Liberal Media Strikes Again!

One can always count on the Gmtoday to provide that little extra incentive to blog. The lead:

WASHINGTON - Russ Feingold, one of the most liberal members of the Senate, is trying a conservative approach to getting more people insured: giving states the flexibility to craft their own plans.

Now I will grant you that the good Senator from Wisconsin is not particularly known as a conservative but who is it that is branding him exactly as the most liberal members of the Senate? The word maverick, independent, progressive and usually correct come to my mind. The word liberal has been branded negatively by the Republicans for years. The only time I hear the word inevitably is when a conservative is using the word as a slur. Usually the word can be substituted for "sic him" when talking to the rabid ones.
The writer of this article scores double points when he attempts to claim Feingold's idea as conservative in the same sentence. Apparently the Senator has, according to the writer, had some type of conservative epithany. When was the last time you saw Washington look for advice from anyone much less use the States as laboratories? Our Republican run government has been nothing if not top down authoritarian and in most ways is close to dictatorial in nature.

Liberal media indeed!