Letter from A Connecticut Constituent Blasting Lieberman

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Lieberman a disloyal Democrat; McCain a mooch on taxpayers


In his Aug. 19 letter, "Speaker Pelosi, please shut up," W.D.M. (edited by Roberto1223) advises House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to shut up (reminds me of the Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly) because she said Sen. Joe Lieberman's comments about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama were irresponsible.

Lieberman had introduced Republican presidential candidate John McCain recently as a man who put his country first, unlike his opponent. Lieberman clearly was saying Obama did not love his country.

Mr. M.'s support for these comments, coming from a U.S. senator who is supposed to be representing Connecticut, is pathetic.

I advise Mr. M. to do some fact checking about Nancy Pelosi. She did not connive her way into the House, but was elected in 1987.

Joe Lieberman did everything he could to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.

His own sons have not volunteered to serve in the Iraq war, which their father supports.

The "honorable" Lieberman has advocated the use of torture to extract information from war captives held at Guantanamo Bay and in secret prisons operated by the CIA in Poland, Egypt and other countries.

That the Democratic Party deserted Lieberman in his bid for re-election to the Senate is an outright lie. He lost a primary to Ned Lamont.

He then formed his own independent Democratic party to get himself elected with millions of dollars in campaign contributions from such prominent Jewish-Americans as Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, and considerable support from the Republican Party's highest ranks.

Mr. M. goes on to parrot Lieberman that the Democratic Party has been taken over by the left wing that wants to dole out taxpayers' money to anyone who wants it. McCain, whose wife is a millionaire many times over, has never worked in the private sector.

After his career in the Navy, he served in Congress. He collects from taxpayers' money his Senate salary, military and disability pensions, and Social Security.

Does this cost-cutting millionaire senator really need this money?

No Democrat I know, starting with my family, ever has been on the dole. We have all worked for everything we have and have contributed more than our fair share to our country. My husband is a Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War.

As for Joe Lieberman's honor, he hasn't any.

He always has placed himself and Israel first, in that order.

FGR

Southbury CT


http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/08/21/letters/361161.txt?taToken=206abff8d798bd3115958f3e1e425268



After the election, LIEberman should be kicked to the curb by the Democratic leadership in Congress.