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That is the biggest load of garbage I've read so far today.
Senator LIEberman is not to be commended for taking a decisive stand on the Iraq war and occupation. The war's very existence is based on lies and repellent alterior motives (global hegemony; long-term military presence in the Middle East to protect Israel and that precious, sweet, sweet oil; enrichment of corporations with longstanding ties to the Administration and its families), which makes its very premise illegal and immoral. LIEberman chooses to continue supporting the war. Since the truth that contradicts the premise of the war is now self-evident and out in the open, that makes the oh-so-more-pious-than-thou LIEberman a hypocrite and a willful accomplice in the war's continuation.
Worse: LIEberman is indeed a consistent, reliable shill for the Republican Party. He obviously loves the attention and adulation of Duh-bya, Darth Cheney, the rest of the Administration and the bloviating right-wing nutjobs over at Fox News Channel, and his willingness to be trotted out to criticize every rational, morally-just position of the Democrats (and other progressive figures) is disgusting. After all, when LIEberman goes on a Fox show where the prevailing message is "Anyone Who Criticizes the President Is a Traitor" (remember Goebbels' Rule: Repeat the lie often enough to the uncritical ear and it becomes the truth) and criticizes Democrats for criticizing the President, the uncritical viewer makes the lazy corrolary "Non-Lieberman Democrats = Traitors". He's a willing lapdog for the Republican machine-- their bitch, if you will.
Time for LIEberman to be flushed out of the system. Then we can have someone investigate what WAS in the war for him. I bet it's not a very lofty motivation.
