“””For the 2010 ratings, National Journal examined all of the roll-call votes in Congress last year—664 in the House and 299 in the Senate—and identified the ones that show ideological distinctions between members. Many votes did not make the cut—those that involve noncontroversial issues or that fall along regional lines, for instance. Just under 100 votes in each chamber were selected and were categorized as economic, foreign, or social.”””
A couple of reasons for this anomaly regarding McCain’s new-found conservativeness.
1. Only 100 votes made the cut.
2. There were a lot of “party-line” votes in 2010.
Now that the Senate is a 50/50 organization, I believe we can expect to see Juan McCain seeking across the aisle to suck up one of the Democrats.
Like nothing has changed. He views statesmanship as compromise, especially involving fundamental principles. A discipline learned well at the Hanoi Hilton.