I think Ned does a fantastic job of patiently trying to explain his stance on a number of issues in the face of the typical DC media "gotcha" attempt questions that Crowley is throwing out at him.
The national media seems a bit flummoxed these days, trying to come up with an explanation of Lamont’s popularity among Connecticut voters. And his popularity stretching beyond CT to the rest of the nation. It stems from the fact that what Lamont is saying — what his supporters are saying — what we have been talking about for months here and elsewhere in the blogosphere — intrudes on the unreality bubble that the media has created for itself. And that has to be difficult and painful for a number of journalists who, I believe, want to do their jobs well but somehow, somewhere along the line, lost that skeptical edge that you have to maintain in order to be effective inside the beltway.
The reality is this: the American public is fundamentally unhappy with how their government is being run into the ground by a bunch of schmucks who’d rather spend time figuring out more ways to dip into the pork barrel to reward their cronies than solve America’s growing list of problems. We are very unhappy with the lack of work that we are seeing from the Do Nothing Rubber Stamp Republican Congress and the perpetually-on-vacation President.
Joe Lieberman tried to brush aside criticisms of his record on supporting the Bush Administration’s failed policy decisions yesterday — but it is far too little, and much, much too late, for a whole lot of folks — in Connecticut and around the country. What I am hearing from nutmeggers is that they are disgusted by this craven ploy, and disturbed that Lieberman would think that they are too stupid to see through this last-ditch ass-saving maneuver.
more . . .
http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/08/07/too-little-much-too-late/Word.
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