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The Conservative Index: our second look at the 108th Congress shows how every member of the House and Senate voted on key issues, including the UN, abortion and prescription drug benefits.(Congress)
Our criteria for rating votes (see the sidebar on the opposite page) have nothing to do with who's a Republican or a Democrat. In this index, perhaps more so than others, some liberal Democrats scored higher than supposedly conservative Republicans. Many "conservative" Republicans have stuck by President Bush on "Free grade Agreements," the war" in Iraq, and the new socialistic Medicare entitlement for prescription drugs. On the other hand, many liberal Democrats have opposed GOP-backed spending increases because they consider the increases insufficient. And many Democrats, responding to their labor constituencies, oppose FTAs. Let the chips fall where they may!--Editor
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