Look at the chart on this thread

[TayTay]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=296x2684

Dear Lord. John Kerry is showing strong opposition to the Bush Agenda. I think the other forums ought to have this tatooed on their foreheads. Gawd in heaven, what's it going to take to show some people (not all, but some) that Kerry is a real Dem and is offering real opposition. The REthugs and their publicaitons know it.

Damn.

(I have not yet mastered images. Perhpas someone could bring this chart over here so folks could see what I am talking about.)

[JI7]

1. Russell Feingold

what's up with that .

[JohnKleeb]

3. You and me both

Feingold is a good man but sometimes he just has weird votes.

[JI7]

4. and didn't Feingold vote FOR the last defense spending bill?

that 87 billion dollars one ?

so the anti progressive leftists are saying Kerry is being pro war by saying he will support the upcoming one. does that make Feingold pro war since he supported the last one ?

also, feingold said he believes a president should be able to get who he wants confirmed which is why he voted for ashcroft and condi rice. but then he voted against gonzales. is he trying to have it both ways ?

of course i'm mostly being sarcastic here and i like Feingold and would be happy with him as President also, but these are examples of the stupid attacks on Kerry. bringing up these type of things and using it to attack him and make him out to be some horrible person. the anti progressive left and the right wingers both do this.

[JohnKleeb]

5. Not only did Feingold vote for the 87 billion last year

He criticized Kerry for not doing so. I know youre being sarcastic too btw.

[JohnKleeb]

2. Thats very interesting

But you know how they'll spin 2004, "Oh he just wasnt in the senate that much" Great work btw, thats good, and I am not surprised.

[JI7]

6. well, compare Feingolds numbers to Feinstein and Hillary's

both Feinstein and Hillary's numbers are better than Feingold's in both years.

but on DU it's Feinstein and Hillary who get much of the attacks.

[JohnKleeb]

7. You never hear about the most bushlite dem in the senate

from them honestly, I have never heard them talk about Ben Nelson once.

[sandnsea]

8. Feingold-Bayh

Hehe, what is up with that???

Images. Hover over the image, right click, properties. Copy the url, paste in. Voila!

[JohnKleeb]

9. Yeah for all I hear about Bayh

:shrug: I am no fan but its nice to have a dem in Indiana, and thats what some people don't get.

[sandnsea]

10. I have to look closer

With a voting record the same as Feingold's, maybe I've jumped to conclusions. :shrug: Weird.

[karynnj]

11. 2003, 2004 may be atypical for Kerry and Edwards

I wouldn't make too much of these results. For 2003 and even more so 2004, the more mundane votes (where almost everyone would vote with Bush) are the ones Kerry and Edwards did not fly back for. The result would be to show them as less supportive of Bush.

If the WSJ didn't poit this out, they are being not quite honest.

[ginnyinWI]

12. the one that surprises me is Biden

70%???? :shrug: