and 5% of the time respectively. Sen. McCain missed so many votes he didn’t qualify for a rating/Idaho Values Alliance. More here

Question: How important is the National Taxpayer Union ranking to you?

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