Democrat senators top approval poll

A poll by SurveyUSA , as of January 26, 2006, should make the GOP very nervous. For example the top ten senators with the highest job approval consist of six Democrats, two RINOS and one maverick. Republicans in the top ten are Snowe (*RINO-ME) 75%, Collins (*RINO-ME) 72% -- and senate "president," John McCain71%. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Kay Hutchison (R-TX) share the tenth spot with a 63% approval.

The bottom ten senators with the lowest ratings consist of eight Republicans and two Democrats. Two senators that deserve their low scores are Voinovich (R-OH) 49-40% and DeWine (R-OH) 47-41% The poll does not tell us whether their disapproval comes from Republicans or Democrats - I would guess from both.
A sample of some undeserved approval (in my opinion) are as follows: Salazar, the duplicitous Dem from Colorado 55% , "Jumpin" Jim Jeffords (I-VT) 66%, Roberts "sheets" Byrd, the senate's king of pork, 65% and Ted ,"water board," Kennedy 61%, Pat "leaky" Leaky (D-VT) 65% and Lindsey (would be VP ) Graham (R-SC) 60%.

Surprises, to me at least, include the following approval ratings: Frist ( R-TN) 48%, Kyl (R-AZ) 44%, Lautenberg (D-NJ) 40% and Boxer (D-CA) 48%.

The only senators with higher negatives than positives are as follows: Bunning (R-KY) 43-44%, Santorum (R-PA) 44-46%, Lautenberg (D-NJ) 40-44% and -- finally the winner of the race to the bottom - Conrad Burns (R-MT) 42-51%.

*Republicans in name only