Best and Worst of Congress: "No Altar Boy" Rick Santorum

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Washingtonian Magazine published their annual best and worst of Congress lists in their September issue. Check it out...

"This year we sent out some 1,700 ballots and received back a nearly identical number of Democratic and Republican responses." They survey top aides, administrative assistants, press secretaries, legislative directors, and chiefs of committee staffs to get their views, all anonymous, of course.

"Our survey shows that while there may be lots of partisan backbiting among the senators and House members, their staffers seem far more capable of putting politics aside and making honest judgments. It wasn't unusual for aides in both parties to name one of their own as spineless or give the workhorse nod to someone across the aisle."

This is really an entertaining and eye-opening article. Some of the more interesting ones I found were:

NO ALTAR BOY

1. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)---No surprise here. He doesn't pretend to be.
2. RICK SANTORUM (R-Pa.)---Pious, sanctimonious Little Ricky. Well, looks like the insiders have the goods on you! :rofl: :rofl:

NO ROCKET SCIENTIST

1. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)
2. TIE: RICK SANTORUM (R-Pa.); GEORGE ALLEN (R.-Va.) :dunce:

RISING STAR

1. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
2. John Thune (R-S.D.)
3. Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C.)

FALLING STAR

1. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)
2. RICK SANTORUM (R-Pa.)
3. John Kerry (D-Mass.)

I got this information from: http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-and-worst-in-congress.html

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1. I am surprised about Kennedy

He had cleaned up his act.

[Greeby]

2. downwithtyranny reckons that was Repuke votes nt

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3. I saw the analysis below

I was glad to see Frank honored as smartest, best spoken, and funniest. All three are totally true.

[blue neen]

4. And he draws votes from both sides.

That says a lot.

[dsc]

5. I guess Thomas mustn't be totally stupid either

but glad to see Frank must have more Republicans voting for him than Thomas has Demcorats.