States With the Best/Worst Senate/House Delegations

[TheresNoMoney]

He's a Socialist.  We need less of them in this country.

That doesn't tell me anything. That's just a superficial label that doesn't even really fit. We should try to get past past such a shallow level of discourse.

What SPECIFIC policies and/or bills of his don't you agree with?

[Virginian87]

He's very pro-Affirmative Action, he received an F from the NRA, and he is anti-death penalty.   He also seems to support economic redistribution, which I'm not a big fan of.  In short he is just too liberal for my taste. 

[TheresNoMoney]

He's very pro-Affirmative Action, he received an F from the NRA, and he is anti-death penalty.   He also seems to support economic redistribution, which I'm not a big fan of.  In short he is just too liberal for my taste. 

None of that makes him a Socialist.

What do you consider economic redistribution? Do you get upset when the Republicans redistribute taxpayer money to large, multi-national corporations (ExxonMobil and others) or is that okay? Why do you ignore that?

[Virginian87]

Whoa, whoa let's not get too excited.  No, I wouldn't approve of dealings with major corporations that involve taxpayer money in the form of kickbacks, but that's not economic redistribution.  I don't have a problem with limited assistance to the poor from the government, but they should also use that money to train for a job in addition to supporting their family.  They shouldn't live off of it.  Economically, we are not all equal.  I belive in competition not co-operation. 

However, Congressman Sanders and I agree on some issues, notably his environmental policy and his opposition to Social Security, among other recent issues.

Don't fly off the handle.  Take a chill pill.

[TheresNoMoney]

No, I wouldn't approve of dealings with major corporations that involve taxpayer money in the form of kickbacks, but that's not economic redistribution.

The Republican Congress gives millions, even billions, in subsidies and tax-breaks to hugely profitable multi-national corporations each year. Yet you never hear anyone complain about that. Welfare is OK as long as it goes to multi-national corporations and not to actual people that might need it.

http://www.mega.bz/news/article.mgi?id=83

http://www.progress.org/2005/tcs184.htm

http://www.progress.org/corpw30.htm

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Best Senate: Arkansas
Worst Senate: Oklahoma (despite me matching Inhofe at no5 in top 10 Senators but Coburn's a fruit)

Huh?  How can anyone possibly like Inhofe?

*Ahem*  Inhofe -Staunch Conservative on social issues.  Take a look at Oklahoma.  It's a lot different than SoCal.

I realize right-wing Oklahomans may like him, but someone who claims to side with Democrats on the forum? 

I claim to side with the Democrats, do I?

I can assure you I don't hold Inhofe in high regard at all. What happened was, according to www.speakout.com/VoteMatch, Inhofe was my fourth most compatible match, which is something I found rather bemusing

On balance, I'd describe myself as a moderate Democrat with a strong southern orientation and, as such, trend populist on some personal/social issues

Jfern, I know we have had our differences but even you must have caught on by now that I'm no Republican

Dave

Amazingly, there are other California Democrats.

[A18]

Jfern is actually the most tolerable of the California Dem trio.

[Virginian87]

Jfern is actually the most tolerable of the California Dem trio.

better than socaldem?

[TheresNoMoney]

All three are good.

[The Dowager Mod]

Best senate Wisconsin
Best house  Vermont
Worst Senate Georgia
Worst house Texas

I would be a Socialist if it was fashionable.


Are you a Feingold fan?

You must be way more liberal than I thought if you think Bernie Sanders is a great congressman.

[The Dowager Mod]

I'm not one of the more hardcore Feingold fans but he's o.k. i never forgave him for voting to confirm asscroft.

[Virginian87]

I'm not one of the more hardcore Feingold fans but he's o.k. i never forgave him for voting to confirm asscroft.

Do you think Ashcroft or Gonzales is better?

[The Dowager Mod]

Gonzales by a mile.