  I stole this thought from HOT micah,  who actually stole this from the washington monthly.  no original thought for me today.  The right wing is claiming that John Kerry is the # 1 most liberal member of the Senate and John Edwards being # 4.
 This is not the reality.  I may actually like him if that were the case.  Here's the stats:  2003:  Kerry -  1st (
96. 5)  Edwards -  4th ( 94. 5)
 2002:  Kerry -  9th ( 87. 3)  Edwards -
 31st ( 63. 0)  2001:  Kerry -  11th (
87. 7)  Edwards -  35th ( 68. 2)
 2000:  Kerry -  20th ( 77)  Edwards -  19th (
80. 8)  1999:  Kerry -  16th ( 80.
8)  Edwards -  31st ( 72. 2)  Average:
 Kerry -  12th ( 85. 9)  Edwards -  24th (
75. 7)  The rankings for 2003 are skewed by the campaign season,  and a longer look shows that Kerry is liberal,  but hardly a Paul Wellstone liberal,  and Edwards is smack in the middle of the Democratic pack.
 The only reason Kerry is as liberal as he is,  is because he needs to stay elected in MA.  I hardly think he harbors the convictions of Jimmy Carter or Paul Wellstone.
