Junior, Jesus, Guns, Taxes, Marriage and Babies

The sloppy description of Harold Ford Jr as "conservative" is, of course, just plain wrong. You might could make an argument for "conservative Democrat" but I think he's a disciple of Clinton's DLC, finding where most Tennesseans are and then moving himself into that position. Sometimes he does what his party tells him and sometimes -- like voting for the Bankruptcy Bill which will hurt his constituents -- who knows why he votes that way.

But he has voted in the past, and a lot of single-issue partisan groups have tracked and ranked his votes over the years. Via Free Republic comes an enlightening list:

Harold Ford, Jr. On Guns

1999-2000 Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Ford a grade of F-

1999-2000 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 1999-2000.

2000 the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Ford a grade of F

2001-2002 Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Ford a grade of F-

the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Ford a grade of F

2002 On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Representative Ford voted their preferred position 87 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 77 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).







2006 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 78 percent in 2006.

2005-2006 Representative Ford supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 22 percent in 2005-2006.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 60 percent in 2005.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 25 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Democrats for Life of America 33 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 30 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Representative Ford supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 19 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 75 percent in 2001.

2001 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 75 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Ford supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 6 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 88 percent in 1999.

1995-2004 On the votes that the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Assocation considered to be the most important in 1995-2004, Representative Ford voted their preferred position 82 percent of the time.

1995-2003 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood (House) 78 percent in 1995-2003.





2006 In 2006 Sierra Club endorsed Representative Ford.




2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Family Research Council 23 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 56 percent in 2005.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Family Research Council 25 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 73 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Family Research Council 15 percent in 2003.




2003-2004 On the votes that the U.S. Border Control considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Ford voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.


Representative Ford supported the interests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association 83 percent from 1995-2004.



2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the American Federation of Government Employees 69 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 75 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 75 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 71 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 73 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker 83 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 100 percent in 2005.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the American Postal Workers Union 86 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 86 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Communications Workers of America 100 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Ford supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 87 percent in 2004.




2006 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Secular Coalition for America 60 percent in 2006.

2006 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Population Connection 71 percent in 2006.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby 67 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Population Institute 50 percent in 2005.

2005 Representative Ford supported the interests of the Population Connection 83 percent in 2005.