60 Senate Votes

(Community Matters) Well, I do worry that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Nevertheless, it does look to me as if we’re likely to have 59 Senate seats with Al Franken winning Minnesota here.

So that would leave Georgia’s senate runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin.

hmm, was going to stay out of this because not sure 60 seats in D’s long term interest. However, here’s information on Chambliss’ Senate voting:

• Voted YES on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don’t provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance. (Dec 2006)

• Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
• Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage. (Jun 2008)

• Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)

• Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)