And apparently, you don't understand how the yearly ACU rating is calculated because you seem to think it's some kind of conservative credit score. It isn't.
An 8% ACU rating in 1988 is the same as an 8% rating in 2011.
Wrong. The ACU rating to which you refer was not Gore’s lifetime conservative rating in 1988. It was his rating for the year 1988 only. The ACU’s yearly rating is based on a legislator’s votes for ONLY the bills considered (voted upon) that year. So if there were no bills about abortion or gun control in a particular year, the rating doesn’t reflect a legislator’s overall positions on those issues. So a 1988 rating is not equivalent to a 2011 rating because the bills voted up by the legislature are not the same.
You're either aren't aware of the political climate and Gore's extreme Liberalism in 1988 or covering for Perry.
You're the one who is unaware of Gore's political leanings in 1988. He was pro-life, pro-guns, and pro-defense. Look it up yourself. Below are some links for your reference.
Here are some links about his pro-life votes:
http://www.gargaro.com/lifequotes.html
http://www.debatethis.org/gore/abortion/
Here are some links about his pro-gun votes:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996052,00.html
http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Al_Gore_Gun_Control.htm
(For 1988 see section titled “Voted against some gun limitations while in Congress.”)
http://www.kc3.com/news/july6_knox.htm
(Start at paragraph 11)
Here are some links about his pro-defense positions:
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=122730
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-11-22/news/8702070578_1_pro-defense-key-votes-voting-records
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=33148
(Paragrah 9 under section titled “More Evasions From the Left on the War”)
Here are some links about his overall pro-life, pro-gun, pro-defense positions in 1988:
http://diplomatdc.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/1988-when-al-gore-battled-the-liberal-democrats-by-gregory-hilton/
http://www.hookersandbooze.com/