Showing posts with label Richard Lugar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Lugar. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Not too shabby

John of Americablog points out that Evan Bayh has a 89% rating with the Human Rights Council, which really is quite good considering he's considered conservative/moderate. His fellow Indiana Senator, Richard Lugar, has a big fat ZERO.

He also linked to this contrary view, and it includes the reason I think Evan Bayh is a bad choice:
He Voted For Iraq. Unlike Feingold, Bayh voted for the Iraq war. This, obviously, conflicts with Barack Obama’s principled opposition to the war, and makes him a difficult fit on the ticket. If, as Obama has said, he really wants an independent Washington outsider, Bayh would not be your choice. His father, Birch Bayh, was a senator from Indiana for almost 20 years.
Also, I think there is no way anyone by Evan Bayh could become a Democratic Senator of Indiana, and that vote is too important to lose. (See above voting pattern)