The scores are in, and with the exception of a Democrat who served for just one month, the Democrat most ‘loyal’ to the Bush agenda in the last Congress was (former) Democratic Representative Nick Lampson:
One House Democrat, Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio, supported Bush 100 percent of the time — but she was only a member for about a month, sworn in on Nov. 19 to replace a member who died.
All other House Democrats gave Bush little support. The second-most supportive was Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Texas, at 39 percent. He was followed by Reps. Dan Boren, D-Okla., at 36 percent; Jim Marshall,, D-Ga., and Melissa Bean, D-Ill., at 33 percent; then Matheson at 32 percent.
The full scorecard is here. If you play with it, you’ll see that not counting Rep. Fudge, there were a total of 5 Democratic Representatives who voted to support the President’s position more than 30 percent of the time.
Never let it be said that I am a relentless partisan: I think it would be entirely appropriate for as many as 5 Republicans to vote with Barack Obama more than 30 percent of the time, and to have one who voted with him 39 percent of the time. After all, ruthlessly partisan intransigence on the part of the opposition party would probably lead to a failed presidency — particularly in time of war and recession.
And no one but the most naked partisan would want that.
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You can't call me that!
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 5:02PM EST (link)Naked partisan. Sometimes I wear clothes.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
TMI
Brian Faughnan (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 5:09PM EST (link)n/t
I'm glad
Crippy (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 5:19PM EST (link)you posted this. As I was reading the headlines on Drudge I say that al-qaeda is blaming Obama for the Israel situation. I finally agree. Nice post!
-Crippy’s World
With these Republican?
jimmuy8 (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 5:21PM EST (link)Shoot. We’d be lucky to get it as low as 50%.
I agree
wingsauce Thursday, January 8th at 8:12PM EST (link)It seems like we have more RINO’s than Repubs with a backbone.
Good Post!
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Obama will be radioactive
izoneguy (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 5:26PM EST (link)in a few months – he will start losing dem support as well.
Once the mask comes off it’s going to get ugly.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
obama don't tear down my country.
bobojake (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 6:16PM EST (link)My father was born in 1909 and his Dad homesteaded in Western Nebraska. Yes my Great Grand Dad lost the farm in the recession. Also my father got 10 cents a day to help harvest the sugar beets in the North Platte Valley. When Sugar Beet harvest was over all the hired men were let go except for 2 and my father was one of them. The two of them got room and board that winter to feed and take care of the cattle.
Obama don’t tell me there aren’t a hold lot of people in this nation that does know what went on in the 30″s. It time for you to get out your history book obama this is nothing. If ACORN housing scandel that you was a major player in and the Democrats Energy bill of 2 years wasn’t shoved down our throats the USA qwould be in great shape. We still are. Now obama standup up for America instead of trying to tear it down with your foney campaign propaganda. Obama you shove your 1st reaping bailout down our throats rushing it through so you could fly around in your big airplane. It didn’t help the working taxpayer. We don’t want a second dose of your reaping bailouts obama, chocolate coated or not. Go back to your drawing board and take reid and peloski and your pbackberry with you. period. I’m proud of my country.
With the House
BlueLandRed (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 7:17PM EST (link)ratio 256 to 178, it really doesn’t matter how anyone the GOP votes. The Dems are calling the shots.
In the Senate, the filibuster evens up the score a bit, but the Dems only have to bribe one RINO to flip each time they take a vote.
It’s going to be a long two years.
I'm a hyper partisan
DerKrieger (Diary) Thursday, January 8th at 8:43PM EST (link)and doubt I could find any issue I could vote on with the socialists on the Left side of the aisle. I would fight them every day and I would mock them and their ideas.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690