Reply #106: This is exactly what the op speaks against [View All]

[karynnj]

you are defining the word, progressive, in so narrow a way that you are defining an entity that is so marginal it will have no impact. T+I agree with Kerry's debate comment on labels - they are really meaningless and attempt to pidgeon hole people. the fact of the matter is that John Kerry is not nor ever has been a person who favors war other than as a last resort. He has said repeatedly that his vote was wrong - he though is consistent in having said he voted to get inspectors in and to give Bush leverage in the diplomacy. When it was clear that Bush was not doing what he said - and remember Bush said before the vote that it did not mean war and the war was 5 months later - Kerry did speak out.

That is also not the only issue, both Kerry 2004 and Edwards only in 2008 were progressive on healthcare and other issues. Kerry has and had the strongest record on the environment in all of the Senate. (I know that Kuchinich is for single payer - and he, you and I know he can't pass it. Kerry's concept to have re-insurance for catastrophic costs could potentially pass and might be a backdoor way to single payer.)

The fact that you rule out Kennedy, Harkin, Brown and others said more of you than of them. They want to accomplish something - doing nothing to stay pure helps no one.