Interesting info. I am a bit surprised that Roberts isn’t more than one point more conservative than Brownback.
In fact, Cornyn suggested I just shut up about the Kenyan Usurper's Birth Certificate.
Awesome! I may need to contact this blogmaster - I’ve been thinking about ways to build up a conservative (not Republican) coalition that could be used to force the GOP to represent the will of conservatives, and which could direct conservative votes and money to conservative candidates (in the primaries, too).
That roster is kind of outdated.
I don’t have to look. Richard Lugar is my Republican Senator and he is the epitome of squishy.
The liberal Republicans were particularly vulnerable to being defeated for re-election (Stevens, Coleman (tentatively), Dole, and Smith) or deciding to retire (Martinez, Bond, Domenici, Voinovich, Warner, with Hutchison rumored to be planning her resignation). Domenici and Warner could have stayed in office as long as they wanted, but the other retirees were facing tough races. And, of course, Specter left the party because he knew he would lose otherwise.
Of the liberals on the list, only Grassley, Collins, Snowe, Cochran, and Wicker are likely to be Republican Senators in the next Congress.
Perhaps the NRSC should draw the conclusion that, even if you ignore principle and focus on survival, being a liberal isn’t a good political strategy.
Is that an old list? Dole is still on it.
RINO’s can recognize each other. It’s the scent.