Letters to the Editor
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Shoot down every DINO that appears on the radar.
Joe Lieberman (the Senator from Tel Aviv) is clearly #1 on that list -- DINO: Democrat In Name Only.
It was pathetic that Lamont was trying to out-Zionist Joe by proclaiming his allegiance to Israel -- which, I believe, is a foreign country. Any pol that can't comprehend that fact ought to be tossed out on their ear. America first. Period. Israel? A foreign country, not our business -- STAND UP and disown the "fourth branch of government" that appears to have an unnatural and unsavory hold on US politics.
Was that not politically correct?
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Lieberman and CT "Dems"
I do not understand how any person who calls himself or herself a Democrat in the state of Connecticut can possibly THINK of voting for ANYONE who has done the kinds of things Lieberman has done. First, he "broke the rules" to run against his own party's candidate. Now, he will not even pledge to caucus with his own party if he is elected after his "spoiler candidacy."
Do you understand, Democratic voters of Connecticut, that it may well come down to ONE caucus vote for the Democrats to take over the Senate? And, from what I can tell from this article, it looks as if Joe Lieberman could well be "sold to the highest bidder." Lieberman could blackmail his way to almost any Senate position he wanted to get his "Caucus" vote.
This is the man who was given one of the highest honors his party can bestow: he was asked to became our candidate for the Vice-President of the United States. And, now, he wants to play "Let's Make a Deal" to caucus with us in our efforts to make sure we take the Senate back?
Kick him to the curb, Connecticut Democrats. That is where he deserves to be!
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Joementum Lieberthing
Joementum votes only slightly to the left of Trent Lotta Badhair. He needs to go away. he has no party loyalty, no shame, and no spine.
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Misplaced Loyalty
"I have not been happy to see some of my colleagues follow the traditional party rules and support the nominee of the primary, even though we had been close and two days before they had been singing my praises."
Is anyone else bothered by this quote? Why does Lieberman so casually expect elected Democrats to simply disregard the will of the party itself, the people who nominated them for office in favor of whatever personal loyalty they might feel toward him?
It is perfectly appropriate for sitting Senators to support one candidate or another in a primary. But when the party members, *the electorate* of a state have spoken, it's time for the party to line up behind their chosen candidate. That Lieberman expects his fellow Senators to disregard the will of the Democrats of Connecticut as easily as he does speaks poorly of him.
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My thoughts precidely, anom
The same quote struck me as well.
When Lieberman says "I have not been happy to see some of my colleagues follow the traditional party rules and support the nominee of the primary, even though we had been close and two days before," it is clear that he wishes that his colleagues - the Democratic Party - would simply throw out the results of the democratic election, and install him as the candidate. Jeeze, how much more "Republican" can you get?
The message from Sahpiro's article is clear. Send $100 to Lamont today - and $500 to the longshot Republican candidate. Lieberman is the Democratic equivalent of Bush in more ways than one.
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Lieberman...
is the only principled dem out there. He doesn't take shit from the "party" and he stands by what he believes in. How dare he!
I can see why most "progressives" hate him.
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Very Telling Comment
Lieberman's says: "While the Democratic Party is important to me," he said, "it is not as important as serving the public interest as I see it, the interest of the country and EVEN FRIENDSHIP. I'm working very hard to be reelected, but I'm going to remember these lessons."
In stating that friendship is even more important to him then party loyalty, it is quite clear that Lieberman is saying that he considers friends who are NOT Democrats to be more important then Democrats and in doing so clearly indicates that he might very well decide to leave the Democratic party. On its face, this comment is completely outrageous. Certainly a Senator has a right to put his own sense of justice before the will of the party, or better yet the desires of his constituency. But to say that he will put his friend's interest before the party’s is unbelievable. What is that supposed to mean exactly? Will vote for what his friends want, rather then for what his party, people or himself what?
And who are these good, non-Democratic friends? Why those who have loyally stood by him since he lost the primary; Bush, Cheney, and Rove. But those dear friends shouldn't feel to flattered, because Liebeman will only have use for them if they can do what all friends of Lieberman must do, and come across with the goods. Wake up Connecticut. Lieberman is a man without scruples who will sell himself to the highest bidder and may well end up costing Democrats the control of the Senate.
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Lieberman's Problem
is media outlets forecasting a nonexistent problem
Interesting how the Democrat in Name Only is faring better in polls than the Republican in Name Only, Lincoln Chafee. Chafee has a REAL republican problem. He happens to be one.
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The Party of Joe
The thing that strikes me every time I hear from Lieberman is his self-absorption. If he could stand outside himself for just one moment, he would be able to understand the criticism leveled at him and respond with sincerity and substance rather than sanctimoniousness. Instead, like his mentor Bush, he is the perennially wronged party, and the public, whom he is supposed to serve, is being uppity and unfair. That his money and support come primarily from Republicans (and the pharmaceutical industry) is nothing to be proud of in this intance: it is not an indication of bipartisanship but a deliberate assault on the Democratic party he claims to respect. His surprise at Schlesinger's tart debate indicates just how deep Lieberman really is with the Repugs. He is no moderate, he is no Democrat. He is simply an egotist and right wing extremist in the Party of Joe.