What will POTUS Kerry make better?

[ErVikingo]

Life is like a box of chocolates

[cool_chick]

Originally posted by Mark Wilson
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040301-085725-5267r.htm

On a scale that ranges from 0 to 100, Mr. Kerry compiled a composite liberal score for 2003 of 96.5, the highest in the Senate. He eclipsed proud liberals like Paul Sarbanes (94.7) of Maryland, Barbara Boxer (91.2) of California, Tom Harkin (89.3) of Iowa and the Senate's liberal lion, Edward Kennedy (88.3), his Massachusetts colleague. It was the fourth time in his 20-year Senate career that Mr. Kerry compiled a composite voting record that was unsurpassed in its liberalism by any of the other 99 members of the Senate.
Each year, National Journal selects dozens of key votes (62 for the Senate in 2003) and divides them among three categories of issues: economic, social and foreign policy. On economic votes, Mr. Kerry tied with six other Democrats to claim the highest ranking of 93. It was the third year in a row that Mr. Kerry established himself among the select, small group whose members were cumulatively ranked as the most liberal in the Senate on economic matters.

http://www.factcheck.org/article284.html

[island911]

LOL - since Kerry didn't get "The most Liberal Senator" Award each and every year . . LOL . . .yeah, strong fall-back position ya got there.

But remember; never conceed that you got it wrong. . . then Kerry won't be so far out in LEFT FIELD.

Maybe a chant would help;

breathe in --Believe-- breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

breathe in --Believe-- breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

breathe in --Believe-- breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

oooooooommmmmmmmmhhhhhhhh

breathe in --Believe-- breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

breathe in --Believe-- breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

breathe in --pay no attention to the laughter coming from your computer breathe out --Kerry is a reasonable centrist

[dd74]

LOL, Island! What are you outlining here? "Birth of a Centrist?"

[fintstone]

Originally posted by cool_chick
http://www.factcheck.org/article284.html

It's true that vote rankings by the politically neutral magazine The National Journal rated Kerry "most liberal" in 2003 and in three earlier years during his first Senate term: 1986, 1988, and 1990. But over his entire career the Journal ranks Kerry the 11th most liberal Senator.
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The Journal did rank Kerry the most liberal senator for 2003, but it's also true that Kerry missed 37 of the 62 votes on which the ranking was based due to his campaign schedule. So the Journal assigned Kerry a score only on economic policy for that year -- "a perfect liberal score," in fact. That was based on 19 Kerry votes, though he still missed 13 others on economic policy. The Journal didn't rank Kerry's votes on social issues or foreign policy for 2003 because he cast so few votes on those issues, but noted that he "consistently took the liberal view within the Senate" when he did vote on those issues.
To call Kerry the "most liberal man in the Senate" based on a single year's rating is simply incorrect, however. Over his entire career, the Journal rates Kerry the 11th most liberal Senator. It's doubtful that Kerry would have qualified for the "most liberal" label even during his first Senate term, when was rated #1 for three of the six years: 1986, 1988, and 1990. In each of those years Kerry actually tied for the "most liberal" rating, sharing it with as many as five other senators.

LOL, your post does not help his record much...It is good to know that he only tied for the "most liberal" voting record three of those years........And that a major contributor to his being the most liberal in 2003 was that he missed approximately half the votes...but voted "perfectly liberal" when he actually showed up and did his job....Some defense!