Digby on Fox and Lieberman - The Empty Conscience

[Mass]

An analyse of the Courant article, with a few good news. The nomination is tabled for now, and Webb said he would not vote for Fox.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/empty-conscience-by-digby-ive-written.html

The Empty Conscience

by digby

I've written a lot about how the Democrats need to hold Republicans accountable for what they do or they will rise from their electoral graves and return to do it again --- just as they have been doing since the dawn of the dirty tricks, modern conservative movement. Character assassins are not impressed by Christian forgiveness and the American people are too busy working two jobs to pay off their sub-prime mortgages and their 28% interest credit cards to notice the details. It's up to the Democrats to do this
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During the hearing for this reprehensible GOP moneybags, John Kerry was appropriately steely eyed and angry. Jim Webb says he won't vote for the guy. The nomination has been tabled for now. But it still isn't settled and it really shouldn't even be a question.

Which leads us to this atrocity


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It doesn't matter what he says or what he feels. He's a lying piece of garbage, as he proved when he bankrolled those swiftboat scum. If this guy is confirmed by a Democratic senate the word will once again go forth that there will be no price to pay for character assassination. Indeed, Republicans will laugh their asses off. Not only can you destroy a man's reputation, his friends and allies will reward you for it. (And then you can do it to them too!)
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It's not that Democrats have to make a note of every slight and issue payback. But they do have to draw some bright lines. The swift boat project was beyond the pale and anyone who had anything to do with it should never be rewarded at the hands of Democrats. If they do not make it a point to hold these people accountable in any way they can, they are the architects of their own demise. The ghost of Don Segretti is working feverishly as we speak, training the zombies to do the same thing to the next presidential candidate. That's how Republican zombies and Joe Lieberman work. They don't have consciences.

[beachmom]

1. Awesome! I hope all the big blogs link to Digby, since he is so

respected everywhere, and concur with his assessment.

Ahem -- how about some kudos to my senator and my state for being decent and doing the right thing.

Yo -- Fedup -- feeling pretty good about knocking on some doors and getting up early on Election Day for Webb? I sure am.

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Yep

and am glad that we took a certain tall Senator's advice. :-)

[karynnj]

4. That does make me feel better about Webb as well

He clearly draws a line between lies on Kerry's service and lies on protests. Webb taking this position after not shaking hands with kerry for 30 years is impressive. His taking a stand should lead the others to do so too.

You and Fedup did good. (as did Kerry by endorsing and raising money for him.)

[blm]

2. Please post in GD-P, Mass. Let's get phonecalls to Senate offices.

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[whometense]

5. No matter how I feel

personally about Webb, and I have a lot of trouble warming up to the guy, I do think he is a man of firm principles that he chooses to live by. So I honor him for that. He's doing the right thing here. I believe he always tries to do the right thing - we just disagree sometimes on what the right thing is.

[ray of light]

6. if this doesn't make you ticked off! And why do we accept LIEberman?

"The day after the 2006 election, Lieberman, elected as an independent, got a $10,500 contribution from Fox and another $10,500 from Fox's wife. Both are generous GOP donors.

Lieberman dropped into Fox's confirmation hearing last week to praise the St. Louis businessman, a somewhat unorthodox step for a senator who is not a committee member.

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Lieberman concluded his testimony by telling colleagues, "I'm honored to call Sam Fox my friend. I appreciate his friendship. And I'm honored to ask you to send him to Brussels as our next ambassador."

[karynnj]

7. Thanks,

I hadn't noticed before - he gave Leiberman that money the day AFTER the election. I liked Kerry's quick comment on the lines of "no wonder so many people are here for you", after he said he gave money to lots of people who ask. Remembering Kerry's comments on the Clean Election bill and other places on large campaign contributions, that alone likely disgusted him.