NAACP Congressional Report Cards: All but one GOPer get an F

[Sandpiper]

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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If Republican lawmakers want to convince African-Americans that they care about Black issues, they will have to point to something other than their record.

According to the NAACP’s mid-term “Federal Legislative Report Card” for the 108th Congress, made public this week, 228 Republicans in the 435-member U.S. House of Representatives and all 52 in the Senate earned Fs. Only one Republican, Rep. Mary S. Leach of Iowa, got as high as a D, voting in support of Black causes 65 percent of the time.

By contrast, no Democrat received a grade as low as an F on the Civil Rights Report Card. The lowest grade for a Democrat were the Ds earned by Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, with 63 percent, Robert E. Cramer of Alabama and Bill Lipinski of Illinois, both with 65 percent. Among Democrats in both houses, there were 179 As, 42 Bs, 16 Cs and 3 Ds.

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http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=3199&sID=3

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. That's Jim Leach of Iowa not Mary! Jim Leach is a good....

person and though I do not agree with him all of the time

His record is much more moderate and to the left on social issues.

Voted against Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy. He called them irresponible and said that they would hurt the working class.

Opposed the war in Iraq.

Has been much more supportive of labor standards than your average Repug.

Supports affirmative action.

He really should be a Democrat.

:dem:

[indepat]

4. Imagine a Republican against irresponsible tax cuts and pre-emptive war

and for affirmative action. Simply amazing. If but a few more good men would come to the aid of their country.

[stopthegop]

2. hard to be surprised by this..

face..NAACP tends to function as an arm of the DNC

[K-W]

5. Chicken and the egg argument.

Regardless, it is the democrats who are voting in the best interests of African Americans. Or do you dispute this?

[BlueEyedSon]

3. The actual document FYI

http://www.naacp.org/work/washington_bureau/108thCongressReportCard.pdf