Pretty good analysis of CT Senate race and reasons for opposing Joe

[monarch]

This article appears in today's Hartford Courant.

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-lieberman0715.artjul15,0,2373366.story?coll=hc-headlines-home

"WASHINGTON -- By the numbers, Joe Lieberman is a true, consistent Democrat.

"He votes with Democratic colleagues almost all the time. His record gets him high marks from interest groups close to the party, from the AFL-CIO to the NAACP.

"But dig beneath the votes and there's plenty of ammunition for critics - including primary challenger Ned Lamont - who say Lieberman has a habit of straying from the party when it suits him.

"He broke with the region's Democratic senators on a key energy vote last year. He has embraced a position on Iraq that few Democrats share. He has questioned bedrock Democrat-backed programs such as affirmative action and Social Security. He voted against a filibuster that could have blocked the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.

"And just this week the senator launched his own political party so he can still run in November even if Democratic voters rebuff him in the Aug. 8 primary.....

Lots more.

[Atman]

1. Pfffft. Lieberman seems to have forgotten what his job is.

Lieberman counters that his job is to make tough choices that are not always presented in black and white terms, choices that often involve less-than-ideal legislation.

"When I disagree with my colleagues, I have the courage of my convictions to say so," he said in an interview Wednesday. And, he added, "If you wait to get 100 percent of what you want around here, you'll never get anything."

Joe, you self-centered douchebag, it isn't about what you want.. We, your constituents, could give a rat's ass whether or not you get 100%, we just want you to represent US, as you were elected to do. Be OUR voice in Washington, not Joe's voice. What the bloody hell makes you think the world cares about your one man opinion poll? Do your freakin' job, represent the people of Connecticut -- no, the real ones, not the Yalies of Kennebunkport -- and maybe you wouldn't find yourself in the precarious position of struggling to hold on to a seat that should have been/could have been yours as long as you wanted it.