McCain Rated As America’s WORST Senator For Children

[kpete]

McCain Rated As America’s Worst Senator For Children

Today, the Children’s Defense Fund Action Council released its 2007 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard. CDF reports some positive news, particularly that average scores for members of Congress “improved from the previous three years with more Members scoring 100 percent than in 2004, 2005 or 2006.”

Many, however, did not fare so well. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) received a 10 percent rating — the worst in the U.S. Senate.

CDF ranked members on 10 votes affecting children:

1. Increase minimum wage (H.R. 2)
2. Increase funding for children with disabilities (S. Con. Res. 21)
3. Protect children from unsafe medications (S. 1082)
4. 2008 Budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)
5. SCHIP Reauthorization (H.R. 976)
6. College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669)
7. SCHIP (H.R. 976 - motion to concur)
8. DREAM Act (S. 2205)
9. Funding child health and education (H.R. 3043)
10. Improving Head Start programs (H.R. 1429)

McCain has missed 57 percent of Senate votes this session, being absent or voting “present” for 8 out of 10 children-related votes. McCain voted “yes” to increase the minimum wage; his only other vote was voting “no” on SCHIP reauthorization on Aug. 2, 2007:



McCain’s CDF score has steadily declined over the years. In 2004, he received a 38 percent; in 2005, 22 percent; in 2006, 10 percent.

more at:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/27/mccain-children/
http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/2007_Scorecard.pdf?docID=6401

[Bicoastal]

1. "Rotten little punks...

...let 'em eat Ketchup."

[Bicoastal]

2. BTW, does anyone else notice ALL the "Worst Senators For Children" are GOP?

...and ALL the "Best Senators For Children" are Democrats?

:woohoo::patriot:

[mcg]

9. The House is the same way. n/t

[Zorra]

10. The honest to god truth is, I knew that without even looking.

Republicans are dangerous not only to little babies, but to all life as well.

[Metta]

3. He also voted against 125 of the 130 measures that affect women's health.

His head really is up his ass. Happy karma, John.

[Ashford Dunwoody]

4. shocking

Sen. McCain doesn't have any children of his own does he? Just manufactured a family in a stepford basement I think.

[sam sarrha]

5. that is why he's nominated for dishing out hell an rancid to the poor, children an our injured vets

[ruiner4u]

6. whats Obama's rating? And Clintons?

im too lazy to look... ill let the crack team of DU fact checkers look it up for me


Then ill let the Hillay wing of DU argue agenst Obama's rating...

And then I will just laugh quietly to myself

[varelse]

7. Thank you for more ammunition

for the coming battle against "ambivalence*" toward the Democratic nominee :P










*NOTE: My battle will be waged not against ambivalent people, just against the attitude itself. Don't look to me for personal attacks against those 'on the fence'... cause I've been there myself.

[KoKo]

8. Folks don't care about that...they care about him keeping us SAFE..for 10,000 years

from "them al Qaeda in Iraq that we are killin'"

[troubleinwinter]

11. "Thanks for the question, you little jerk." John McCain to a high school student 9/07

You have to wonder about the attitude a candidate has toward our nation's high school students, as he would apparently draft them into his 100 year war next year.

[libnnc]

12. kick

for the truth

:kick:

[polticalpout]

13. But Children are the future...

members of the U.S. Iraqi freedom force! We need our children nand children's children and children's children's children for the 100 year war in Iraq, damn it!

[Vinca]

14. The campaign commercials are writing themselves. nt

[4_TN_TITANS]

17. You got that right....

Just that episode where he called the kid a little jerk will be priceless soon enough. That's some powder worth keeping dry until about August - then BOOM.

[PA Democrat]

15. Not a single "R" among the best and not a single "D" among the worst.

Now which party is it that claims to have the monopoly on "family values"????

Republicans are lying hypocrites.

[Smith_3]

16. Why do Republicans hate children??

:shrug: