Reply #109: Lamont wasn't to blame for the caricature, and you know it. [View All]

[Ken Burch]

A caricature that was removed within minutes and which had no effect on the campaign.

Lamont beat Lieberman because Connecticut dems are progressive and antiwar. Why can't you accept that?

And excuse me, but referring to Lamont supporters as "the Taliban wing" of the party was character assassaination on a whole group of people who'd done nothing to deserve it.

Give me one good reason why Lieberman should have been given an unchallenged renomination when millions of Connecticut voters clearly wanted a progressive alternative? Why should Joe have been above not only the Democratic Party but democracy itself? He wasn't a god that walked the earth for frick's sake.

And what progressives(none of whom are "far left")feel about the DLC isn't a comparable thing. The DLC isn't a candidate in and of itself. And most progressives DID support the DLC backed Democratic presidential candidates, so you don't have a leg to stand on there.