A Primary Lesson for Lieberman - Dionne gets it!

[Cassandra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100928.html

"Ideologically based primary challenges to important incumbents almost always signal major changes in the political winds. That's as true of Lamont's strong campaign against Lieberman as it was of D'Amato's victory, following as it did the primary defeats of two other liberal Republican senators -- Clifford Case of New Jersey in 1978 and Thomas Kuchel of California 10 years earlier -- at the hands of conservatives.
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Like the earlier generation of conservatives, today's Democratic activists are impatient with accommodating the powers that be. They demand that Democrats stop trying to chase a "center" that has veered ever rightward since 1980. Instead, they want to haul that center back to more progressive terrain. That's why so much of the political energy in Connecticut seems to be with Lamont.

Lieberman's core problem was not even his support for the Iraq war. It was his eagerness to challenge the legitimacy of fellow Democrats who have called attention to the administration's mistakes. Lieberman, confident of Democratic support, seemed to crave the affection of Republicans most of all."

He gets it even though he's for Lieberman; he still thinks Lieberman can be woken up. Not likely.

[ms liberty]

1. Wow! K&R for Mr Dionne! Thanks for posting... n/t

[rodeodance]

2. we still have some good jounalists around.

[Skittles]

3. Lieberman is not the only spineless, ass-kissing Democrat

but he's the highest profile one and the best one to teach a lesson

[tbyg52]

4. K&R!

:kick:

[yurbud]

5. Lieberman will wake up when he's kicked to the curb

[Cha]

6. Looking at the whole picture

it sounds like lieman went off his nut..but they always say to follow the money so wonder where lieman gets his money from besides our taxes?