Joseph Lieberman, seating charts and the war in Iraq (Danbury New-Times)

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Joseph Lieberman, seating charts and the war in Iraq

Mar 29 2007


Since winning re-election to the U.S. Senate in November, Joseph Lieberman has had trouble putting the 2006 election behind him.

He's been public about his anger with some Democratic senators who didn't support his candidacy as an independent, after he lost last summer's Democratic primary.

He's been public about how uncomfortable he is when he has to listen to Democrats who, unlike him, oppose the war in Iraq.

He's been public about his thoughts of becoming a Republican, a step that would give Republicans majority control of the Senate.

He's been public about how he doesn't really plan to turn Republican, since he doesn't agree with them about much more than the war in Iraq.
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It's not surprising that Lieberman won't pursue a vote on his war tax. The Republicans who support the war in Iraq have claimed the war can be fought on the cheap, and Democrats who oppose the war just want it to end.

So the war tax won't go anywhere, nor should it. The problem with the war in Iraq is not the lack of a war tax; the problem is a lack of sound policies.

Instead of focussing on seating charts, instead of proposing a war tax that's dead on arrival, instead of reveling in his hurt feelings, Lieberman should do what he said he would do while running for re-election last year " focus on representing Connecticut, focus on holding the Bush administration accountable for its war policies. ......

The complete piece is at: http://newstimes.com/opinion/edit.php?id=1037548