Ranking Of Senators' Progressiveness

From ProgressivePunch.com

1 96.88 Reed, Jack D RI
2 96.86 Sarbanes, Paul D MD
3 95.55 Kennedy, Edward D MA
4 95.27 Boxer, Barbara D CA
5 94.39 Corzine, Jon D NJ
6 94.23 Durbin, Richard D IL
7 93.04 Levin, Carl D MI
8 92.03 Lautenberg, Frank D NJ
9 91.71 Clinton, Hillary D NY
10 91.40 Stabenow, Debbie D MI
11 91.09 Akaka, Daniel D HI
12 90.92 Harkin, Tom D IA
13 90.74 Dayton, Mark D MN
14T 90.58 Leahy, Patrick D VT
14T 90.58 Schumer, Charles D NY
16 90.51 Obama, Barack D IL
17 90.15 Murray, Patty D WA
18 89.64 Mikulski, Barbara D MD
19 89.16 Feingold, Russell D WI
20 88.45 Cantwell, Maria D WA
21 87.65 Wyden, Ron D OR
22 87.18 Rockefeller, John D WV
23 86.84 Dodd, Christopher D CT
24 85.91 Kerry, John D MA
25 84.52 Biden, Joseph D DE
26 83.80 Feinstein, Dianne D CA
27 83.54 Dorgan, Byron D ND
28 82.65 Nelson, Bill D FL
29 82.50 Johnson, Tim D SD
30 81.64 Inouye, Daniel D HI
31 81.53 Kohl, Herb D WI
32 81.20 Bingaman, Jeff D NM
33 80.90 Reid, Harry D NV
34 79.53 Conrad, Kent D ND
35 78.89 Bayh, Evan D IN
36 78.38 Byrd, Robert D WV
37 76.68 Pryor, Mark D AR
38 75.77 Lieberman, Joseph D CT
39 75.47 Salazar, Ken D CO
40 74.60 Landrieu, Mary D LA
41 74.50 Carper, Thomas D DE
42 73.72 Lincoln, Blanche D AR
43 72.37 Baucus, Max D MT
44 56.25 Jeffords, James I VT
45 49.37 Nelson, Ben D NE
46 41.23 Chafee, Lincoln R RI
47 35.17 Specter, Arlen R PA
48 31.69 Snowe, Olympia R ME
49 29.98 Collins, Susan R ME
50 16.39 Shelby, Richard R AL
51 14.66 DeWine, Mike R OH
52 13.97 Smith, Gordon R OR
53 13.61 McCain, John R AZ
54 11.90 Stevens, Ted R AK
55 11.76 Warner, John R VA
56 11.54 Thune, John R SD
57 10.92 Voinovich, George R OH
58 10.20 Lugar, Richard R IN
59 10.15 Coleman, Norm R MN
60 9.45 Domenici, Pete R NM
61 8.87 Ensign, John R NV
62 8.86 Martinez, Mel R FL
63 8.80 Gregg, Judd R NH
64 8.55 Grassley, Chuck R IA
65 8.50 Bond, Christopher R MO
66 7.98 Cochran, Thad R MS
67 7.90 Sununu, John R NH
68 7.59 Coburn, Tom R OK
69 7.10 Vitter, David R LA
70 6.97 Hutchison, Kay R TX
71 6.24 Graham, Lindsey R SC
72 6.20 Bennett, Robert R UT
73 6.19 Hagel, Chuck R NE
74 6.08 Allen, George R VA
75 6.05 Santorum, Rick R PA
76 5.97 Murkowski, Lisa R AK
77 5.94 Burns, Conrad R MT
78 5.78 Hatch, Orrin R UT
79 5.66 Isakson, Johnny R GA
80 5.39 Talent, James R MO
81 4.89 Dole, Elizabeth R NC
82 4.68 Roberts, Pat R KS
83 4.49 Sessions, Jeff R AL
84 4.14 Enzi, Michael R WY
85 4.13 Brownback, Sam R KS
86 4.08 Frist, Bill R TN
87 3.80 DeMint, Jim R SC
88T 3.70 Alexander, Lamar R TN
88T 3.70 McConnell, Mitch R KY
90 3.65 Thomas, Craig R WY
91 3.59 Crapo, Michael R ID
92 3.24 Allard, Wayne R CO
93T 3.06 Bunning, Jim R KY
93T 3.06 Lott, Trent R MS
95 3.04 Chambliss, Saxby R GA
96 3.01 Inhofe, James R OK
97 2.95 Kyl, Jon R AZ
98 2.52 Burr, Richard R NC
99 2.38 Craig, Larry R ID
100 2.19 Cornyn, John R TX

Okaaaay....

* yawn *

ain't it remarkable how they can vary over a 100-point spectrum of "progressiveness", yet they all somehow remain equally useless.

Coburn's 68? I'd hate to see 69+'s records. Coburn's famous for, among other things, advocating forced sterilization.

Although I do like the image of rampant high school lesbianism.

I can't believe my man Russ Feingold's all the way down at #19. Maybe he lost points for supporting what's-his-face who Bush nominated to the supreme court.

AND that there are 25 senators more conservative than Santorum -- yikes!

Yes, I guess they're all useless but I find the list interesting anyway.

So what is "progressiveness"?

Websters': 1) moving forward, advancing. 2) proceeding in steps 3) promoting or favoring political or social reform; liberal.

So, I guess we're supposed to be amazed that democrats are progressive?

I don't know what data this ranking is based on, but Pete Domenici (R-NM) is #60? What a load of crap. Top ten(?) (bottom ten?) I would believe, but #60...if you live here you would not buy this info.

The line in the sand is quite clear between #45 and #46. 9.44 percent isn't a whole lot.



Domenici, Pete

ALL ISSUE CATEGORIES Progressive Score (%) Rank

All issues 9.44 60/100



Aid to Less Advantaged People, at Home & Abroad (16 subcategories) 4.61 67/100



Corporate Subsidies (13 subcategories) 0.00 73/91T



Education, Humanities, & the Arts (3 subcategories) 5.88 53/100T



Environment (15 subcategories) 4.84 76/100T



Fair Taxation (6 subcategories) 0.95 83/100



Family Planning (2 subcategories) 0.00 55/100T



Government Checks on Corporate Power (28 subcategories) 8.33 63/100



Health Care (15 subcategories) 3.57 70/100



Housing (2 subcategories) 0.00 54/100T



Human Rights & Civil Liberties (9 subcategories) 0.00 73/100T



Justice for All: Civil and Criminal (7 subcategories) 0.00 73/100T



Labor Rights (8 subcategories) 6.45 67/100



Making Government Work for Everyone, Not Just the Rich or Powerful (14 subcategories) 5.62 57/100



War & Peace (17 subcategories) 3.64 65/100T

progressive usually implies more than the traditional democratic left. it usually only applies to complete soacial libetines (which i am) and socialists (which i am not).