what would your acu score be?

[angus]

A cursory analysis of the 2004 US senate roll call votes, as listed on their website, put me in agreement with the ACU in 13 of 25 votes, opposed in 10 of 25 votes, and undecided in two.  So, depending on how you count it, I'm either at 52% or 56.5%

(I'm not sure how the undecided, or voting "present" counts in these things.)

I think I'll go with 56.5% till I learn otherwise.

[angus]

You would have an ACU score of 60 Angus.

The way you do it is you go to their site and look at the bills. You take the number of times you disagreed with the ACU on the bills and times that by 4 then do 100 minus that number.

much obliged Colin.

How does the ACLU do it?

[angus]

well, persuant to the other thread coupling the ACU and ACLU scores, I'm with the ACLU in 6 of 9 senate votes, opposed in 2 of 9 and undecided in one case.  So, using the ACU algorithm for this, and scaling to 9 votes total, I make it (100 - 100*(2/11)) = 82%

So, my ACU/ACLU scores are  60%/82%

A uniter!  Not a divider!   Yay!!!

[angus]

In 2004, a 56.

That's roughly what I get John.  I'd be curious about how many of the nine listed US senate votes where you agree with the ACLU.

The reason I'm asking is because I tend to be in fairly close agreement with you on economic and social issues, but I think we're pretty far apart on foreign policy.  (that alone probably explains the difference between 56 and 60 on the ACU score, but that difference may manifest itself in a slightly greater way on the ACLU scorecard).

Take a look at these:
https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu/scorecard/descriptions/?session=108&chamber=S

[angus]

I agree with the ACLU only on oposing the new FCC rules.  everything else, I disagreed.

I must admit I'm a little surprised.  There are a couple I'm undecided about, but the main one I know I'm in total disagreement with the ACLU on is Reporting on Guantanamo Bay Detainees.  I also disagree with the ACLU's position on #5, not because I want to see such an amendment pass, as I do not, but because forcing a vote is the proper thing to do. 

I had predicted we'd be on different sides on number 2. 

[angus]

Not even travel to Cuba?  That's not a very business-friendly attitude.  Free exchange of ideas and all that.  What has happened to the grand ole party?