[RJL]

Still, some say conservatives' ire toward McCain has been exaggerated and that he has been unfairly painted as a moderate or liberal by the media or by those who simply don't like him.

The reports I've read say that McCain's 2006 ACU rating of 65 as the 5th most liberal Republican Senator.

The only thing being "unfairly painted" is when he paints himself as a conservative.

[darkangel82]

65 is about where I’d score if I was in Congress, but McCain isn’t as bad as Specter, Snowe or Collins, who regularly score in the 40s.