Which state has the best Senate delegation?

[Bucky]

As a Texan, I gotta admit I'm pretty jealous of Illinois's US Senate delegation. But it's hardly the only state with a one-two punch. Which one do you think is the strongest delegation?

(possible criteria include constituent services, opposing the Bush administration, calling out the Bushies on their bullshit, effectiveness at bringing home big pork, and providing exemplary reasoning and logic in the world's former formost debating society)

Try and avoid voting for your own state, please

[cestpaspossible]

1. MA: Kennedy and Kerry

[AuntiBush]

24. Top Two, you bet! But, they don't make-um like Sen. Byrd anymore.

[Totally Committed]

45. Just wondering...

Do you live in Massachusetts?

TC

[Totally Committed]

46. For all who are voting MA:

Would you just say whether or not you actually live there?

I find this fascinating.

TC

[jobycom]

2. Strongest or best?

Illinois looks awfully pretty, for sure, but MA and CA have more actual strength.

[stevedeshazer]

7. True, Boxer plus Feinstein equals power

No fan of Dianne, but hey....

[jobycom]

16. Even a D like her counts towards control of committees.

I'd take few more DINOs over elephants any day.

Of course, I'd rather a few more Kerrys and Kennedys first, but you know...

[saltpoint]

3. Voted Massachusetts, but almost went for Illinois. Both are great.

If you run a "worst Senate delegation" poll, my vote goes to Oklahoma.

[Bucky]

6. I think my state's two senators can beat 'em for sucking

But other sucky state delegations include Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Hmmm, maybe I should make another poll.

[Hippo_Tron]

10. I love the worst senate delegation poll

And I agree with the above poster, my vote goes to Oklahoma.

[paineinthearse]

39. I thought of starting one, but if it exists.....

please provide a link.

[iwantmycountryback]

9. Oklahoma is awful

Inhofe and Coburn are freaks. Some other frigtening ones that come to mind are Texas, Kansas, and Alabama.

[saltpoint]

14. Oh yes, you said it. Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Alabama. Good god.

[KansDem]

47. Why? What's the matter with Kansas?

Oooops, just answered my own question :silly:

Let's see,
Pat Roberts is currently writing "Patriot 2," and Sam Brownback is looking to 2008 by running to the right of George W. Bush...

:rofl:

[globalvillage]

13. Bah. Pennsylvania.

Santorum is twice the rotten scumbag as your two repugs. And Specter is no prize either. Hey, we win!
:cry:

http://www.bobcaseyforpa.com/

[saltpoint]

18. Hi, globalvillage. You're right -- Pennsylvania is a contender.

Any state with Rick Santorum is a contender right out of the gate.

I hope Chuck or Bob or SOMEONE beats the crap out of Santorum in 2006. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[globalvillage]

25. Hey, Old Crusoe!

In my best Brando voice:
"I couda been a contenda"
But PA's losing the worst senator poll to Texas. Oh well, they have the * momentum going for them...
Wait till 2006, though. We'll be right around #25. Woo hoo!!!
:hi:


http://www.bobcaseyforpa.com /


edit: too tired to count # of states in US.
:blush:

[saltpoint]

34. Well, I have to admit, Texas hasn't been sending the Senate very --

-- likable senators lately.

All good wishes to you, globalvillage.

[Mnemosyne]

19. I second that!

We have the SS in PA. pukes

[globalvillage]

29. Did you vote in the other poll?

We're getting our asses kicked by TX and OK.
Oh, the shame...

http://www.bobcaseyforpa.com /

[Mnemosyne]

40. Texas did give us *,

But Specter has been around for years!!
I voted in other poll also.

[Goldeneye]

I like this poll.

I voted for Kerry/Kennedy, but Boxer alone almost made me want to vote for California.

[JHBowden]

4. I voted for my own state.

Durbin and Obama rule, neener neener nee-ner

[stevedeshazer]

5. You can't beat Kennedy and Kerry.

I'm jealous of Massachusetts.

[globalvillage]

15. I agree. MA Rocks!

[sandnsea]

38. Me too

I compare them to my senator, Wyden, and I just want to...

:hide:

[JI7]

8. New Jersey has a good team also

[iwantmycountryback]

11. I agree

Corzine and Lautenberg do a great job. I think my home staters of Clinton and Schumer are good (Schumer especially lately) but not quite as good as Illinois or Massachussets.

[Hippo_Tron]

12. You've got 4 or 5 great delegations on there

It's too hard to choose.

[paineinthearse]

17. I'm glad you included Massachusetts

Was getting a bit anxious as I scrolled down.

[LittleClarkie]

21. edited to add, I think

They weren't there at first, and should have been. So OP added.

[sellitman]

20. I have 2 Dem's as Senators and both suck

One much more than the other.

Yep....I live in CT.

[Bucky]

22. Yep, they're on the other poll

so you still got a chance to back a winner!

[sellitman]

28. Somehow that doesn't make me happier.

:cry:

[Hailtothechimp]

23. I'll take my two boys (Durbin & Obama) and Jan S. in the House

Can't do much better than that.

[aldian159]

32. Agreed

Born and raised in the Ninth, live now in the Fifth with Emanuel, so my reps and senators rock.

But Kerry and Teddy rock as well, as do several others on that list

[TahitiNut]

26. What do you have against Levin and Stabenow, from Michigan??

Hmmmm? :eyes:

[Bucky]

30. Nuthin', but I was limited to ten options.

I also skipped over Maryland and New Jersey. I'm an admirer of Carl Levin's work, but Michigan's delegation seems to lack the fire power of the New Yorkers and the presidential qualities of Illinois's two senators, or the gravitas of West Virginia's senators. I'll admit that Hawaii made the cut mostly because of seniority alone: the two Aloha Senators are just so fucking old.

[liberal43110]

27. Only 1 point of disagreement

The only thing I disagree with the original post on is the "effectiveness of bringing home big pork." If Congress could think more about the nation as a whole and less about wasteful pet projects, we would all be much better off.

[elshiva]

31. What about MD? Maybe our Senators aren't as glamorous

but Sarbanes and Mikulski are good, solid Democrats who go the distance! Go MD!

[K8-EEE]

33. BOXER TRUMPS ALL!!

BOXER BOXER BOXER!!

[Carla in Ca]

37. Did you see her 20 minute speech on the Senate floor

this evening? She was fabulous. She thanked the moderate R's for doing the right thing and then she used about 10 minutes to discuss Brown and why she doesn't deserve to be approved. But the most amazing thing she did was explain her reasons for wanting to do away with the filibuster when she was a freshman. She said the R's were relentless in their quest not to nominate any of President Clinton's appointees and she got frustrated. The difference, she said, is that she attempted to change the Senate rules the right way...by trying to get 67 votes which, she admitted, was impossible. She admitted she was wrong and that she had made a mistake. It was important for the Senate rules to remain the way they were. It was wonderful.

I saw that Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama was speaking next and I started to turn the channel but the minute he started speaking, he was looking around for Senator Boxer and scolding her for her attempt to change the Senate rules years before. Senator Boxer came back to the floor, grabbed a microphone and told him that if he had listened to her speech, he would have heard her explain it and her admission of being wrong at the time.
He fumbled for words and then apologized and looked like a total idiot. I smiled and changed the channel.

[Withywindle]

35. It only hurt a little bit...

...OK, that's a lie. I hope you appreciate this vote from Illinois, Massachusetts! :toast:

For experience and clout, you win, because you're so good at hanging on to the good ones for such a long time. (Although of course I wish one of your Senators was no longer a Senator, having gotten a significant promotion).

But we are breathing down your neck, MA. The flip side of our two fine gentlemen & scholars being so much younger (our senior senator is roughly the same age as your junior) is that we have an excellent chance to catch up.

[carpetbagger]

36. North Dakota.

You'd have to be pretty talentless to lose as a democrat in New York, Illinois, California, Massachusetts, or Maryland. However, the Dakotas give us three senators, where we could easily have none at all. Without those three senators, tonight would have turned out quite differently.

[cheezus]

41. 2 prairie progressives in at 70% bush state

3 if you want to count our lone congressman, earl pomeroy.

our ND delegation rules!

[AP]

42. "Michigan: Levin and Stabenow" should be on this list.

[PresidentObama]

43. Kennedy and Kerry

[Doctor_J]

44. Oh! Oh! Me!

Proud to be represented by elder statesman Richard Durbin and future President Barrack Obama.