Topic: Lieberman
This is a letter I found in the Letters to the Editor in the Manchester, CT local Paper the Journal Inquirer on Aug 25 2006, that explains the many reasons Joe Lieberman was defeated in the primary. It was written by a Connecticut voter, who like myself voted against Lieberman for all the things he did wrong, and not only just for the one reason most political pundits proclaim, "It was all about the war"
Reasons Joe Should Go
There is something eerily familiar about Sen. Joe Lieberman’s decision to ignore established procedure, call his party’s faithful jihadists and decide to stay in the race he has already lost.
Lieberman’s great friend, President Bush also ignores rules he considers inconvenient, treats allies and foes alike as if all his personal whims, and calls those who disagree with him unpatriotic. Many Democrats who voted four times for Lieberman recently, were attacked by the so called “nice guy” – simply because we judged he has lost his way, ignored his constituents’ interests, and hasn’t served as a member of the loyal opposition.
Many suggest that Lieberman’s loss was mostly about Iraq
As if $306 Billion, 22,000 American lives and limbs, and countless Iraqi civilians casualties are not reason enough, here are more reasons why Lieberman ought to retire.
*He lectured us on ethics, but drafted a bill in 2005 involving generous giveaways to pharmaceutical companies, just one month after his wife joined Hill & Knowlton, a major lobbying and PR firm in its pharmaceuticals division.
*He sided with the prescription drug industry to prevent negotiation of drug prices for seniors.
*He supported administration efforts to compromise Social Security.
*He voted to approve Alberto Gonzales, author of the torture memo, as Attorney General.
*He accuses Ned Lamont of being a millionaire, but supports mega-wealthy administration cronies who have benefited wildly from oil revenues….and personally collects huge sums from lobbyists.
*He criticized the constitutional right to dissent, suggesting we “Undermine presidential credibility at our nations peril.
*He remained silent about unlawful rendition and abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
*He favored intervention in the Schiavo case.
*He refused to support a filibuster to keep Samuel Alito off the Supreme Court.
*He endorses the administration’s decision to squander precious dollars overseas, while failing to make Homeland Security a priority.
Ann Gxxxxxx, Stamford
