Reply #28: This is ridiculous [View All]

Look at Obama's record he is a liberal. The thing I don't get is that Gore and Edwards - because they are fan favorites are suddenly called liberals - though nothing in their history suggests it. Edwards most definately can't unite the party - why on earth would they turn to a mediocre one term Senator who won exactly one primary in two elections.

Gore is mostly about global warming now and that is really not a liberal/conservative issue. In 1988, Gore was the bottom or my list and that of most liberals - because he was about as conservative as a Democrat gets. He was the first DLC candidate. He was the one who debated Perot on NAFTA. Tipper led the crusade for labels. Gore has done an fantastic job on teaching people about global warming - but he is not a liberal.

As to Edwards, he very likely cast his first vote for NIXON. He voted for the bankruptcy bill and he was extremely hawkish. What I dislike is that he pretends that didn't happen - as does Elizabeth, who spoke of how even before she had cancer she and John were for universal healthcare - now that would mean 2004. In fact, Edwards bashed Kerry for having a near universal plan saying he couldn't pay for it and that it was too expensive - Kerry's answer showed both who was the more liberal and who deserved the seat he had on the Finance Committee.

Say that you don't like Obama and others and like Edwards and Gore - don't say the former group is not liberal - and the latter one is. Edwards in particular has done nothing but talk in a more liberal way.