McCain rated a zero out of 100 for his votes on environmental issues last year

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http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN2146435620080222

Obama,Clinton top McCain on environment votes: report
Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:39pm EST

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All three top U.S. presidential contenders tout their environmental credentials, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more "green" votes in Congress than John McCain, a conservation group reported on Thursday.

Sen. McCain of Arizona, the likely Republican nominee, rated a zero out of 100 for his votes on environmental issues last year, the League of Conservation Voters said in the group's national environmental scorecard.

Over the course of his Senate career, his score was a 24 percent, compared to lifetime scores of 87 percent for Clinton and 86 percent for Obama, both Democrats.

The Democratic candidates scored lower in 2007, with Sen. Clinton of New York scoring 73 percent for her votes and Sen. Obama of Illinois getting 67 percent, the report found.

McCain has sponsored legislation to combat climate change, and is described on his campaign Web site, www.johnmccain.com, as having a "record of common sense stewardship" of the environment.

However, he missed all 15 environmental votes for 2007 that were tallied in the report, including a vote on repealing billions of dollars in tax breaks for big oil companies, a measure that failed by one vote, the report said.

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1. Man, I hope we don't ignore environmental issues again. Environment ALONE should

have won the election in 2004 but it was ignored.

Good stuff.

[nam78_two]

5. My sentiments exactly

It is really amazing to me that it is still being ignored in 2008, the way it was in 2004 as an issue.

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2. And yet there are DUers who would either vote for him or not vote at all if either Hillary or Barack

don't win the nomination.

Sad.

[rurallib]

3. Obviously the environment needs more 'green' for Johnny

delivered by a well turned nymphette.

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4. true, but he does rate a 100 for being a complete tool

That's gotta account for something in the Republican party.

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6. Oh, you're just making mountains out of molehills!

Straight-talkin' Johnny Maverick is really just misunderstood on this issue. There are other issues that are more important. This doesn't really mean anything in the larger picture. If we harp on it, it could backfire on the Democrats.

Hmmmm.

Nope, those excuses still sound stupid.