Task: Analyze the valence intensity exhibited in the snippet, assigning a score on a continuum from 0 (extremely negative) to 1 (extremely positive), capturing the emotional context conveyed.
Snippet: As the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, Richard Shelby had already embarrassed Vice President Al Gore on television with his refusal to support the Clinton economic plan, so his desertion to the ictorious Republicans this week was hardly a huge surprise.
Intensity score: 