The Bush Loyalty Score: U.S. House
By Wally EdgeFollowing up on my earlier post regarding Senators Snowe and Collins' presidential and party loyalty, this post summarizes some results about our two Congressmen, Tom Allen and Mike Michaud, as measured by CQ Politics.
According to CQ, Rep. Allen scored an 18 for presidential support while Rep. Michaud scored a 19 during George W. Bush's time in office so far. Allen and Michaud scored a 96 and 93 for party unity, respectively.
To put our Congressmen's scores into better perspective, hard left former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) scored a 19 for presidential support and a 95 for party unity. San Francisco based Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) scored a 20 for presidential support and a 98 for party unity. The House Democrat with both the highest presidential support score and lowest party unity score, Robert Cramer (AL), earned respective scores of 48 and 71.
Rep. Michaud has built a reputation of being an independent thinker who doesn't blindly follow the party line. However, when you are neck and neck with Dennis Kucinich's party unity score, it highlights the clear partisan divide in the US House.
Rep. Allen's scores are far less surprising. The former Portland mayor has never tried to hide his democratic roots or his loyalty to the party. But as he faces Susan Collins in the race for the U.S. Senate, it will be important for him to reach out to the independent voters and show that his party loyalty will not keep him from putting Maine before the party.
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just when i thought i'd seen & heard it all
out comes this load of malarkey. exactly what does the president even deserve any loyalty for? shouldn't the loyalty be to the citizenry of america... you know... the folks footing the bills and shedding the blood?
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