2003 ADA Ratings

[DaveinMD]

I wanted to post this so people can see that just about all the Democratic Senators are voting with us most of the time.

http://www.adaction.org/2003senatevr.htm

[DaveinMD]

1. I want people to look at this some more

Most of our Senators do a great job.

[Walt Starr]

2. Not applicable. This is 2003 data

It's now 2005. This data is outdated and does not apply to today.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. They Didn't Have Numbers Compiled For 04 Yet...

It would seem to be more logical to assume they are more or less the same than radically different...

Wouldn't you agree?

[Walt Starr]

4. No, I wouldn't agree

And 2005 is radically different, IMO.

[DaveinMD]

5. the fact is

these Senators have good records. I'm sure the 2004 records will reflect the same thing as will the 2005 records when the year is over. Its time to stop creating divisions where none exist.

[Walt Starr]

9. Nope, I will hold their feet to the fire

and donate to candaidates who run AGAINST traitors like Feinstein and Lieberman.

[DaveinMD]

10. so you are saying you will ignore the facts

and continue to create division where none exists.

[Walt Starr]

11. No, you're saying that

I'm saying I will hold their feet to the fire and try to defeat the ones I see as being divisive.

[DaveinMD]

12. nope

you are saying you are going to work to defeat Democrats with mostly progressive records. You are the one who is planting the seeds of division.

[Walt Starr]

15. Obsolete records!

2003 was two years ago. Lieberman sucks. Feinstein has sold out for a $600 million contract.

Boith deserve defeat and I will do whatever I can to see both defeated in teh primaries. They should lose their jobs!

Don't like it? TOO BAD IT'S MY CHOICE!

[DaveinMD]

16. I bet when the 2004 rankings come out

they will show the same thing. They won't be obsolete at all. You have the right to your own opinion, but you don't have the right to your own facts.

[Walt Starr]

23. It doesn't mean shit if the ratings don't reflect the votes that matter to

me.

And your precious ratings don't reflect these sorts of votes, so your preciouys ratings are meaningless to me and my opinion. The votes that matter to me are not taken into account br the raters, so the ratings are bullshit on their face.

[FightinNewDem]

27. Fine

When REAL Democrats overwhelmingly renominate both Joe and DiFi, I will have a good, hearty laugh at your expense.

[Cheswick2.0]

18. I think he is saying he will work to elect Democrats who will have better

progressive records.

Saying someone voted "with us" a certain percentage of the time is meaningless ehn the information is
1) old
2) not weighted to my particular values.

[DaveinMD]

19. ADA is a beacon of liberalism

their rating serve to point out which members are voting like progressives. I submit that the ratings stay consistent for most members over time. It is certainly weighted to liberal values.

[FightinNewDem]

26. What you mean is...

Divisive=Doesn't agree with my preconceived notion

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

6. No Lifetime Rating...

They should provide this -- lets you know if the score is a one-time abberation or a consistent measure.

[DaveinMD]

14. you can find the lifetime rating

but its not up to date.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

7. Chaffee at 65% is the highest-rated Republican

Actually higher than Breaux, Landrieu and Miller (not a surprise there). Followed closely by Snowe (55) and Collins (45) of Maine.

[DaveinMD]

13. not too surprising

Breaux was really bad. Miller wasn't really a Dem. Landrieu runs is a tough place for a Dem to win.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. Why does Rockefeller not run for president?

someone tell me.

[WI_DEM]

17. I'm impressed with Lieberman's 70% rating

It's the lowest among democrats in the northeast, but still higher than Chaffee (65%) a Republican from RI.

[DaveinMD]

20. key point

it points out that Lieberman should still be much better, but he's still better than any Republican.

[JaneQPublic]

21. John Edwards is at 65% -- lower than Lieberman? That's surprising (nt)

[DaveinMD]

22. that's a pretty good rating

considering the state he represented.

[ProgressiveConn]

25. Look at 2002.

It rates him higher than Dodd in 2002. Which is 100% insane.

You have to remember that you have to give in sometimes if you want to be a member of a party. Check out Jeffords records before and after he left the GOP. =)

[proudbluestater]

24. West Virginia and Michigan tie with the highest scores

100% and 95%.

Still a proudbluestater...