voting record scores of 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans - check it out

Below is a comparison of voting records of two Democratic members of the House, five Democratic Senators and two Republican Senators. These consist of scores based on interest group ratings. To find out how a specific interest group arrived at its score-go to the link below, click on interest groups and then click on the specific interest group.

First I listed the interest group ratings for Representative Steny Hoyer and Representative John Murtha because they are likely candidates for Majority Leader if the Democrats win a majority this November and Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker.

Then I contrasted five Democratic Senators; Sen. Lieberman because he is Sen. Lieberman. Then I listed Senators; Clinton, Bayh, Feingold and Kerry because they are likely candidates for the Democratic Party nomination in 2008.

Finally I listed two Republican senators; Allen and McCain because they are both considered to be likely nominees of the Republican Party in 2008

First is Peace Majority – a compilation of scores from a number of different peace groups – see website:

http://www.peacemajority.org/scorecard /

Representative John Murtha: Final Score: 34.0/121.0 votes=28%

Representative Steny Hoyer: Final Score: 44.0/120.0 votes=37%

Sen. Joseph Lieberman: Final Score: 15.0/62.0 votes=24%

Sen. Hillary Clinton: Final Score: 59.0/98.0 votes=60%

Sen. Evan Bayh: Final Score: 31.0/99.0 votes=31%

Sen. Russell Feingold: 75.0/99.0 votes=76%

Sen. John Kerry: Final Score: 41.0/70.0 votes=59%

Sen. George Allen: Final Score: 4.0/98.0 votes= 4%

Sen. John McCain: Final Score: 4.0/95.0 votes= 4%


Link for Peace Majority: http://www.peacemajority.org/scorecard /

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Below is courtesy of project vote smart - link:
(If you wish to see the latest scores for any member of the Senate or the House click on the link below and put the name in the search box then click on "interest groups")

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm


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2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004.

Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 100 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Peace Action 50 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 50 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Peace Action 56 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Peace Action 89 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Peace Action 33 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Peace Action 33 percent in 2005.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005._________________________________________________

2003-2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 44 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 80 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 83 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 78 percent in 2003-2004

2003-2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 56 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 89 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 22 percent in 2003-2004.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 75 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 95 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 80 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 95 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 5 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 10 percent in 2005
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 85 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 7 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 14 percent in 2005.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 86 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 86 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 7 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 14 percent in 2005
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the National Education Association 88 percent in 2003-2004.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Education Association 0 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the National Education Association 0 percent in 2005.
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2003-2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 17 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 75 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 13 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 25 percent in 2003-2004.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 82 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 94 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 94 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 0 percent in 2005..

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 6 percent in 2005
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2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 33 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 50 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 25 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 25 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 60 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 100 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 56 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 83 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 70 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 95 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 85 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 95 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 90 percent in 2005

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 5 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 45 percent in 2005.
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2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 53 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 15 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 33 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 100 percent in 2004.

2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 83 percent in 2004.
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2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 40 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 12 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 12 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 20 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 13 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 100 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 80 percent in 2005.

just started reading. i'll stop back

are more progressive than the Republicans on most issues.

k&r!

Thanks.

The first item in each group is the Peace Majority score.

Representative John Murtha: Final Score: 34.0/121.0 votes=28%
2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Peace Action 50 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 44 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 75 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 17 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.
2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 56 percent in 2005.
2004 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 53 percent in 2004.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 40 percent in 2005.

Representative Steny Hoyer: Final Score: 44.0/120.0 votes=37%
2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 50 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 80 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 95 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Murtha supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 86 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.
2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 33 percent in 2004.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 83 percent in 2005.
2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 15 percent in 2004.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 12 percent in 2005.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman: Final Score: 15.0/62.0 votes=24%
2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Peace Action 56 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2005
2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 83 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 80 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 85 percent in 2005.
2005 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the National Education Association 88 percent in 2003-2004.
2003-2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 82 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 50 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 70 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2005.

Sen. Hillary Clinton: Final Score: 59.0/98.0 votes=60%
Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Peace Action 89 percent in 2005
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 78 percent in 2003-2004
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 86 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 25 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 95 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 12 percent in 2005.

Sen. Evan Bayh: Final Score: 31.0/99.0 votes=31%
2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 56 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 95 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 75 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 94 percent in 2005
2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 25 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 85 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 33 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 20 percent in 2005.

Sen. Russell Feingold: 75.0/99.0 votes=76%
2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 100 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 89 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 93 percent in 2005
2005 Senator Bayh supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 88 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 94 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 60 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 90 percent in 2005
2004 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Feingold supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 13 percent in 2005.

Sen. John Kerry: Final Score: 41.0/70.0 votes=59%
2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 33 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Peace Action 78 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005
2003-2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 100 percent in 2005
2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 100 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 95 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Kerry supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2005.

Sen. George Allen: Final Score: 4.0/98.0 votes= 4%
2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Peace Action 33 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 0 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 5 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 7 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 7 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Education Association 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 13 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 0 percent in 2005..
2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 5 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 100 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 100 percent in 2005.

Sen. John McCain: Final Score: 4.0/95.0 votes= 4%
2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Peace Action 33 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 22 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Americans for Democratic Action 10 percent in 2005
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Peace Action 33 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 14 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 14 percent in 2005
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the National Education Association 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 25 percent in 2003-2004.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 6 percent in 2005
2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 45 percent in 2005.
2004 Senator McCain supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 83 percent in 2004.
2005 Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 80 percent in 2005.

Some scores are for conservative interests!
For example:
2004 xxxx supported the interests of the Christian Coalition xx percent in 2004.
2005 xxxx supported the interests of the American Conservative Union xx percent in 2005.

Representative Murtha supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 40 percent in 2005.
Senator Lieberman supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 8 percent in 2005.

is concerned. Of course Mr. Murtha came out strongly against the war. But then again so did Pat Buchanan. Although I wouldn't want to compare those two.

Mr. Murtha has excellent scores on labor and education. But overall he seems fairly conservative for a Democrat and certainly more conservative than Sen. Lieberman on most issues.

I was struck by George Allen's '0' percent support for concerns of the National Education Association in 2005.

Is that guy a clueless yahoo, or what?

Most Americans list Education as one of their high imperatives in public policy questions. And George "Cement-Head" Allen scores a '0' percent in support of that concern.

Sheesh.

votes each senator cast. Those other votes are relevant, too.

http://www.peacemajority.org/ratings.htm
We include legislation in three broad areas: 1) votes to authorize and fund war, and to support its conduct; 2) votes for excessive investment in preparations for war; and 3) votes for strengthening global peace institutions.

The PeaceMajority Report focuses solely on issues of war and peace. We work with people across the whole range of the political spectrum.

Therefore, our scorecard ratings do not include legislation that focuses mainly on social, economic, cultural, or other such political issues.

We realize that many progressives believe these issues are interdependent.

We also understand that many conservatives believe there are other ways to address these issues, while sharing a commitment to peace.

Our goal is to form a new majority for peace as the key to our security. It will take people of many different political views to bring this about.

These scorecards do not represent an endorsement of any political parties or their candidates, and are offered for information purposes only.

For one thing, only votes that actually make it to the floor can be counted. With a very conservative congress we are not going to see very much sweeping liberal/progressive legislation get that far.

Also some votes are a lot more telling than other votes. For instance; Senator Clinton has a Peace Majority score of 60% while Representative Murtha has a Peace Majority score of 28%- even though Representative Murtha has spoken out strongly against the Iraq war, something Senator Clinton has not really done, yet anyway.

This scoring does not necessarily give a full picture of a representative's or senator's core philosophy. But it gives a snapshot. One has to dig deeper to get a clearer picture. Nonetheless its a good snapshot.

http://action.citizen.org/dia/organizations/publiccitizen/scorecard/

It includes measures such as good government, environment, health care.

One thing I don't like about the Peace Majority scorecard is that they seem to think any vote for any military budget, ever, is bad - that attitude doesn't consider the efforts that went into improving a bill that will pass sooner or later anyway.

But then if they think that the US doesn't need a military at all :eyes: that would explain their approach.

More of this sort of thing needs to be presented in just such a fashion. So many folks, for understandable reasons, don't dig through the more esoteric charts.
One of the most important activities we must undertake is the education of voters, to avoid the uninformed, emotional,visceral voting that seems to characterize the radical right wing and an unfortunately high percentage of the more progressive majority.

This is the information that cuts to the chase, tells a real story and is very informative...IF it could be condensed into flyer form...it could also be a very effective vehicle to give voters hard facts, regarding the people they might want to elect....I know I found the information very interesting...and some of it, even a little surprising...
windbreeze

bookmarked and recommended.

I was surprised at Clinton and Lieberman's voting record - both because they were higher than I would have thought. Very interesting.

Thanks for compiling and posting.

I don't know how they calculate their numbers or what they take into account.

For example, Lieberman voted for cloture on Alito, knowing he would be confirmed, but then against him. In my mind, he voted FOR Alito. Does the rating say he voted against Alito? Probably.

Also, are the votes weighted by importance?

if you go to vote smart..then click on on "interest groups" -- then click on the specific interest group you are interested in -- they will explain their specific method.

It does not give the full picture in every respect. but it gives a snapshot and broad overview. If for instance a person has a score of 80% to 100 % from the AFL-CIO it is a fair gas that they are friendly toward unions. If their score is 50% or less probable that they are not.

Still while you are there checking out vote smart - you have resources to dig deeper.

Thank you for all that effort. I appreciate organizational skills like yours very much!

TC

Some of the items listed give high scores for casting progressive votes. Others give high scores for casting conservative votes.

Where Murtha scores 28% and McCain 4%.

Murtha more "progressive," right?

Initially I thought that first set of stats was a compilation of all that follow. But upon looking a little closer, I believe it is simply the stats for one group - peacemajority.org. I tried to verify but couldn't get the link to work.

But I believe you're right... for the first set, higher is more progressive. But I don't think that first set is a compilation of all the scores.

Edited to add: The first set can be accessed by going here:
http://www.peacemajority.org/ and clicking on "ratings" toward the top. It is comprised almost exclusively of military related votes since 12/2001.

and it's not just anti-this-war, it's anti-all-war.

link:

http://www.peacemajority.org/scorecard/scorecard.jsp?person_legislator_ID=242

Roll Call Date Roll Call Result Vote Desired Outcome Score

Increase Nuclear Threat Reduction Funding May 24, 2006 Agreed to Aye Pass

Rejecting Palestinian Democracy May 23, 2006 Passed Yea Fail

Another Bloated Military Budget May 11, 2006 Passed Aye Fail

Cut "Star Wars" Funding May 11, 2006 Failed Aye Pass

Another Blank Check for Iraq War March 16, 2006 Passed Yea Fail

Increase U.N. Peacekeeping Funds March 16, 2006 Agreed to Aye Pass

Force Recruiters On Campus March 14, 2006 Passed Yea Fail

Another Excessive Military Appropriation December 19, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Another Excessive Military Budget December 19, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Commitment to "Victory" in Iraq December 16, 2005 Passed Nay Fail

Require Reports On Secret Prisons December 16, 2005 Passed Yea Pass

Patriot Act Extension December 14, 2005 Passed Nay Fail

Supress Iraq War Inquiry November 03, 2005 Passed Nay Fail

Reaffirms "Global War On Terrorism" September 08, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Patriot Act Renewal July 21, 2005 Passed No Fail

Unilateral Foreign Relations July 20, 2005 Passed Aye Fail

Staying In Iraq July 20, 2005 Agreed to No Fail

Keep Guantanamo Prisons July 20, 2005 Agreed to No Fail

More Bias Against Palestine July 20, 2005 Agreed to Aye Fail

No Nukes In Space July 20, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

Anti-UN Maneuver July 19, 2005 Agreed to No Fail

End Cuba Trade Embargo June 30, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

Free Educational Travel To Cuba June 30, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

Free Family Travel To Cuba June 30, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

No Spreading Of War Without New Vote June 20, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

No Funds For Spreading War Into Uzbekistan June 20, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

Bill To Further Cripple UN June 17, 2005 Passed No Fail

Withhold More UN Dues June 17, 2005 Failed No Fail

Punish Votes Against US In UN June 17, 2005 Failed No Fail

Arbitrary Limits On UN Dues June 17, 2005 Agreed to No Fail

Ban Funds For Torture June 16, 2005 Agreed to Aye Pass

Stop All Payments To UN June 16, 2005 Failed No Fail

Limit Patriot Act To Protect Library & Book Sale Records June 15, 2005 Agreed to Aye Pass

Free Humanitarian Gifts For Cubans June 15, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

50% Cut in UN Funds June 15, 2005 Failed No Fail

Another Excessive Military Budget May 25, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Exit Plan From Iraq May 25, 2005 Failed Aye Pass

Force ROTC On Colleges May 25, 2005 Agreed to No Fail

Another Blank Check for Iraq War March 16, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Declaration Against Torture March 16, 2005 Agreed to Aye Pass

No Supplemental Funds for Iraq Embassy March 15, 2005 Agreed to Aye Pass

Expression of continued moral support for Iraq war February 02, 2005 Passed Yea Fail

Force college campuses to allow military recruiters February 02, 2005 Passed Nay Fail

Stop funding of Cuba embargo September 22, 2004 Failed Aye Pass

Resolution praising Iraq war and linking it to the War on Terror. September 09, 2004 Passed Yea Fail

Military budget, including funds for Iraq war, "star wars" program, and new nuclear weapons May 20, 2004 Passed Aye Fail

Call to investigate U.S. torture in Iraq and War on Terror May 20, 2004 Failed Aye Pass

Transfer funds from new nuclear weapons research to intelligence. May 20, 2004 Failed Aye Pass

Iraq War $87.5 Billion Funding October 17, 2003 Passed Nay Fail

To ban Halliburton "sweetheart deals" by competitive bidding on Iraq oil projects October 17, 2003 Agreed to Aye Pass

To disallow transfer of construction funds from Iraq war to the War on Terror October 16, 2003 Failed Aye Pass

To disallow the discretionary transfer of Iraq/Afghan war funds between accounts October 16, 2003 Failed Aye Pass

Cap on U.S. dues to UN, despite treaty July 15, 2003 Failed No Fail

Ban on U.S. paying dues to UN July 15, 2003 Failed No Fail

Call for study of U.S. intelligence sharing with UN inspectors prior to Iraq war June 26, 2003 Failed Aye Pass

Transfer defense research funds away from new nuclear weapons May 22, 2003 Failed Aye Pass

First Supplemental Funding for Iraq War April 03, 2003 Passed Yea Fail

Iraq War Authorization October 10, 2002 Passed Nay Fail

Call for UN inspections/negotiations to avoid Iraq war October 10, 2002 Failed Yea Pass

Funding for War on Terror July 24, 2002 Passed Yea Fail

Cut funding for missile silos June 27, 2002 Failed Aye Pass

Military budget, including support for global arms trade May 24, 2002 Passed Nay Fail

Funding for missile defense system May 10, 2002 Passed No Fail

Block funds for new nuclear weapons May 10, 2002 Failed Aye Pass
Opposing support for International Criminal Court May 10, 2002 Agreed to No Fail

Block funding for "star wars" program May 09, 2002 Failed Aye Pass

Repeal ban on new nuclear weapons May 09, 2002 Agreed to Aye Fail

Block funding for new nuclear weapons May 09, 2002 Failed Aye Pass

Resolution supporting Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories May 02, 2002 Passed Present Fail N/A

the whole story...example...lieberman voted against a filibuster of the bankruptcy bill along with other Dino's knowing that was the only way to stop this bill worthy of a charles dickins novel dead in its tracks...then was able to vote against it when his vote would be noticed for the records and his percentages, but mean nothing, so the bill could pass and he could come out smelling like a rose...this is his and other dino's modus operendi....they are the gop's ace in the hole...to complement the other 4 aces they hold and the two up their sleeve.

Bush would not have his agenda he wanted without the help of those Democrats. He has it, and he got it with our help.

Some have had the courage to say they were wrong on Iraq, some have not.

Murtha has taken a beating for speaking out, even from his own party. Hoyer and Rahm bashed him for it.

But I admire him, conservative or not, because he is speaking out on things that are wrong.

That is what makes the difference.

are you really standing UP against the fierce tide
that is a very important measure in these times

for this particular topic i very much appreciate murthas actions and words
he is angry and hurt and he will not stand by while people are killed and suffering for completely groundless despicable reasons
and he is one of the very few calling out those who need calling out and trying to stop this madness

in war he knows of what he speaks and for that i applaud jack murtha

I'm glad that there are conservative Democrats speaking out on matters that some more liberal Democrats are timid about.

The conclusion I draw from this is that the best way to make America a better place really is to hold one's nose and try and get as many candidates with "D" after their names into power as possible, even if you think they're just "DINO"s.

That said, that was the position I held beforehand, and confirming an opinion is always easier than overturning it.

10 members of the Progressive Caucus would become chairmen of committees

John Conyers becomes Chairman of the Judiciary Committee

Even a vote for a conservative Dem is a vote for Conyers and the 10

https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute

You can post all of the statistics you want, but that isn't going to change.

50 per cent in 2004"

This is a higher score than for Clinton, Bayh, Hoyer and Murtha. I raise it because there are several people who have criticized Lieberman for allegedly being overly sympathetic to Israel when the reality is that Senator Lieberman has ALWAYS adopted a balanced and even handed approach to I/P issues and indeed on most issues relating to the Middle East. While I vehemently disagree with Senator Lieberman's position on Iraq, I think he deserves more credit than is given to him

There issues really do not cover the Israel/Palestine conflict or other issues of foreign policy. They concentrate pretty much exlusively on domestic civil rights issues affecting Arab Americans. This is there website: http://www.aaiusa.org/

For a view from that prospective regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict -there is this group listed on vote smart (score range between -10 and + 10)- link:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=003519M

U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
there own website: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/

PA U.S. House 12 John P. 'Jack' Murtha Democrat -2

MD U.S. House 5 Steny H. Hoyer Democrat -6

CT U.S. Senate Jr Joseph I. Lieberman Democrat -5

NY U.S. Senate Jr Hillary Rodham Clinton Democrat -4

IN U.S. Senate Jr Evan Bayh Democrat -4

WI U.S. Senate Jr Russell D. Feingold Democrat -4

MA U.S. Senate Jr John Forbes Kerry Democrat -3

VA U.S. Senate Jr George Felix Allen Republican -4

AZ U.S. Senate Sr John S. McCain Republican -3
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So who did score +1 or greater?? -- here are a few:

CA U.S. House 6 Lynn C. Woolsey Democrat +6

CA U.S. House 9 Barbara J. Lee Democrat +8

CA U.S. House 17 Sam Farr Democrat +2

CA U.S. House 35 Maxine Waters Democrat +6

IL U.S. House 2 Jesse Louis Jackson Democrat +3

MI U.S. House 13 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democrat +7

MI U.S. House 14 John Conyers Democrat +7

MI U.S. House 15 John D. Dingell Democrat +10

OH U.S. House 10 Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat +8

RI U.S. Senate Jr Lincoln D. Chafee Republican +2

TX U.S. House 14 Ronald E. 'Ron' Paul Republican +7

VA U.S. House 8 James P. Moran Democrat +5

VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick J. Leahy Democrat +2

VT U.S. Senate Jr James Merrill 'Jim' Jeffords Independent +4

VT U.S. House At-Large Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders Independent +3

WV U.S. Senate Sr Robert C. Byrd Democrat +3

link to full list:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=003519M

link to the organization's website:

http://www.endtheoccupation.org/