In spite of what the National Journal says, the most liberal senator is not John Kerry or Barack Obama. It may be Russ Feingold. He has a plan to use your money for good:
Daily Kos :: Diaries: When we started the Progressive Patriots Fund in 2005, our goal was to promote a progressive reform agenda and support candidates across the country. To date, we’ve contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars directly to Democratic candidates everywhere, we’ve come a long way on advancing the issues on which we all care for deeply, and in 2006, we hired and trained 20 grassroots activists we call the Patriot Corps, and sent them to work on campaigns across the country. These paid field staffers were part of the movement that helped Democrats retake the House and Senate in 2006 and as many of you already know – from our emails and ads here and elsewhere online – we’re once again looking to make the Patriot Corps an important part of our effort to build on the Progressive movement sweeping through our nation...
I am an admirer of Russ Feingold (and I have even spent serious time in his home base of Middleton, WI, last year's top city to live in according to Money magazine), but for all the areas/issues where is more progressive than any other senator, he is also quirkily given to siding with Republicans and conservatives at times, especially on issues involving morality of one sort or another. He was the only Dem to vote with the Republicans in the crucial vote during the Clinton impeachment. He also voted for John Roberts to be seated on the Supreme Court. These are not the only such votes.
All of which is simply to remind that these labels can get sort of meaningless, if not downright silly sometimes.
Posted by: Barkley Rosser | July 22, 2008 at 09:32 AM