Rate your represenative to US Congress here (this time I will give you a 0)

[LynneSin]

Poll question: Rate your represenative to US Congress here (this time I will give you a 0)

Got such great responses from the governor one.

Mine is former Lt Governor John Carney, first time we had a democrat in the seat since Mike Castle opted to run for US Senate and was upset by the dingbat O'Donnell.

Carney won in a landslide but was expected since he was running against another crazy teabagger who upset the moderate Republican that might have given Carney a run for his money. Thank goodness for closed elections in Delaware. Democrats way outnumber the republicans but will vote for moderate republicans if offered (which is how Mike Castle would win for the past 3 decades of elections). But the lunatic teabaggers outnumber the sane republicans so in closed elections the crazies win making it easy for Dems to win in the general election.

I give Carney a 4 since he's still a bit moderate for my taste but doing good so far.

Post who your representative is and why they get the rating

[MineralMan]

1. My representative is Betty McCollum. She's terrific on all counts.

I wish everyone had her in Congress.

"McCollum received a 91% progressive rating from a self-described non-partisan group that provides a "searchable database of Congressional voting records from a Progressive perspective"<4> and scored a 13% conservative rating by the conservative group, SBE Council.<5>

Representative McCollum has supported the interests of Pro-Choice interest groups such as Planned Parenthood, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, and NARAL Pro-Choice America. <1> Most of these groups have the same main goals. One example would be the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association which aims to provide access to “family planning and reproductive health care services and to support reproductive freedom for all”. <2> She indicated on the 2002 National Political Awareness Test that she believed abortions should always be legally available, but only within the first trimester of pregnancy. <3>

The entire time Representative McCollum has been in office, she has supported gay civil rights. <4> The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. <5> They have continually approved of her voting record. <6> In one speech opposing the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, she stated, "Gay and lesbian Americans are citizens who must never be treated as second class citizens". <7>"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_McCollum

[azurnoir]

11. +1 n/t

[MineralMan]

12. She's da woman!

Nice person, too. I always enjoy talking to her.

[rbixby]

43. Keith Ellison here

Gotta love him too!

[PBS Poll-435]

2. A very easy choice. He is the devil's fluffer.

God bless Texas.

[Donnachaidh]

3. Gingrey -- a total scumbag. n/t

[joeybee12]

4. Mine is Joe Heck...I always ask, What the Heck is wrong with people voting this

bagger in?????

[NV Whino]

5. You mean the invisible Mike Thomas?

I gave him a 4. He generally votes in the right direction, and he isn't terrible.

[Zorra]

6. Less than zero. A teabagger.

:puke:

[daa]

7. My rep is" tea party Tom Dr. NO Price" its hard to do worse nt

[Brickbat]

8. Chip Cravaack. He represents my district, but he's not my rep.

[BobbyBoring]

9. Andy "where's my health care" Harris gets a big ZERO!

He's the first congress critter that has NEVER responded to one call or email from me. He's a Tea party douche bag and will be a one termer if I have anything to do with it. The Chesapeake Bay is dying a slow death and he wants to speed it up. Fuck Him!

[cali]

10. Peter Welch is a 5+. love the guy.

[panader0]

13. Gabriel Giffords

A 4. She would have been a five except for a few blue dog votes.

[Horse with no Name]

14. Ralph Hall. Need I say more or how I voted?

:puke:

[Waiting For Everyman]

15. 0 Roscoe Bartlett, MD's only Rethug and a do-nothing ancient TPer to boot

The Dems NEVER run a strong candidate against this guy - in office since 1993. He hasn't even gotten the main interstate through here widened in all that time, which goes from 3 lanes to 2 from the north, south, east, and west right at my city (in the middle of that), creating a disaster bottleneck traffic jam EVERY DAY.

He didn't even get stimulus funds for that. What a loser! He can't even do the earmark thing right.

It's a local joke that any candidate who is bright enough to say one word, "roads!", would get elected. That's probably true, too. Yet we never get a Dem bright enough to do that.

Pathetic.


(edit: not the only MD rethug, forgot Andy whats-his-name.)

[crazylikafox]

34. My sympathies. He was my rep for years 'til we finally got gerrymandered into a progressive district

[northoftheborder]

16. McCaul, Tex. He nearly always votes with the majority Repubs.

We have much worse in Texas. He's personable and friendly at least. Totally unresponsive to his constituents who are not his moneyed supporters.

[footinmouth]

17. My representative is NOBODY

so I will give him/her a 5. I was represented by the distinguished Christopher (I took my shirt off for Craig's List) Lee (R). Since he left his post in disgrace it's one less vote in the "R" column, and therefore he avoided the dreaded vote of zero.

[Vinca]

18. Charlie Bass, vile Republican creep.

[ecstatic]

19. The only time mine made news was when he asked if Guam would tip over and capsize

due to overpopulation. :eyes: Bring back McKinney!

[Bluenorthwest]

20. I give DeFazio a strong 5

And another 5 to his office staff.

[Spike89]

21. Pete Defazio, a great rep!

Sadly, I think the majority of representatives should be somewhat in the middle (they do represent both repugs and Dems after all). That isn't really the case any more, the repugs are only interested in serving those who contributed/supported them in the last election. The democrats have been a bit slow to toss aside their convictions and approach legislation the same way.

[LynneSin]

24. I have to agree with you on that. Politics is like a "He Said-She Said" fight

everyone has to take sides - there is no middle ground.

It's a shame we ended up like this.

[maddezmom]

22. Ted Poe

less than zero. Was on one of those townhall conf calls last night and it was unnerving to hear him and his constituents

[onestepforward]

23. Same here.

:puke:

[madamesilverspurs]

25. Cory Gardner (R - CO CD4)

Total skank. Bragged about original co-sponsorship of the proposed 'redefining rape' bill. Now he's proposing legislation to ease drilling permitting, says it will create thousands of jobs - in Alaska. Asswipe doesn't even know who his constituents are.


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[Modern_Matthew]

26. Hal Rogers is a ZERO! nt

[ebbie15644]

27. Tim Murphy

Need I say more!

[musette_sf]

28. Anna Eshoo, who is okay

but after 12 years of THE BEST, aka **Pete Stark**, no one else (yet) can measure up to that bar.

I deserved Pete, though, as I previously lived in Hot Tub Tom's district.

[FLAprogressive]

29. Vern "The Used Car Salesman" Buchanan, need I say more?

[Inchworm]

30. My Rep. is Virginia Foxx

enough said...

:banghead:

[Mnemosyne]

40. You have my sympathy. Our rep is Kelly, PA 3rd. Better than Phil English, but still a 0. n/t

[progressoid]

31. Steve King...

ZERO

[Rosie1223]

32. Freshman Teabagger. Yeah me!

:hi:

[crazylikafox]

33. Elijah Cummings... He's the best!

And I live in a right-wing conservative suburb, so it's fun to watch him do his thing & give heartburn to most of my neighbors.

[Beaverhausen]

35. Brad Sherman- a good progressive but not such an active one

[Jersey Devil]

36. Worst of the worst - Scott Garrett (R) NJ-5

I am in the only Democratic town in the district which stretches from the Hudson River (where I am near) in a narrow ribbon through towns that are so Republicans that Dems don't even run there to Delaware River cow country.

The next town to my south and most neighboring towns have one of the best - Steve Rothman (D) NJ-9. I am keeping my fingers crossed that my town is moved into the 5th (20 years ago we were in the 5th) after redistricting. Garrett is so far to the right I can hardly believe that anyone could be worse.

[fredamae]

37. Kurt Schrader: Thumbs down!

Tries to "pass" as a Dem...Listed with the "Blue Dog Coalition".
He does not speak for Me!

[Viking12]

38. Tom Petri (R, WI 6th) = 1

Votes in lock step with the Republican block 95% but but has done some good work on student financial aid.

[bvar22]

39. DINO...Mike Ross

Less than Zero.
I thought about giving him a point for at least claiming to be a Democrat,
but sanity returned.
"Centrists" (1/2 Republican) have destroyed the Party of FDR/LBJ.


"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will stand up for working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone


"By their works you will know them."

[Shiver]

41. Tammy Baldwin.

Emphasis on WIN! :toast:

[grntuscarora]

42. 0 - Bill Shuster (PA)

of the Shuster dynasty---holding power since 1973.

[LynneSin]

47. On the bright side he's almost slightly better than his corrupt dad

You got alot of dumbass voters out there in your district

Welcome to DU :hi: - we'll help you survive!

[Arkana]

44. I like my guy. John Olver's quiet and doesn't have his name on a lot of legislation

but he gets the job done and he represents the Mass 1st well. Plus, he's a Progressive Caucus member.

[BeeBee]

45. Lynn Woolsey...

I like Lynn. I'll give her a 5.

[mitchtv]

46. Mary Bono Mack; a one(R- Useless)

occaisonally gets one right

[Faygo Kid]

48. Chris Van Hollen. He's good. Too slick to get a 5, but he gets a 4.

I like the cut of his jib.

[w8liftinglady]

49. Smokey Joe Barton... Need I say more?

[Ignis]

50. I wish I could change my vote, after my rep's vote on the "People's Budget."

:grr: