http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/17/capitol-weekly-releases-ideology-rankings/ Politics in the Bay Area and beyond Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/17/capitol-weekly-releases-ideology-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-9722 Ralph Hoffmann, Guest Columnist Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:41:21 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=9612#comment-9722 On the shortest day of the year, with a blizzard in the Northeast, we don't need Polar-ization, politically, or of the Al Gore bears. Where's the consensus-builders? On the shortest day of the year, with a blizzard in the Northeast, we don’t need Polar-ization, politically, or of the Al Gore bears. Where’s the consensus-builders?

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/17/capitol-weekly-releases-ideology-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-9667 John W. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:04:56 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=9612#comment-9667 No surprises. As for Joan Buchanan, a 94 in a tossup district can't be helpful to her reelection chances. I'd give her an even higher score, because I don't think her abstention from the payroll records bill reflected lack of sympathy with the union position on the issue. She was just trying to avoid more richly deserved criticism from the Times on the issue, right? No surprises. As for Joan Buchanan, a 94 in a tossup district can’t be helpful to her reelection chances. I’d give her an even higher score, because I don’t think her abstention from the payroll records bill reflected lack of sympathy with the union position on the issue. She was just trying to avoid more richly deserved criticism from the Times on the issue, right?

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