[lbo-talk] libr00ls hold u.s. hostage

snit snat snitilicious at tampabay.rr.com
Sun Jul 11 08:11:20 PDT 2004


heh. This is from another list. Evidence that the u.s. is held hostage by libr00ls:

<quote> Those feigning a difference between Republicans (Rs) and Democrats (Ds) might find the grading efforts of the New American (12 July 2004) entitled Conservative Index

http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/2004/07-12-2004/108-3.pdf

It is well past time to consider ACTION instead of empty rhetoric when considering the Parties of Democrat and Republican.

According to The New American:

The Conservative Index rates congressmen based

on their adherence to constitutional principles

of limited government, to fiscal responsibility,

to national sovereignty, and to a traditional

foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements.

Preserving our Constitution, the freedoms it

guarantees, and the moral bedrock on which it

is based is what the word 'conservatism' once

meant -- and how it is being applied here.

To learn how any representative or senator voted

on the key measures described herein, look him up

in the tables on pages 26-31. The scores are

derived by dividing a congressman's conservative

votes (pluses) by the total number he cast

(pluses and minuses) and multiplying by 100.

(A "?" indicates that a congressman did not vote,

and a "P" indicates that he voted 'Present'. If

a congressman cast fewer than five votes in this

index, a score is not assigned.

The average House score for this index is 46%; the

average Senate score is 41 percent. Representative

Ron Paul (R-Texas) had the top score for the House

at 100 percent. Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.) had the

highest score in the Senate at 80 percent.

We encourage readers to examine how their own

congressman voted on each of the 10 key measures

in this index as well as overall. Our first index

for the 108th Congress (votes 1-10) appeared in our

July 14, 2003 issue, and our second index (votes

11-20) appeared in our December 29, 2003 issue.

We also encourage readers to commend legislators for

their conservative votes and to urge improvement

where needed. For congressional contact information

go to www.thenewamerican.com/congress/.

[I lumped those 'calling' themselves 'Independent' as Democrats ... splitting the Survey into Ds and Rs]

108th Congress HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Republicans 40.6123% 'Conservative' ... OR ... 59.3877% 'Liberal' Grades A -- 1, B -- 3, C -- 3, D -- 8, F -- 212 F of less than 50% ... 184 (or 81%)

Democrats 40.4175% 'Conservative' ... OR ... 59.5825% 'Liberal' Grades A -- 0, B -- 0, C -- 0, D -- 3, F -- 203 F of less than 50% ... 180 (or 87%)

Democrats plus Republicans 40.5196% Conservative ... OR ... 59.4804% 'Liberal' A -- 1, B -- 3, C -- 3, D -- 11, F -- 415 F of less than 50% ... 364 (or 84%)

US SENATE

Republicans 46.0196% 'Conservative' ... OR ... 53.9804% 'Liberal' Grades A -- 0, B -- 0, C -- 0, D -- 2, F -- 49 F of less than 50% ... 32 (or 63%)

Democrats 33.8163% 'Conservative' ... OR ... 66.1837% 'Liberal' Grades A -- 0, B -- 0, C -- 0, D -- 0, F -- 49 F of less than 50% ... 48 (or 98%)

Democrats plus Republicans 40.04% Conservative ... OR ... 59.96% 'Liberal' A -- 0, B -- 0, C -- 0, D -- 2, F -- 98 F of less than 50% ... 80 (or 80%)

In the House, Republicans are voting 60% in FAVOR of 'Liberal' policies ... right along with their Democrat opposition. Where's the difference?

84% of Rs and Ds in the House had a Failure Grade of LESS than 50%. Where's the difference?

The Senate is not much different ... with Republicans voting 54% in FAVOR of 'Liberal' policies. Where's the difference?

80% of Rs and Ds in the Senate had a Failure Grade of LESS than 50%. Where's the difference?

One can only GUESS what rating the Republican President might attain -- not having vetoed a single legislative effort.

What a sad state of affairs.

<name redacted>

</quote>

"We're in a fucking stagmire."

--Little Carmine, 'The Sopranos'



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