Chew On This
The new DSCC/DCCC report on party loyalty has some interesting take away stats -- if true. And remember that the flip side of "rubber stamping" is "fidelity to core principles."
From the report: "SENATE: On average, Senate Republicans supported President Bush 94 percent of the time in his first term. This is significantly higher than the 86 percent of the time Senate Democrats supported Clinton during his presidency, the 77 percent of the time Senate Republicans supported the first President Bush, and the 73.5 percent of the time that Senate Republicans backed President Reagan during his tenure."
"HOUSE: House Republicans supported Bush more than his predecessors as well, with an average 84 percent support rate in his first term. House Democrats supported President Clinton 74 percent of the time, while House Republicans supported the first President Bush and President Reagan less than 70 percent of the time on average."