The AP reports on Comrade Sanders victory:
Bernie Sanders sees himself as a modern-day Robin Hood, fighting corporate excess and standing up for the less fortunate.
Now, the left-leaning Vermont congressman will take his populist preaching to the U.S. Senate after overwhelming Republican newcomer Richard Tarrant on Tuesday.
"Those people need a voice in Washington. They need someone to fight for them. And I intend to do that," Sanders said.
Sanders, 65, served eight terms in the House of Representatives before deciding to run for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. James Jeffords, I-Vt. It was Jeffords who defected from the Republicans in 2001 and briefly gave the Democrats control of the Senate. Sanders doesn't have to defect; he's already an independent, and proud of it.
The AP wants to call Comrade Sanders "left-leaning" because it might confuse some readers.I guess we will find out what's the difference between Ted Kennedy and Bernie Sanders voting record.Here's a gem of a quote from the AP concerning Comrade Sanders :
Early on in his House career, he organized the Progressive Caucus of like-minded liberal thinkers that now numbers several dozen lawmakers.
It gets confusing trying to tell the difference between modern day liberals and socialists when the AP says "like-minded liberal thinkers" are in league with an admitted socialist.
