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Morris falsely suggested McCain is no different from Obama in percentage of time he votes with Bush
Summary: On The O'Reilly Factor, Dick Morris asserted that while Democrats say "things are terrible, Bush is awful, and McCain is more of same," "[t]hat statistic that 90 percent of the time they vote together? Ninety percent of the votes in the Senate are unanimous. Bush, Obama, and McCain probably vote together 90 percent of the time on resolutions congratulating the New York Giants and stuff." In fact, Congressional Quarterly has reported that Sen. John McCain has voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time, while Sen. Barack Obama has voted with Bush 40 percent of the time.
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Posted by shaggles
I can forgive Morris' goofy calculations. He doesn't even know how many Senators there are.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 6:35:47 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by SFnomad in reply to shaggles
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:00:54 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by NiceguyEddie in reply to shaggles
Posted Wednesday September 3, 2008 8:15:35 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by tommy
It's really irrelevant whether McCain voted with Bush or not, from where I sit they both share the same opinions on policy and issues, foreign and domestic....he isn't anti-Bush, despite Morris' twisting and spinning.
That is where people should make up their minds.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 6:41:10 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Governor
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 6:45:16 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to Governor
Sorry, Gov. all of the tipster positions are filled. One of us has to die before you can be appointed.
Back on topic, why does Obama refuse to congratulate the NY Giants? He sure doesn't seem very American.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:10:07 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by worrierking in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders
Senator Obama refuses to congratulate the Super Bowl champions for the same reason many of us won't.
It's because they're the New Jersey Giants.
We're Americans here in NJ too.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 8:26:43 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by DAWUSS in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 9:02:33 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by DAWUSS
Neal Boortz tried to add in the funny with this:
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 6:50:08 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by peebs755 in reply to DAWUSS
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:07:52 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by jawill11 in reply to DAWUSS
That cartoon is stupid for two reasons:
1. It takes an intentionally naive view of lawmaking with the "the president does not vote" line.
2. It is incredibly disingenuous in that McCain has a worse attendance record than Obama in the Senate.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:12:09 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by fawltylogic in reply to jawill11
Worst of all, it's not funny.
That sums up right-wing humor - not factual AND not funny. You can get away with one of them, but not both.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 8:37:12 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by snoopy in reply to fawltylogic
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 8:54:48 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by DAWUSS in reply to snoopy
And he'll most likely have his VP do anything to get him elected
It would get the EIB Seal of Approval, that's for sure...
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 9:20:58 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by snoopy in reply to DAWUSS
I think it was the Col, but I remember someone here making the same statement! This is too ironic!
Palin: I’d Oppose Abortion Even if My Daughter’s Raped By a Moose
By Don Davis“I WOULD ALSO TAKE THE SAME POSITION WITH A SQUIRREL, BUT IF IT WERE RUSSIAN SPIES, THAT’S WHERE I’D HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE.”
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 9:58:46 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Dem02020
Just more idiotic interpretations of a U.S. Senator's voting record: instead of "ratings" and "rankings", now it's all about "percentages"...
Insult us a little more why don't you.
Every vote cast by every U.S. Senator, is cast on a particular matter or issue: talk about the issues, and not about some stupid "ranking" or any idiotic senseless "percentage"...
Talk about IRAQ.
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 6:53:01 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by ukobserver
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:12:36 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by 1st Republic 14th Star
Aren't pundits and commentators like Morris required to be consistent with their own prior statements and views?
If Morris likes Bush, and he likes McCain, and he dislikes Obama, then he should be proud of the fact that McCain supports Bush, and he should be using Obama's opposition to Bush as an anti-Obama campaign issue.
The fact that even tools like Morris won't defend Bush tells you how unpopular he is. Is anyone going to hold Morris to his own prior statements?
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 7:48:41 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by davidarchuleta
Posted Tuesday September 2, 2008 10:49:36 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by brianmlewis9526 in reply to davidarchuleta
Obama most likely would have a record of voting w/ Bush around 60-80% of the time, however he did not vote on most unanimous issues. Take a look at http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/ and notice how, although he may have voted for something one day, he refused to vote on many other issues which were unanimous votes.
I believe this is no accident, and that in order to keep his agreement with Bush % down, he purposely refused to vote on issues in which he would come in agreement with Bush. I find it very insulting to make a claim about how his opponent votes when he himself refuses to vote on issues which will align him w/ the president.
Posted Friday September 5, 2008 9:39:59 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by jbraskin
Posted Wednesday September 3, 2008 12:05:48 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by boylane
Posted Wednesday September 3, 2008 7:58:37 AM EDT / Flag this comment