Barbara Boxer

[nascarblue]

Hey fellow D.U.'ers... Just thought I would pass on the report cards of Democrats so far this year...

For those who are keeping score, only Senator Boxer has a perfect score of 100%.

7 Passing grades of 80% , based on the Ohio vote rejection, the Rice and Gonzales nominations, the consumer protections and bankruptcy votes go to:

Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts, Carl Levin of Michigan, Richard Durbin of Illinois, Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Tom Harkin of Iowa.

12 Dems with failing grades of 60% are:

Robert Byrd (D-WV) Corzine (D-NJ) Dayton (D-MN) Dorgan (D-ND) Feingold (D-WI) Leahy (D-VT) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Reed (D-RI) Sarbanes (D-MD) Wyden (D-OR)

17 other Dems and the lone Independent now have failing scores of 40% are:

Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Cantwell (D-WA) Clinton (D-NY) Dodd (D-CT) Feinstein (D-CA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Stabenow (D-MI) Schumer (D-NY)

Those 5 Dems who now have a grade of 20% are:

Bingaman (D-NM) Carper (D-DE) Johnson (D-SD) Kohl (D-WI) Lincoln (D-AR)

3 Fake Democrats with grades of zero are:
Ken Salazar, Colorado, Ben Nelson, Nebraska, and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. --Jerry Politex, 02.11.05

http://www.bushwatch.net/bush.htm

[ProgressiveConn]

1. Gonna defend Feingold because I agree with him.

That unless it is the most extreme case the president should have relative freedom in picking his cabinet. I can also forgive new or electorally vulnerable Dems from standing with us on votes that could not be won. If Salazar or Obama feels they need have a conservative approach and wait on sticking his neck out than I can accept that. What I cant accept is Democrats having a higher approval rating from republicans than from democrats, where they are all but invulnerable electorally yet still don't stand up and fight Bush Co... Like Joe Lieberman. =)

Oh and I agree Boxer is awesome. She will be getting a campaign donation from me even though she is not at any risk and represents a constituency 3000 miles away. =)

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Obama at below 40%???!!!!???

But I thought he was supposed to be a cross between ML King and and Abe Lincoln. Sounds more like the love child of J Lieberman and one H. Clinton.

Ugh.

Seriously, the criteria on which the votes are based is unclear.

[nascarblue]

4. Yeah, I was a little surprised by Obama....

...but then again, he's a rookie. Salazar is also a rookie and is doing even worse. I wrote him a letter and let him know he's batting 0% even though I don't live in Colorado.

[Swamp Rat]

3. Kick ass Barbara Boxer!!!

:yourock:

[MsUSA]

5. Looks like we've got our 2008 candidate. I can't believe she's

the only one who has voted for our interests 100% of the time. Now how are we going to get her to run??

[FDU]

6. Go Boxer!

I wish they all had her backbone.