Just How Liberal Is John Kerry?

Do I think John Kerry, as the Republicans keep telling us, is the most liberal member of the Senate? Hell, no. John Edwards isn't either. Heck, the only way I can define either man as a liberal at all is if I balance them against the wave of far-to-the-right conservatives.

In fact, I suspect if you measured their record of votes against the ever-shrinking moderate Republicans on the Hill, Kerry and Edwards would come very close to matching them. The GOP, however, just keeps hammering the same lies over and over again, hoping they'll stick for people who have a tough time with the concept of liberalism.

But Paul Waldman at Gadflyer looks at this subject in far more detail. It's a good read.