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==Political Views==

==Political Views==

In March 2009, Voinovich was ranked number four on [[Human Events]]' top ten [[liberal]] Senate Republicans. <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018</ref> He supports [[gun control]], has voted against reducing the marriage penalty and against repealing the death tax. George Voinovich strongly opposed [[John Bolton]] as [[United Nations]] Ambassador, saying "I just did not feel comfortable." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/politics/19cnd-bolton.html?hp&ex=1113969600&en=f8772edeba476df8&ei=5094&partner=homepage</ref> In May 2005, he cried on the Senate floor, urging the Senate to vote against the confirmation of John Bolton. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF08KHwVjoo</ref> Voinovich later changed his position and said Bolton has done a "good job" as UN Ambassador.  

In March 2009, Voinovich was ranked number four on [[Human Events]]' top ten [[liberal]] Senate Republicans. <ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018</ref> He supports [[gun control]], has voted against reducing the marriage penalty and against repealing the death tax. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, George Voinovich strongly opposed [[John Bolton]] as [[United Nations]] Ambassador, saying "I just did not feel comfortable." <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/politics/19cnd-bolton.html?hp&ex=1113969600&en=f8772edeba476df8&ei=5094&partner=homepage</ref> In May 2005, he cried on the Senate floor, urging the Senate to vote against the confirmation of John Bolton. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF08KHwVjoo</ref> Voinovich later changed his position and said Bolton has done a "good job" as UN Ambassador.  

In July 2009, Voinovich attacked southern conservatives, saying to The Columbus Dispatch "we got too many [[Jim DeMint]]s and [[Tom Coburn]]s. It's the southerners, They get on TV and go 'errrr, errrrr. People hear them and say, 'These people, they're southerners. The party's being taken over by southerners. What they hell they got to do with Ohio?'" <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/vitter-defends-south-valu_n_247335.html</ref> Conservative [[Louisiana]] Senator [[David Vitter]] responded, "He's a moderate, really wishy-washy. I'm on the side of conservatives getting back to core conservative values."

In July 2009, Voinovich attacked southern conservatives, saying to The Columbus Dispatch "we got too many [[Jim DeMint]]s and [[Tom Coburn]]s. It's the southerners, They get on TV and go 'errrr, errrrr. People hear them and say, 'These people, they're southerners. The party's being taken over by southerners. What they hell they got to do with Ohio?'" <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/vitter-defends-south-valu_n_247335.html</ref> Conservative [[Louisiana]] Senator [[David Vitter]] responded, "He's a moderate, really wishy-washy. I'm on the side of conservatives getting back to core conservative values."