Over at the
Barry Welsh campaign we've been looking into just how much of a lackey our Rep, RSC head Mike Pence is to Tom Delay, and we've found this
extraordinary piece of research at the
Public Campaign Action Fund website. They have posted an interactive list of all House Representatives and created a "DeLay Ranking" for each, combining money given from ARMPAC/DeLay campaign, money funneled back to the Delay Legal Defense Fund, and how closely the Rep has voted with DeLay. It is interactive in that you can sort the list by category, seeing who, for example, has given the most to the legal defense fund, etc.
Turns out Mike Pence is tied for 14th in "DeLapdog err, DeLay Rankings". Always seemed like he represents East Texas better than East Indiana.
I've listed the Top 25 below the fold. But every member of the House is reported at the main site. Go and find your Rep and see how deep they are in. I don't know if this has been blogged here before (I couldn't find it in a search), but even if it has, its good enough for a refresher. Kudos to the Public Campaign Action Fund.
Here are the Top 25 in "Delay Rankings"
1-TIE Bob Beauprez CO-7 8.92
1-TIE Mike Rogers AL-3 8.92
1-TIE Jim Ryun KS-2 8.92
4 Robin Hayes NC-8 8.90
5 Robert B Aderholt AL-4 8.88
5-TIE Henry Bonilla TX-23 8.88
7 Tom Tancredo CO-6 8.85
8-TIE Mark Green WI-8 8.81
8-TIE Jon Porter NV-3 8.81
10 Jim Gerlach PA-6 8.78
11 Chris Chocola IN-2 8.44
12 Eric Cantor VA-7 7.97
12 John Carter TX-31 7.97
14-TIE Todd Akin MO-2 7.94
14-TIE Tom Feeney FL-24 7.94
14-TIE Phil Gingrey GA-11 7.94
14-TIE Mike Pence IN-6 7.94
14-TIE Pete Sessions TX-32 7.94
19 Jo Bonner AL-1 7.93
19-TIE Tom Cole OK-4 7.93
21-TIE J D Hayworth AZ-5 7.90
21-TIE Charles Pickering Jr MS-3 7.90
21-TIE Dave Weldon FL-15 7.90
24 Anne M Northup KY-3 7.89
25 Paul Ryan WI-1 7.85