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>> I think your count is somewhat off. Is it “staunch(ly) conservative” to vote for maintaining MFN status with Red China, and to normalize trade with Vietnam? How about the statist move of countenancing “fast track” presidential trade authority? How about the extension of the “roving” warrantless wiretaps that the NSA was fond of abusing (a 2011 vote)? How about his pro-subsidy stance on agriculture? Never mind voting yes to confirm John Roberts? Furthermore, there is his liberal stances with respect to Iraq during the war, much of which have been debunked by ISIS/ISIL. <<

No, my count is correct. Roberts cast hundreds of votes each year. 90% of them are conservative, and you can check his ratings from various issue groups across the board to confirm that. 10% of his votes are not conservative, so he is going to vote the "wrong" way on dozens of bills each year. Compared to Republican Senators as a whole, he has one of the most conservative voting records and is far more conservative than the average Senator. Most conservatives in America are stuck with much worst Senators and would kill for a Senator like Roberts.

Obviously, his voting record is not perfect and there are numerous votes he has cast that I do not agree with. If you want perfect, run Jesus Christ for the Senate. In the meanwhile, I will take Roberts proven 90% conservative record over a guy whose only claim to fame is that he's distantly related to the marxist-in-chief.

Lots of liberal talking points there, especially the blasphemy against Christ. This country was founded by men whose slogan was “no king but King Jesus”. Looks like IL has rubbed off on you too much. Again, vote “percentage” is meaningless in the face of impact.

You are quite correct for this year. However, when you take a little longer view, a different picture emerges.

Using Freedom Works, we find that his rating for 2014 is 89%, pretty good. But, his lifetime average is 79%, not quite hall of fame numbers. Let’s look at his years in the league since 2005:

05 - 79%
06 - 67%
07 - 50%
08 - 57%
09 - 77%
10 - 91%
11 - 65%
12 - 54%
13 - 91%
14 - 89%

That’s one of the reason that I wasn’t buying what he was selling. More important, from my standpoint is his record as an absentee Senator who doesn’t live here and believes that taking care of the Agri Business and Aviation industry lobby equals taking care of constituents. He’s a second generation professional politician and that sort need to be viewed with considerable suspicion.

Now that he’s squeaked by with a resounding vote of confidence from 48% of Republican voters, he will no doubt roll on to reelection without much trouble. The question is what can we expect from Roberts in his next term. I predict that Kansas will see him less and that his conservative voting record will dip into the 50% range. What’s your prediction.