This morning on NPR, Cokie Roberts said yesterday's NYT endorsement of Ned Lamont in the Connecticut senate race was "a blow" to the Lieberman campaign. Duh. Cokie also said that Ned was running pretty much on the Iraq war issue and that "the base" was "punishing" candidates like Lieberman that, well, kinda' like the war.
Not so fast Cokie. Do you think Bush gave Lieberman a tongue bath on CSPAN solely because Joe gave him some war love? Don't believe it.
Face it - Joe will lose because he's insufferable. While his PNAC stance on Iraq is the worst thing about him, there are plenty of other reasons to send him packing. Duncan Black gathered some of the evidence in an LA Times op-ed; it includes Lieberman scolding Bill Clinton in 1998 when Clinton could have used a friend other than his dog (why Clinton is now campaigning for Lieberman is inexplicable). Unlike Clinton, Bush made war, not love, and is responsible for the deaths of thousands. Despite this, Holy Joe can't understand why Bush is far more dangerous to the republic, instead whining that we "undermine presidential credibility at our peril." Translation? Democrats who want to stop Bush should just shut up. Are you surprised that Sean Hannity offered to campaign for Joe?
What else has he done? Remember when Joe was running around with Tipper Gore because he was offended by bad words on a Judas Priest CD? Remember when Feingold moved to censure Bush and Joe bitched about how that would be "divisive"? Remember when Joe wouldn't support an Alito filibuster? Remember when Joe said that if one hospital said you couldn't have Plan B you should just hop in a taxi and direct the driver to the next one, even if you'd been raped? Remember when Joe voted for the Bush/Cheney energy bill?
And, citizens of Connecticut, even if you defeat Holy Joe in the primary on August 8th, guess what? You still won't be rid of him! See, Joe knows better than you voters what's good for you, so he'll run as an Independent if you try to take "his" Senate seat away. That's why you'll have another opportunity to dump Lieberman in the fall - because he won't take no for an answer. For now, ask him about all this stuff - but especially about his support for the Dear Leader's war. Lately he's been strangely silent about that.
cross-posted at Taylor Marsh's place.
I love the sneeze guard you installed at the Reasons to Love Lamont Salad Bar. Oooh! Garbanzos!
Posted by: Tata | July 31, 2006 at 12:10 PM
The Kiss said it all, indeed. Get a room, already!
Posted by: HelenWheels | July 31, 2006 at 12:34 PM
MY seat! Mine! Mine!
You know, he's so softspoken, you just know that when he stamps his teeny dwarfish feet, he sounds just like Robin Williams imitating a three year old...
Posted by: actor212 | July 31, 2006 at 01:09 PM
someone get the man some ex-lax!
Posted by: Comandante Agi | July 31, 2006 at 02:28 PM
Joe will lose because he's insufferable.
Thank you. It really shows how good a Democrat he is, and how much he respects his constituency, that he doesn't give a fuck how the primary turns out.
Posted by: Blue Gal | July 31, 2006 at 03:24 PM
bush's favorite "Democrat" is going down.
Posted by: Chuck | July 31, 2006 at 07:41 PM
I just watched Ned on The Colbert Report. I'd never seen/heard him speak before, and I was very impressed. He has a certain rapidfire delivery that some might have trouble keeping up with, but wow, does he have some zingers down cold when it comes to the clown-car that is the Bush Administration.
CT isn't my home state, but I'd love to see that two-faced Holy Joe go down in flames. I thought ill of him when he voted for the war; I became ill when he said rape victims who wind up in certain anti-choice hospitals for their rape exams could "simply take a short trip to another hospital" to get vital emergency birth control.
As far as I'm concerned, he can jump in the clown car and ride it right over the cliff with the rest of them. Seeya!
Posted by: litbrit | July 31, 2006 at 09:39 PM
Not to mention he co-sponsored the Rave Act. Worst. Democrat. Ever.
Posted by: Barrett | July 31, 2006 at 09:44 PM
I think it is a big damn deal for anyone to still support the bs reasons for going into this war. A shit load of deaths have resultecd from that terrible deadly decision.
To hell with him!
Posted by: pissed off patricia | August 01, 2006 at 05:14 AM
Well said! Hey, ho ho! Joe has got to go!
Posted by: Catherine | August 03, 2006 at 04:16 PM
(why Clinton is now campaigning for Lieberman is inexplicable).
Maeven at >The Constant American has a good screed on that.
Posted by: Jake | August 06, 2006 at 10:24 PM
Always on my mind --
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