The Republican disinformation machine, and their wholy owned subsidiary Fox News have been spreading the lie that John Kerry is the most liberal senator. This site
John Kerry: The Most Liberal Senator? An Analysis sets the record straight.
I’ll rant about this American political assumption that being a liberal is considered political death some other time. Where I’m from being a liberal is a good thing.
On the subject of “liberal” being a dirty word, take a look at Mallard Fillmore (a conservative comic strip, available online at http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mallard/about.htm) for August 2 and 3.