Reply #2: I participated in this out of loyalty to and support for JK, but ultimately, I agree..

[ObamaKerryDem]

..Nothing against her, but it's INSANE that McCaskill--a "Blue Dog" in a lot of ways-- is ranked higher than JK! I think a lot of this goes back to the fact that a lot of "Bold Progressive" type groups like this still seem to be holding a big grudge against JK for 2004. These tend to be a lot of the same people who maintain that he didn't fight hard enough, that he "let Bush win", that he'd "rather be windsurfing" (yes, taken from an actual comment on greater DU on a older thread about this), blah de blah. I'm surprised that JK ranked even this high with this sort of group!

Frustrating!

I think you are exactly right in your assessment in your last paragraph. Though JK is of course his own person/statesman in his own right, he is more in line with Teddy than these folks will likely ever give him credit for--and like I've told JK, doing Teddy proud. :) Even if they won't ever give him his due for it. *sigh* :thumbsdown: