There is a difference between a leftist and a progressive, you see. A progressive is willing to hypocritically pimp out liberal "principles" to further their agenda.
Wait a minute, maybe there isn't a difference...
Ms. Vanden Huevel is a far better looking version of her father. You can tell from their last name that they are descendants of the old Dutch aristocracy of New York, dating from the days the city was known as 'Nieuw Amsterdam'. During the 50's & 60's William Vanden Huevel was the pre-eminent New York left-wing Democrat, well to the left of the regular and reform Democrats. Katrina wants to make the country Red in memory of 'dear old dad'. In her marriage with the Gorbachev loving Professor Cohen, she is the left-winger. Sad that someone so attractive physically is such a leftwing harpie.