While I disagree with him about his complete support for the way the war in Iraq is being run, what the national Democratic party is doing to U. S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn. is wrong.
There was a time a few decades ago when we had a wide range of politicians on both the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle and the country was richer for it. The U. S. had Republicans ranging from the conservative Barry Goldwater of Arizona to liberal Jacob Javits of New York and Democrats ran the gamut from the liberal Kennedys of Massachusetts to the conservative Henry "Scoop" Jackson of Washington.
The disease of political correctness has damaged both political parties and we have ended up with people on the far right and people on the far left spending their time taking potshots at us instead of solving the issues that confront our country.
Under the current political climate, you would not have the kind of compromise President Johnson reached with Republican Majority Leader Everett Dirksen to get civil rights legislation passed in the 1960s.
For instance, anything that smacks of pro-environmental legislation runs into considerable GOP opposition, which is ironic since the EPA's creation was due to Richard Nixon.
Democrats no longer have enough room under their umbrella for people who do not believe in abortion or gay marriage.
While it would be hoped that Democrats and Republicans would believe in most of their parties' platforms, to expect them to follow every one of them without allowing for independent thought is contrary to every value that makes this country great.
Joe Lieberman has served his party well, and every move that Democratic party members and extreme liberal bloggers make to ensure his defeat is a gift to the Republican party.
(The same subject was addressed in fine fashion Friday by Larry Litle on his Simple Thoughts of a Complex Mind blog.)
I agree. If Lieberman is driven out of the Democratic Party, it will be a strong sign that moderates are not welcome in the party. Lieberman's voting record is by the way, very much in the mainstram of the Democratic Party, with an endorsement from the AFL-CIO and a 75 percent rating from the liberal Americans for Democratic Action.
ReplyDeleteExactly right.... He is tough on the issues in the Middle East, and he was damn aggressive against his opponent in the debate the other night. If I were a Democrat he would get my vote over Hillary and the others...
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Randy, just how you turned a democratic primary into an attack on proponents of abortion and gay marriage is almost O'Reilly like.
ReplyDeleteTruly your hatred and intolerance knows no bounds.
Let Connecticut worry about which democrat represents them, while we in SW MO dream of a chance to make a difference in a primary or general election.
Back to the subject of the post and to turn an old phrase..."It's Iraq, stupid!"
Other than the deal that Lieberman and several other democrats cut to squash the fillibuster option, please tell me where, when, and how the republican party in the House or the Senate has reached out across the aisle to consult with the democrats on anything. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the democrats have basically been cut almost completely out of the process.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it possible that the democratic party will ever speak with one voice as we currently see from the republicans, but does it really surprise you that extremely radical actions by the republicans have resulted in a hard and strong reaction/revulsion from democrats?
Dems are big tent but not that big. I typically support the moderate Dems but I would be supporting Lamont if I were in Conn.
ReplyDeleteJoe is nothing more than Bush in a different dress. Out with him and all the rest of the chickenhawks in Congress.
ReplyDeleteThe Democrat Party is doing nothing to Joe Lieberman that truly matters--outside of expressing an opinion.
ReplyDeleteLet's look at the other kettle: Where are the Republicans who are calling for an end to the war in Iraq? Sirely they are out there.
How does President Bush and the Republican National Committee treat them?
The simple fact of the matter is that the Republican party is so tyrannical, so taken over by the Neocon nuts that Republicans better support the war or they are persona non grata.
I know lots of Democrats who feel Lieberman has a right to his opinion, however much they may personally disagree.
This is a FOXNews type of propaganda ploy: They say the Demorats are bad to Lieberman because he is "tough" on the war and that Democrats have been "taken over" by liberals.
The truth is that in more Americans voted for Gore than Bush in 2000 and, very possibly, the same thing happened in the next election.
Our nation is divided--thanks to the "great unifier," George W. Bush and his Neocon nut advisers.