[calcowgirl]

People who claim to be conservative and *refuse* to vote for McCain need to realize that, although McCain has done some admittedly dumb things, he has an 82% lifetime conservative rating according to the American Conservative Union. They know a thing or two about conservatism.

McCains ACU Ratings--trending down, down, down:

   1994   100
   1995    88
   1996   100
   1997    88
   1998   100
   1999    77
   2000    81
   2001    68
   2002    78
   2003    75
   2004    72
   2005    80 
   2006    65

McCains ACU Ratings--trending down, down, down:

   1994   100
   1995    88
   1996   100
   1997    88
   1998   100
   1999    77
   2000    81
   2001    68
   2002    78
   2003    75
   2004    72
   2005    80 
   2006    65

[curiosity]

Nice graph! It's also very discouraging.

[RussP]

OK, so McCain is trending down at a 65% ACU conservative rating. Why don’t you take a look at Hillary or Osamabama’s ACU ratings? I guarantee you that even 65% looks darn good from there!