Biden Big Bush Booster?

[webfarmer]

Here's a fun one for a little political reality check. One reason I've not been much for Democrats in recent years. Nice graph with the link.

Presidential Support Scores - Pollster.com

"Using the same figures the Obama campaign has used to tie John McCain to President Bush, Biden was a 77% supporter of President Bush's positions in 2002, 70% in 2004, and over a 50% supporter of Bush in 4 of the president's 7 full years in office.

Up through the August 2008 congressional recess, Biden had supported Bush's positions 52% of the time since January 2001. Obama himself supported the president's positions just under 50% in 2006 and 40% since he joined the Senate in January 2005.

It is doubtful that many Americans hearing the Obama team's 90% charge against McCain realize that Obama and Biden themselves have supported the president anywhere from 33 to 77% of the time during his term."

Comments

[markmc03.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind, the Republicans dominated the Senate until 2006. And, tongue in cheek, when Biden agrees with Bush, it's a bipartisan effort. When McCain does it, it's partisan. But when you side with the President over 90% of the time and you try to call yourself a "maverick", the description appears more farcical.

Ach, it's all a game, isn't it?

Like I said before, the issues are still the same as those brought up in the 1960s. Technologically, we have advanced. Socially, America has not, at least to the same degree. I make the distinction between America and Canada primarily because we eventually did overcome the hurdles of health care, abortion rights and same-sex marriages.

[webfarmer.livejournal.com]

It is a game. That's why Jon Stewart can have such a fun time with it.