July 21, 2005

July Power Rankings - Industries and Lobbies

Rank
Industry
Score
1
 Conventional Energy - new energy bill appears to be a big score
100
2
 Military Industrial Complex - as long as the war continues....
98
3
 Health/Pharmaceutical
97
4
 Media - finally waking up with Plame/Rove
92
5
 Finance - housing boom and mortgage rates help
90
6
 Building & Construction - see above
85
7
 Chemical
84
8
 Entertainment
80
9
 Environment - no help from administration, but G-8 gave it some publicity
69
10
 Manufacturing
60
11
 Education
58
12
 Social Services
50
13
 Civil Rights
48
14
 Labor
35
15
 Environment
25
16
 Alternative Fuels & Energy - just dreaming
15

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June 21, 2005

Player Rankings for June

Rank
Player
Score
1
 John McCain - the man is so smooth. He's scoring points in the media and with filibuster compromise in the Senate
100
2
 Hillary Clinton - leading Dem for 2008, good press this month. We'll see how see handles the new book coming out that promises strong anti-Hillary message.
90
3
 Joe Biden - high standing for 2008, positive position in the news as 2008 candidate
82
4
 Condoleezza Rice - picked up points in the Middle East
80
5
 Rudi Giuliani - all over the news as a leading Republican candidate for 2008
78
6
 Howard Dean - created a firestorm with comments about Republicans, but scored big with many Dems who are seeking a strong, forceful Dem. Stay tuned on this one.
65
7
 John Edwards - quiet month
50
8
 G.W. Bush - He is having a bad month, down in the polls, the war is going poorly, Bolton nomination is blocked, Social Security stalled.
40
9
 Dick Cheney - his statements on Iraq drew more criticism than usual. American public might be thinking that they cannot trust him
35
10
 Tom DeLay - his ethics problems aren't going away
25
11
 Donald Rumsfeld - could you run a worse war?
15
12
 Rep. Randy Cunningham, CA. - this guy is in serious trouble
8

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June 20, 2005

League Standings for June

Rank
Industry
Score
1
 Oil, Gas & Coal Industry
100
2
 Military Industrial Complex
98
3
 Health/Pharmaceutical
97
4
 Finance
92
5
 Chemical
90
6
 Lapdog Media
85
7
 Building & Construction
84
8
 Entertainment
80
9
 Critical Media
69
10
 Manufacturing
60
11
 Education
58
12
 Social Services
50
13
 Civil Rights
48
14
 Labor
35
15
 Environment
25
16
 Alternative Fuels & Energy
15

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