Time poll: Best and worst Senators

Thanks to Kanaka Girl for sending this to me. She wondered just who in the hell Time polled for this:

The Best Senators

Thad Cochran

Kent Conrad

Dick Durbin

Ted Kennedy

Jon Kyl

Carl Levin

Richard Lugar

John McCain

Olympia J. Snowe

Arlen Specter

The Worst Senators

Daniel Akaka

Wayne Allard

Jim Bunning

Conrad Burns

Mark Dayton

To answer her question "Who did they poll for this?", perhaps it's easier to determine who they didn't poll.

In the case of Ted Kennedrunk, they probably didn't poll Mary Jo Kopechne. In the case of Durbin the Turban, they likely didn't poll (or, in Durbin's case, maybe the correct word is Pol, as in Pot) any of the soldiers he compared to Nazis or Stalin. In the case of John McCain or Olympia Snowe or Arlen Specter, it is doubtful that they interviewed any actual Republicans.

By the way, the link that Time has to Kennedrunk will treat you to a story that lionizes the distilled murderer. You'll forgive me for not sharing in the sentiments. I mean, what's next for Time...a public rehab of OJ's image?