Posted on 11/13/2006 12:44:33 PM PST by Dane
ACU Releases 2005 Congressional Ratings
ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, today released its 2005 “Rating of Congress,” the definitive conservative assessment of the federal legislative branch.
ACU has rated every member of the House and Senate since 1971, making the latest guide its 35th edition. The purpose of the “Rating” is to inform the public, in as unbiased a method as possible, exactly where individual senators and congressmen stand on the ideological spectrum.
“In the House, 38 Republicans scored a perfect 100% conservative rating in 2005, including newly elected House Majority Leader John Boehner (OH), Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Pence (IN), and Speaker Dennis Hastert (IL),” said ACU Chairman David A. Keene. “This is down from 48 members scoring a perfect 100% rating in 2004, indicating the greater difficulty of holding the ideological line given the pressures to unify around the previous GOP leadership. Yet, both years represented more conservatism than in 2003, when only two Congressmen received perfect scores.”
Keene continued, “In the Senate, 12 GOP Senators received a perfect 100% conservative rating in 2005, compared to eight in 2004, and none in 2003.”
The “Rating” encompasses three categories: economic and budget matters; social and cultural issues, and defense and foreign policy. Within these categories, ACU selects 25 votes based on the following question: does the vote reflect a clear ideological principle?
Ratings from 1971 through 2005 are available at www.acuratings.org.
Senate Best of the Best (100%) George Allen (R-VA) Sam Brownback (R-KS) Conrad Burns (R-MT) Tom Coburn (R-OK) Mike Crapo (R-ID) John Ensign (R-NV)
James Inhofe (R-OK) Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Mel Martinez (R-FL) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Mel voted for the Kennedy-Reid-McCain amnesty. That says it all.
To be expected, I guess. My less than enthusiastic reaction was based on how relatively colorless he is, but maybe that won't matter.
He still has the same rating by the ACU as Tom Tancredo.
Yeah, and all you Jersey haters can pipe down! Check out my man, Scott Garrett, who by the way was never in danger of losing his seat this time around.
Scott Garrett (R-NJ) House Best of the Best (100%)
Nuthin but race cards in your deck.
LOL! I ain't the one who went off half-cocked without checking Mr. Martinez's conservative credentials.
Good post. He's plenty conservative. That isn't the problem.
The problem is Martinez is he's dull, and not terribly telegenic. We need someone who can represent us well on all those TV shows.
If you want to see my first comment on Martinez, read this sentence.
I didn't see any of that. My beef would be that I wish they'd asked someone younger. We need youth and lots of energy.
Sometimes -- not always -- but sometimes, you make Jesse Jackson sound like a moderate. And, btw, Hispanic should be capitalized. Respect!
The new face of the GOP will be pushing amnesty. Good luck.
The new face of the GOP will be pushing amnesty. Good luck.
His ACU rating is high. Does he support amnesty?
Uh his ACU rating is the same as Tom Tancredo's, and BTW, you stay at home conservatives are going to get amnesty anyway, becuase with your staying at home ypou handed the House to nancy pelosi, so don't b!tch at me, I have a clear conscience. I voted a straight GOP ticket and did not aid in in nancy pelosi's ascending to the Speakership, as you did.
"The problem is Martinez is he's dull, and not terribly telegenic. We need someone who can represent us well on all those TV shows." This is it in a nutshell. Steele would have been much better.....and he WANTED the job!
You're a troll. Next.
How do you know that Mr. Steele didn't turn down the job offer.
How do you know what I did. I happened to vote GOP to help keep one of our 50 states RED. What state did you help keep red?
LOL! Gawain, did someone bring reality into your marijuana induced haze.
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