Obama and Biden, #1 and #3 most liberal senators

National Journal ^

[Delacon]

Isn't the VP pick supposed to balance out the ticket? Biden just loses out to Sheldon Whitehouse by one tenth of a point for the #2 spot to Obama. And Biden is supposed to bring foreign policy experience to the ticket when he is actually more liberal than obama. Way to win the middle Dems.

Senator...	...is more liberal than __% of the Senate on these issues:			Composite Score
Name Sort (alpha by surname)	Economic Sort	Social Sort	Foreign Sort	Liberal Sort
Obama, Barack, D-Ill.	94	94	92	95.5
Whitehouse, Sheldon, D-R.I.	94	88	94	94.3
Biden, Joseph, D-Del.	94	86	98	94.2
Sanders, Bernie, I-Vt.	90	88	98	93.7
Menendez, Robert, D-N.J.	94	92	85	92.8
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J.	94	94	79	91.7
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt.	90	88	85	90.2
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif.	88	87	93	89.8
Reid, Harry, D-Nev.	72	94	94	89.2
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis.	79	94	76	85.5
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa	79	76	94	85.2
Murray, Patty, D-Wash.	66	94	85	84.5
Durbin, Richard, D-Ill.	79	88	78	83.8
Reed, Jack, D-R.I.	94	84	68	83.5
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y.	89	78	79	83
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich.	72	85	85	82.8
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y.	87	77	83	82.8
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash.	63	92	84	80.5
Cardin, Ben, D-Md.	79	81	74	80.2
Kerry, John, D-Mass.	72	75	85	79.5
Klobuchar, Amy, D-Minn.	79	66	79	77.3
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis.	72	81	74	77.3
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn.	62	94	71	77
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md.	90	72	65	77
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore.	59	81	85	76.8
Levin, Carl, D-Mich.	79	79	65	76.5
Brown, Sherrod, D-Ohio	71	79	77	76.3
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass.	66	64	94	76.2
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii	66	70	79	73.3
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M.	77	70	68	72.7
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii	70	73	70	71.7
Casey, Bob, D-Pa.	90	63	57	71.2
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif.	77	61	73	71
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla.	79	73	52	69.8
Rockefeller, Jay, D-W.Va.	65	66	72	68.7
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va.	51	52	85	64.3
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark.	66	62	56	62.3
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind.	56	66	59	62.2
Tester, Jon, D-Mont.	60	57	65	61.7
Carper, Thomas, D-Del.	58	60	59	60.2
Webb, Jim, D-Va.	53	66	57	60.2
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo.	56	65	54	59.2
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D.	60	51	64	59
Lieberman, Joe, ID-Conn.	72	59	38	57.5
McCaskill, Claire, D-Mo.	51	58	59	57.3
Baucus, Max, D-Mont.	53	55	59	57.3
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D.	53	55	59	57.3
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark.	63	53	47	55
Landrieu, Mary, D-La.	49	54	54	53.2
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine	46	49	46	47.8
Collins, Susan, R-Maine	48	47	45	47.2
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore.	44	43	53	47.2
Nelson, Ben, D-Neb.	46	44	48	46.7
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa.	45	48	42	45.5
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn.	43	39	44	42.5
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind.	39	46	39	41.8
Voinovich, George, R-Ohio	41	42	41	41.8
Warner, John, R-Va.	37	38	40	38.8
Hagel, Chuck, R-Neb.	18	45	51	38.7
Stevens, Ted, R-Alaska	38	37	30	36
Murkowski, Lisa, R-Alaska	40	41	21	35.3
Sununu, John, R-N.H.	32	25	43	34
Hatch, Orrin, R-Utah	34	30	34	33.5
Martinez, Mel, R-Fla.	28	34	30	31.8
Gregg, Judd, R-N.H.	26	31	30	30.2
Domenici, Pete, R-N.M.	34	29	21	29.5
Bennett, Robert, R-Utah	16	33	27	26
Alexander, Lamar, R-Tenn.	30	16	28	25.5
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, R-Texas	28	26	16	24.8
Corker, Bob, R-Tenn.	32	0	34	24.2
Brownback, Sam, R-Kan.	0	32	36	23.5
Cochran, Thad, R-Miss.	21	24	21	23.3
Grassley, Charles, R-Iowa	42	17	7	22.8
Graham, Lindsey, R-S.C.	18	35	13	22.7
Shelby, Richard, R-Ala.	24	22	16	22
Dole, Elizabeth, R-N.C.	22	0	37	21.5
Craig, Larry, R-Idaho	23	36	0	21.2
Roberts, Pat, R-Kan.	25	14	16	19.7
Bond, Christopher (Kit), R-Mo.	30	17	0	17.7
Kyl, Jon, R-Ariz.	0	26	21	17.5
Lott, Trent, R-Miss. †	15	28	8	17.5
Thune, John, R-S.D.	36	0	9	17.3
Chambliss, Saxby, R-Ga.	14	9	21	16.5
Crapo, Mike, R-Idaho	12	22	9	15.5
Vitter, David, R-La.	20	9	14	15.5
Ensign, John, R-Nev.	11	9	21	15.5
Coburn, Tom, R-Okla.	13	20	9	15
Sessions, Jeff, R-Ala.	26	0	9	14.2
McConnell, Mitch, R-Ky.	3	0	30	13.5
Inhofe, James, R-Okla.	6	0	28	13.3
Isakson, Johnny, R-Ga.	7	9	16	12.5
Bunning, Jim, R-Ky.	5	21	0	10.2
Enzi, Michael, R-Wyo.	7	0	14	9.2
Cornyn, John, R-Texas	9	13	0	8.8
Burr, Richard, R-N.C.	0	17	0	7.8
Allard, Wayne, R-Colo.	3	14	0	7.5
DeMint, Jim, R-S.C.	10	0	0	6.2
McCain, John, R-Ariz.	*	40	*	*
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D.	*	*	49	*
Barrasso, John, R-Wyo.	*	0	16	*
Thomas, Craig, R-Wyo. †	*	*	*	*

^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.

[TomasUSMC]

Very Important info. Thanks it needs to be disseminated

[rfp1234]

[RogerD]

Wow. according to this report John McCain is one of the LEAST libieral out of in the entire senate. What are all the whack jobs around here going to say now?

I would refer any whack jobs and other Freepers to the note at the bottom of the list:

^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.

McCain is unrated because he's been on the campaign trail most of the year. My guess at his rating is that he's one of the most conservative on foreign policy, slightly more conservative than average on economic policy, and dead center on social policy. With McCain running against #1 and #3, I'm willing to tolerate his record.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

McCain is unrated because he's been on the campaign trail most of the year. My guess at his rating is that he's one of the most conservative on foreign policy, slightly more conservative than average on economic policy, and dead center on social policy. With McCain running against #1 and #3, I'm willing to tolerate his record.

^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.

I noticed that too, but my reaction was more along the lines of how Obama managed to be rated, seeing as how he too was running for his party's nomination for POTUS in 2007 . . .

The issue being, of course, that if you subtract the part of the time that Obama has been running for POTUS from his Senate experience, he has very little actual Senate experience. And, of course, no executive experience. At all. McCain at least reached the rank of admiral (tho he declined the appointment in order to enter politics), so he has some executive experience. Obama's "private sector" experience is as a professional complainer - "community organizer."

[jmaroneps37]

The rats needed to balance the ticket with a more conservative senator so they can win the South and Mid West. This is why they went down to Abortion Joe Biden-Biden.

[Arrowhead1952]

Well, that settles it. I guess we can expect Washington DC to vote for the (d) ticket this fall.

< /sarc>

[M-cubed]

and the prize for first (R)’s to show on that list....

The Rino Twins from Maine......Dumb and Dumber

[Museum Twenty]

Bump

[Grampa Dave]

It's Biden: So much for 'Hope and Change'

Double the Arrogance -- Double the Fun! It's Obama-BinBiden 2008

The rat's dream team of hate America and capitalism, the Islamofascist Narcissistic Liar and an Old White Honky Narcissistic Plagiarist/Liar $inator, the #1 and #3 Liberal voters in the $inate, or Karl Rove strikes again:

[Grampa Dave]

Snowedbami introduces Biden as the next president of the United States:
http://www.blogsforjohnmccain.com/obama-introduces-joe-biden-next-president-united-states-video-82308

More Great Utube stuff re the reality of the two losers.

During the Debate Forum, Senator Joe Biden says that he knows that Senator Barack Obama took an AIDS test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZzWYCxjdnY

Beyond the speeches, how much do you really know about Snowbami?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m89m0pC_bpY

He Is The One - Barack Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgTnPm_4dY&feature=iv

Just three hours after the Obama campaign sent out its text announcement, the McCain campaign rolled out its first ad this morning, using Senator Joe Biden’s own words during the primary season about Senator Barack Obama.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/mccain-rolls-out-new-ad-with-bidens-words/

Obama Picks Joe Biden for VP in secret meeting in a DC bar!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIXSqpFNf50

Joe Biden: The Next President is “Barack AMERICA!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTjlAd-GXM

[Delacon]

I am sure Bama went out his way to vote in the senate while he should have been campaigning for the very reason that he has so little a voting record. McCain didn’t have that problem.