Obama for cutting spending? Then why does he get lifetime rating if 18%, McCain 88% (vote, Congress)

[pghquest]

CAGW’s 2007 Congressional Ratings

• Barcck Hussein Obama’s (D-Ill.) 2007 rating was 10 percent, making his lifetime score 18 percent. The 2008 Congressional Pig Book contained 53 earmarks worth $97.4 million for Sen. Obama, including $1,648,850 for the Shedd Aquarium.

• Joe Biden (D-Del.) received the worst possible rating in 2007 with 0 percent, while his lifetime rating is 22 percent. According to the Pig Book, Sen. Biden had 70 earmarks for a total of $119.7 million in fiscal year 2008, including $246,100 for the Grand Opera House in Wilmington.

• Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) received a score of 100 percent and has a lifetime rating of 88, has never requested nor received a single earmark, and has pledged to veto any spending bill that contains any earmarks.

Citizens Against Government Waste: Introduction (http://councilfor.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reports_Ratings_Intro - broken link)

p.s. Obama and Biden both voted for that bridge to no where, so trying to find out how they can oppose something they voted for now that its election time..

[ashrob123]

You are aware that this is a score card by a right wing group? It doesn't surprise me that all Democrats would get low scores.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by ashrob123

You are aware that this is a score card by a right wing group? It doesn't surprise me that all Democrats would get low scores.

So you dont want to argue with the facts, just the messenger.. Tell me where its wrong..

[brokerdave]

Originally Posted by ashrob123

You are aware that this is a score card by a right wing group? It doesn't surprise me that all Democrats would get low scores.

so your ok with the democrats trying to spend $200 million on building aquariums, baseball stadium and pointless museums?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by brokerdave

so your ok with the democrats trying to spend $200 million on building aquariums, baseball stadium and pointless museums?

Lets not forget $398 million for a bridge for 50 people, in the middle of an island, in the middle of Alaska... yes, the bridge to no where, that Obama, and Biden supported..

[small arms]

Obama Announces FY08 Federal Funding Requests | U.S. Senator Barack Obama (http://obama.senate.gov/press/070621-obama_announces_3/ - broken link)

[bentlebee]

When did Obama write his 2 books and did he write them while being a Senator...maybe during time he was paid for by the taxpayers? another earmark?