Whatever her explanation is, I probably won't agree with it. But will I vote for her in November? You betcha!
There are good reasons to re-elect Cantwell. I hear people say she's not progressive enough, but her voting record doesn't look so bad. I went to "ProgressivePunch.org" and looked at the ratings. It's true that Maria Cantwell isn't as progressive as Patty Murray, but not by much.
Patty Murray's progressive score is 90.30% making her #17
Maria Cantwell's progressive score is 88.57% making her #20!
Consider that John Kerry is #24 with a progressive score of 86.23%
Referring to the progressive-punch scores again, the most moderate Republicans in the Senate are:
Chafee, Lincoln (R- RI) 42.67%
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 35.27%
Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME) 32.28%
Collins, Susan M. (R-ME) 30.73%
Then comes Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) at 16.06%
So with that in mind, I wouldn't want to risk losing Maria and ending up with a Republican Senator... or even a Green/Libertarian/...Democrat.
So - here's this mornings pointer to the words of our beloved Senator Cantwell:
No Fixes for Troubled Medicare Rx Plan; Record Oil Company Profits with No Plan to Cut Skyrocketing Fuel Costs
1 comment:
Dude, you really need to get with the program. If enough of us defect from Maria Cantwell and go over to Mark Wilson, the voters will receive a clear choice, a true progressive or a reactionary nutball. Which do you think they would choose?
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