Finally! I’ve been waiting for these. The annual ratings of the American Conservative Union are out for 2007. Who stood by principle? Who didn’t? Who may as well just become a Democrat? All that and more will be covered. Read on.

Starting with the Senate, there are five Republican Senators who scored a perfect 100 for 2007. I doubt any of these names will surprise you:

• John Barrasso (R-WY)
• Tom Coburn (R-OK)
• Jim DeMint (R-SC)
• James Inhofe (R-OK)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

The lowest scoring Republican should also be of no surprise. That is Maine Senator Olympia Snowe who scored a 28. She actually scored lower than two Democrats. The highest scoring Democrat has changed this year. In years past it has always been Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) but he was beaten this year by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) who scored a 40. John McCain got an 80 for last year. And these so called moderate Democrats have turned out to be not so moderate. Bob Casey (D-PA) showed us how conservative he was with a rating of 8. John Tester (D-MT) and Jim Webb (D-VA) both scored a 16. Evan Bayh (D-IN) got a 12. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) also got an 8.

Presumptive Democrat Presidential nominee Barack Obama (D-IL) scored a 7 and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) scored a big fat ZERO.

In the House there were lots of hundreds! I guess being in the minority makes principle a priority again.

• Trent Franks (R-AZ-02)
• John Shadegg (R-AZ-03)
• Jeff Flake (R-AZ-06)
• John Doolittle (R-CA-04)
• George Radanovich (R-CA-19)
• Devin Nunes (R-CA-21)
• Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22)
• Ed Royce (R-CA-40)
• Gary Miller (R-CA-42)
• Duncan Hunter (R-CA-52)
• Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO-04)
• Doug Lamborn (R-CO-05)
• Tom Tancredo (R-CO-06)
• John Mica (R-FL-07)
• LynnWestmoreland (R-GA-03)
• Tom Price (R-GA-06)
• John Linder (R-GA-07)
• Nathan Deal (R-GA-09)
• Paul Broun (R-GA-10)
• Phil Gingrey (R-GA-11)
• Bill Sali (R-ID-01)
• Dennis Hastert (R-IL-14)
• Donald Manzullo (R-IL-16)
• Steve King (R-IA-05)
• Richard Baker (R-LA-06)
• Charles Boustany (R-LA-07)
• Tim Walberg (R-MI-07)
• Mike Rogers (R-MI-08)
• John Kline (R-MN-02)
• Michelle Bachmann (R-MN-06)
• Todd Akin (R-MO-02)
• ScottGarrett (R-NJ-05)
• Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05)
• Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10)
• Steve Chabot (R-OH-01)
• Jim Jordan (R-OH-04)
• Robert Latta (R-OH-05)
• John Boehner (R-OH-08)
• John Sullivan (R-OK-01)
• Frank Lucas (R-OK-03)
• Tom Cole (R-OK-04)
• Mary Fallin (R-OK-05)
• Joe Pitts (R-PA-16)
• Gresham Barrett (R-SC-03)
• David Davis (R-TN-01)
• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07)
• Louis Gohmert (R-TX-01)
• Sam Johnson (R-TX-03)
• Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05)
• John Culberson (R-TX-07)
• Kevin Brady (R-TX-08)
• Mac Thornberry (R-TX-13)
• Randy Neugebauer (R-TX-19)
• Michael Burgess (R-TX-26)
• John Carter (R-TX-31)
• Rob Bishop (R-UT-01)
• Robert Wittman (R-VA-01)
• Thelma Drake (R-VA-01)
• Eric Cantor (R-VA-07)
• Doc Hastings (R-WA-04)
• Cathy McMorris (R-WA-05)
• Barbara Cubin (R-WY-AL)

The lowest scoring RINOs were Mike Castle (R-DE-AL) and Chris Shays (R-CT-04) both with a score of 20. The highest scoring Democrat was Gene Taylor (D-MS-04) with a score of 72. I also took interest in some of these supposed “conservative” Democrats that picked up many Republican seats in 2006. Heath Shuler (D-NC-11) got a 44. Nick Lampson (D-TX-22) scored a 20. Tim Mahoney (D-FL-16) scored a 16. Nancy Boyda (D-KS-02) got a 28. Joe Donnelly (IN-02) got a 44.