Defending Lieberman
It's worth pointing out: Joe Lieberman is going to be a Senator from Connecticut at least until 2012. The polls are definitive. He's defeating his antiwar primary challenger, Ned Lamont, by 65% to 19%. Lamont can't possibly close a 46% gap. No candidate can. So Lieberman, facing no serious challenger in the general election, will be reelected. And that's not a bad thing.
Don't misunderstand; Lieberman got Iraq, and gets the "war on the terror", fundamentally wrong. But that doesn't mean he's not a real Democrat. He is. He's pro-choice, anti-tax-cuts, pro-gay, pro-immigrant, and anti-Social Security privatization. He's a centrist, to be sure; he's not for single-payer, and is strongly in favor of vouchers and free trade. But compared to, say, Ben Nelson or John Breaux, he's positively progressive.
Don't misunderstand; Lieberman got Iraq, and gets the "war on the terror", fundamentally wrong. But that doesn't mean he's not a real Democrat. He is. He's pro-choice, anti-tax-cuts, pro-gay, pro-immigrant, and anti-Social Security privatization. He's a centrist, to be sure; he's not for single-payer, and is strongly in favor of vouchers and free trade. But compared to, say, Ben Nelson or John Breaux, he's positively progressive.
"It's worth pointing out: Joe Lieberman is going to be a Senator from Connecticut at least until 2012. The polls are definitive."
ROTFLMAO, having a sip of coffee, ROTFLMFAO again.
Temll me, Mini: In the immortal words of Johnny Rotten, "Ever feel like you've been ,b.cheated?"
Posted by: Grover Norforms | August 09, 2006 at 10:08 AM
here come the gloaters! :)
Posted by: e | August 09, 2006 at 12:24 PM
Yeah, about how I corrected that a few weeks ago. Stop being Chris Bowers' bitch.
Posted by: Minipundit | August 09, 2006 at 12:24 PM