Posted on 07/01/2006 9:29:52 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
We rated each current Member of Congress on 15 criteria that demonstrated power and the ability to be effective in Congress in 2005. This resulted in a Power Score that ranked members for overall power in each chamber of Congress.
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#4, aw yeah.
My blithering idiot congress critter is #432. Which is much higher than she can count.
Her son is named "Supreme Solar Allah" -- that should say it all.
Can he jump?
Is he still irrelevant?
Where's Delay?
If he's so powerful, why don't we ever hear from him?
#7 in the Senate. I expected McConnell would easily make the top ten. He seems to be one of those sleepers: you never really hear a whole lot about him, but when he does move things happen.
Man 2 of the first 3 senate rankings are depressing as hell.
Why shouwd we wead about congwessional wankings?
What suffuses Feinstein with such power?
Some quick Excel arithmetic reveals that R's have 61% of power in Senate and 67% of power in House. With that much "power," why can't they govern like R's instead of damn D's?
Rep. Campbell (R-CA-48) 438 0.64
WE'RE DEAD LAST! WE'RE DEAD LAST!
"Her son is named "Supreme Solar Allah" -- that should say it all."
I wonder what his nick name is? Top Flaming @ss comes to mind - but I should not be critical of one who's parent saddled him with such a name - shame on me.
Idiot B*tch.
This is really interesting! Thanks for posting this!!!
Figures John Murtha would be "lucky #13". He's bad luck all around!!
Interesting post!
BOOKMARKED!
Interesting I have the top guy in the Senate, but one of the bottom-dwellers for the House at #404.
Which committees does she sit on?
He probably strays too much from the Dem line, has no real area of substantial expertise, and does not have much seniority.
Judiciary comes to mind. The Dems pack that committee with liberals, understandably. She is about the least effective on that committee of her team.
If that is power, so be it. I consider her in that aspect, a fungible nebbish.
GREAT job! (Mine's 264th)
Actually, he now almost uniformally toes the 'Rat line, has served for 16 years in Congress (albeit his first 12 were from 1983-95, before returning (to a different district) in 2003), and was once considered to be a bright star in Congress during his final term (before Fred Thompson obliterated him in the Senate race) and "quite knowledgeable" on substantive issues. Now, however, he is just an embarrassingly invisible backbencher for the minority representing one of the greatest booming cities in the country, Nashville. I wrote a piece excoriating him on a somewhat liberal urban issues website, and to my surprise, not even the liberal 'Rat diehards offered a defense of the guy. Frankly, I'd rather have Bob Clement back. He may be a 'Rat, but at least he was pro-life and generally voted right about half the time.
Feinstein is personally very pleasant, with some moderate tendencies on some issues. She is just an insecure empty suit. Nothing personal.
DiFi is a ghastly Senator... until you consider her seatmate. Sometimes I think she fights to keep Babs right where she is just to make her look good. After all, melanoma is better than advanced brain cancer.
Is Cooper bored with his job?
Because Specter and McCain are too high up, that's why.
I'll bet had Dan White not gone on his twinkie-induced shooting spree, DiFi would be knitting quilts at the Albacore Club today.
I think you are right.
Weldon, all the way down at 156.
lying traitor and Fatboy ping
He does seem that way. He had the zest and the fire in the belly back when he was in the majority. When he returned to Congress (in what was a seemingly improbable comeback, as the initial leading candidates were our sleazy ex-Vice Mayor who was caught shoplifting sports cards at a Target or Wal-Mart (forgot which), and it turned out it wasn't the first time he had shoplifted and the other was an embarrassing EMILY'S List ineffectual ultraliberal female Sheriff), he soon realized it was not the place he remembered and got a taste of what it was like for Republicans serving under 60 years of 'Rat Speakers. He is almost completely invisible these days and was reduced to whiny pieces in the paper about how he misses the "good ole days." Sadly, barring the election of a moderate 'Rat like Clement, there is almost no chance of getting a Republican in (one hasn't been elected in 134 years during Grant's reelection).
I thought Cooper represented the 6th district rather than the 5th district. My bad.
It's got to be disheartening to be in the last 11 or so in the house, ranked in power less than the representative from Guam, who can't vote! If WITH a vote you are less powerful than a non-voting territorial rep, well...I wouldn't mind having your job. After all, serve 2 years in the House, and get a lifetime retirement pension!
He represented the 4th previously (a rural Conservative area east of Nashville -- he was succeeded by Van Hilleary) and then moved to Nashville some time later to represent the 5th. It's remarkable to consider he was always on tv making the rounds back during his previous tenure (including nationally, such as CNN at the time, as Fox wasn't around yet, and the Sunday morning yakfests), and now, he's just constantly AWOL.
I wonder why Lipinski is near the bottom, when he has been there forever.
And this fellow representing Puerto Rico: Res. Com. Fortuno (R-PR-AL), at 214 on the list, has no vote and is still more powerful, according to this list, than over half the House!
He got a safe seat and relaxed. Before it was a bit tougher going.
COngress.org is fooling themselves: Sen. Kennedy has nearly the power of a god in the Senate. Even President Bush, himself, grovels before his master, allowing Kennedy to write most of Bush's major legislative initiatives. That's why Jeffords bolted; No Child Left Behind was HIS jurisdiction to write, and Bush gave it to a Democrat, and one of the most liberal and represehensible. Jeffords was taught in no ambiguous way, that there was no point in being a Republican; Kennedy still wielded power. It is truly sickening.
Are they vested after only 2 years?
By the way, Cooper only has four years of seniority, as you know, since he returned to the House. They don't append years served previously, just put the guy at the head of his class for the year elected.
He jumped the shark.
Thank you, bitt.
I will give you a "lying traitor and Fatboy" bump.
And, I will look at this in depth tomorrow.
My idiot (429) beat your idiot (432), and I'm not sure why, but she can spell about 4 words: Send me your money
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