Reply #34: Maybe they're smart enough to know... [View All]

....that "the most liberal Senator" is Republican hype unjustifiable by reference to facts.

Would "the most liberal Senator" vote for NAFTA?

Would "the most liberal Senator" vote for the Patriot Act?

Would "the most liberal Senator" vote for the union-busting Homeland Security Bill?

Would "the most liberal Senator" vote for Bush's 'No Child Left Behind'(NCLB) assault on public education?

Would "the most liberal Senator" vote for the invasion of Iraq?
Would "the most liberal Senator" help spread Bush's lies about WMDs before the war?
Would "the most liberal Senator" say over and over again that (although he would like to internationalize the occupation) he will keep American soldiers in Iraq for 'as long as it takes?'

Would "the most liberal Senator" take hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate campaign contributions?

None of these things are controversial. If you're ABB and will hold your nose and vote for Kerry (just as you would have held your nose and voted for Leibermann if he had been the nominee) that's fine, but don't even pretend that "the most liberal Senator" thing is anything but a cheap Republican lie.