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DEL.ICIO.USThe National Journal’s ‘who’s conservative and who’s liberal’ list
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The National Journal is out today with its conservative/liberal rankings of the 2006 members of Congress.
Among Georgia’s congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Sharpsburg) was judged the most conservative, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Atlanta) the most liberal.
But Westmoreland is more conservative than Lewis is liberal. Among 435 members of the U.S. House, Westmoreland was judge the sixth most conservative. Lewis was the 35th most liberal.
U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Macon) is one of three House members who scored dead-center.
In the U.S. Senate, Johnny Isakson was ranked sixth most conservative. Saxby Chambliss followed close behind, at ninth. The two Georgia senators are like peas in a pod. Only Maryland’s senators voted together more times.
The rankings are based on 103 House votes and 84 Senate votes in 2006, on economic, social and foreign policy.
Among Georgia’s House members, the most moderate Republican was more conservative than the most conservative Democrat.
Here’s how they lined up, from conservative to liberal: Westmoreland; John Linder; Jack Kingston; Charlie Norwood; Nathan Deal; Phil Gingrey; Tom Price; Jim Marshall; John Barrow; Sanford Bishop; David Scott; Cynthia McKinney; and John Lewis.
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