Hypocrits belong in church and run rampant in GOPGA!

Apparently, the GOParanoid are upset that they didn’t get enough high-speed rail money, and they think Congressmen Lewis and Scott are to blame for this conundrum. 

Anyone confused.  The GOP claims that the stimulus is not working.  The GOP claims that they didn’t won’t the money.  The GOP claims that did not get enough money. 

Wow!

 

National Partisan Voting Index (House Districts)

About a month ago, we discussed that Georgia’s 9th Congressional District might be the most conservative in the country.

Now, we have some solid data, courtesy of Charlie Cook. He has recalculated the Partisan Voting Index for each of the nation’s House Districts. The PVI is a number that details how much more conservative/liberal an area is compared to the country as a whole. For example, a D+5 district would be 5% more liberal than the national average.

Nathan Deal’s GA-09 district? R+28. It’s tied for the third highest Republican district in the nation, out of 435. The top 1%.

The full analysis is at the Cook Political Report (PDF file), but a complete Georgia rundown is below.

• Nathan Deal GA-9, R+28
• Phil Gingrey GA-11, R+20
• Tom Price GA-6, R+19
• Lynn Westmoreland GA-3, R+19
• Jack Kingston GA-1, R+16
• John Linder GA-7, R+16
• Paul Broun GA-10, R+15
• Jim Marshall GA-8, R+10
• Sanford Bishop GA-2, D+1
• John Barrow GA-12, D+1
• David Scott GA-13, D+15
• Hank Johnson GA-4, D+24
• John Lewis GA-5, D+26

 It’s clear. Georgia is one of the most conservative, if not THE MOST conservative, state in the nation.

One thing to keep in mind. With data like this, it can’t go any higher. It’s time for a regression to the mean.

UPDATE: Jon Flack compiled a PVI for Georgia counties. Instead of comparing Georgia to the nation, he compared individual counties to the Georgia average. Check out Jon’s work at Tondee’s Tavern (PDF file).

 

He’s Still Got It

September 16, 2008: Rep. John Lewis Statement During Debate of National Capital Security and Safety Act:

Members of Congress, you are not the mayor of Washington, D.C., you do not sit on the City Council, you have not been ordained to stand in judgment. I dare you to act as judge and jury and sentence the people of the District of Columbia to unfettered access to guns.

Some of my friends have fought tooth and nail against too much government intervention. So how could you suggest tonight that Congress circumvent, disregard, and disrespect the rights and freedom of the citizens of this city?

D.C. residents have made it crystal clear they want to limit the proliferation of guns in Washington to protect all of its citizens, including Members of Congress, staffers, even the President of the United States, who all live and work in this city.

The amendment would nullify the will of hundreds of thousands of voting Americans like they don’t even exist. They are citizens of America. They are human beings.

We all heard the news of a few weeks ago: 11 people were shot, wounded, some even died on the streets of Washington in one night. How many more people will die? How many more victims will be robbed when they stare down the barrel of a gun?

As Members of Congress, you may believe what you will. Maybe you truly think that when everyone bears arms, the city will really be safer. You have a right to your opinion, but we are here tonight to say the people of the District of Columbia do not agree. And they should not have your way of life, your viewpoint, your amendment forced down their throat. That is not right. That is not fair. That is not just.

And I think even you would agree that that is not the American way.