Campaign 2008

Citizens Against Government Waste Ratings for McCain and Obama

By J. Wesley Bush ⋅ April 22, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Citizens Against Government Waste is Jiminy Cricket to Republican politicians’ Pinocchio. It’s that nagging voice of conscience that says, “Try and remember your principles!”

Sadly, as Republicans in Congress went on their spending binge in the early 2000s, CAGW was just about as effective as Jiminy in getting Republican pols to listen. In the end, Congressional Republicans did indeed turn into asses and the Donkey Party is running things in Congress.

Okay, I’ve tortured that analogy enough. Looking over the CAGW approval ratings for the 109th Congress, the difference between Obama and McCain is pretty stark.

Barack Obama received a 30% approval rating from the organization, earning him an “unfriendly” designation.

John McCain voted right 95% of the time and earned the “Taxpayer Hero” designation. He was also the highest-rated individual in the entire Senate.

While “suicide voter” conservatives can continue to say there’s no difference between the candidates, it just ain’t so.

HT: Army of Epiphenomenon for the graphic!

And if government spending doesn’t kill the economy, Eco-fanatics just might. . .