"Pan" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:01:46 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
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>>>>> Paul that is Dem rhetoric. With out unanimous votes, ect, he agrees
>>>>> with Bush about 45% of the time. Or the same amount of time as Obama
>>>>> if you count the number of time he voted within the unanimous vote.
>
>
>>Plemty out ther to Google. Here is a quote from a cite referring to
>>Congressional Quarterly
>>
>>""It's not change when John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95
>>percent of the time, as he did in the Senate last year," says Barack
>>Obama.
>>
>>The claim is true. According to Congressional Quarterly's Voting Studies,
>>in
>>2007 McCain voted in line with the president's position 95 percent of the
>>time - the highest percentage rate for McCain since Bush took office - and
>>voted in line with his party 90 percent of the time. However, McCain's
>>support of President Bush's position has been as low as 77 percent (in
>>2005), and his support for his party's position has been as low as 67
>>percent (2001)."
>>
>>95% of the time in 07 he voted with Bush
>>90% with the GOP in 06 - as if the GOP ever really was anything but a
>>rubber
>>stamp for Bush
>>
>>That's your maverick for you.
>>
>>Paul
>>
> O.K. now read my statement again, then take the unanimous vote out.
> The unanimous were about half of the votes, so that is about 45% of
> the time McCain voted with bush (90% divided by 2=45%) , and 45% of
> the time BHO voted with Bush.

What do you mean unanimous votes? There have been unanimous votes exactly
when? What legislation received 100% support? You are claiming that of all
the Bush sponsored legislation that it received 100% support 50% of the
time?

Paul