Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Steve King Loves His Sugar Daddy DeLay
It's been said that to his colleagues in Congress, Tom DeLay is the true sugar daddy, that everybody (according to the New York Times) "owes Mr. Delay for something - a job, a piece of legislation, or a large campaign contribution."
Steve King is not only no exception, he ranks right up there at the very top in "The DeLay Rankings" - the Public Campaign Action Fund's list of representatives closest to the scandal-plagued Tom DeLay. DeLay Rankings, State view
The list ranks representatives based on how often they vote the way DeLay does (King: 97.5% of the time), how much DeLay's PAC has contributed to them (King has received $15,000), how much they've contributed to DeLay's legal defense fund (at $1,000, King is the ONLY Iowa representative who's contributed to this fund), and their overall DeLay ranking.
Of the current 434 congressional members, King ranks #30. He nearly made the top 5% of those most closely aligned with "The Hammer" himself. Even Tom Latham couldn't beat King, although Latham received $26,085 from DeLay's ARMPAC. Then again, Latham voted with DeLay only 94.08% of the time, and (heck - talk about no reciprocation!) - didn't donate a dime to DeLay's defense fund.
Interesting list, and it's sortable by dollars received/donated, voting percentage and the like.
And one other site you'll want to bookmark: The Daily DeLay, where you can dish the DeLay dirt about your rep!
Steve King is not only no exception, he ranks right up there at the very top in "The DeLay Rankings" - the Public Campaign Action Fund's list of representatives closest to the scandal-plagued Tom DeLay. DeLay Rankings, State view
The list ranks representatives based on how often they vote the way DeLay does (King: 97.5% of the time), how much DeLay's PAC has contributed to them (King has received $15,000), how much they've contributed to DeLay's legal defense fund (at $1,000, King is the ONLY Iowa representative who's contributed to this fund), and their overall DeLay ranking.
Of the current 434 congressional members, King ranks #30. He nearly made the top 5% of those most closely aligned with "The Hammer" himself. Even Tom Latham couldn't beat King, although Latham received $26,085 from DeLay's ARMPAC. Then again, Latham voted with DeLay only 94.08% of the time, and (heck - talk about no reciprocation!) - didn't donate a dime to DeLay's defense fund.
Interesting list, and it's sortable by dollars received/donated, voting percentage and the like.
And one other site you'll want to bookmark: The Daily DeLay, where you can dish the DeLay dirt about your rep!
