OBAMA STILL ISN'T THE MOST LIBERAL SENATOR AND THE MEDIA IS STILL SPREADING THAT ABSURD LIE

GOP/Media smear says these 2 are the most liberal senators-- not even close

A couple days ago, we talked a little about how the GOP smear machine has been busy as little beavers trying to create some conventional wisdom that paints Obama as "the most liberal senator." It's patently absurd-- especially considering his voting record isn't even in the top half of liberals-- but that doesn't stop Republican media shills from repeating it every time they get near a TV camera. It's part of the strategy. And the networks and cable news Infotainment hosts are either too stoopid and uninformed to question the assertion... or don't want to.

Today over at Crooks & Liars, John and I dug deeper.

This year, their utterly meaningless ranking system, ready-made for Republican smear attacks, defined “liberal” as members who voted, on January 18, to establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity to handle ethics complaints against senators. Given the Republican Culture of Corruption that still rules the Beltway, that may be anti-Republican, but what makes it “liberal?” Similarly anyone who agreed in mid-March to the final passage of a bill implementing the 9/11 Commission’s Homeland Security recommendations, is suddenly “liberal?” And on May 9, Obama joined many other senators in voting to block individuals from serving on Food and Drug Administration drug advisory panels if they have conflicts of interest.

And today, Warren Buffett, the richest man in America and not exactly some flaming, wild eyed liberal, endorsed Obama, pointing out that McCain, in his roile as third Bush term, will continue to destroy the economy and the American middle class. "I think that the US has followed and is following policies which will cause the US dollar to weaken over a long period of time," all policies rubber stamped by McCain whose only excuse is that he doesn't know anything about economics. Meanwhile, it looks like Buffett isn't the only American endorsing Obama. The newest Gallup poll shows him with a staggering 55-39% lead over Hillary, his biggest lead ever. That was reflected in the turn out in Obama's rally in Portland yesterday-- somewhat different from the kountryklub koffee klatches McCain has been speaking at. Last week over 124 people (not counting lobbyists) turned out for one of his events: