Interesting site that was posted in one of the Murtha threads

[Odin2005]

http://www.issues2000.org/default.htm

It gives the ideological position of various American political figures.


Howard Dean:


Joe Lieberman:


Chimpy:


John Kerry:


Bill Frist:


Harry Reid:


Lincoln Chafee:


Tom DeLay:


Nancy Pelosi:


Kent Conrad:

[Kiouni]

1. accurate!

I love it

[LittleClarkie]

2. Looks like Kerry's and Dean's are almost in the same spot

Cool

[MADem]

3. I posted it. I was getting tired of the misrepresentations I was seeing here.

Sometimes, folks are so eager to prove a point that they flat-out make shit up (and some get mad when you call them on it, too!). It's all pots of tar and broad brushes.

That site is very useful for seeing how a politician really weighs in not just individual issues, but also in a macro fashion. You can get an idea of the totality of their viewpoints by looking at their voting record and the quotes they provide, as well as their associations and committee assignments. It's a very good tool, IMO.

And far too often, after checking the record, we see that politicians are not as conservative as some claim, and others aren't anywhere near as liberal as some might imagine.