John Ensign: Taxpayer Hero?

Senator John Ensign has been called a lotof things lately, but hero hasn't been one of them..until now, as an advocacy group has declared John Ensign their "Taxpayer Hero" for 2009.

John Ensign has been in the news lately for the scandal around his extramarital affair with a staff member, but the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste is lauding him for what they see as his efforts to lessen the tax burden on citizens, and looking out for taxpayers sby keeping government spending down, especially the "pork" that John McCain also railed against in his campaign. for more details see the article below:

John Ensign: Taxpayer Hero?
Forbes

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today honored Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) as a Taxpayer Hero for scoring 95 percent on its 2008 Congressional Ratings...Since 1989, CCAGW has tracked roll call votes to separate the taxpayer advocates in Congress from those who favor wasteful programs and pork-barrel spending...

John Ensign: Taxpayer Hero?