Lieberman's divisive actions don't deserve support

[Jon8503]

From USA Opinion Page:

As the televised debate with Ned Lamont, his principal challenger in the Connecticut Democratic primary, neared its end last week, Sen. Joe Lieberman turned to the camera and tried to defend the indefensible.

"Part of why I opened the option of going on (as an independent) after the primary," the three-term senator said, is because Lamont reneged on a promise he made to spend no more than half a million dollars of his own money in the campaign. He said Lamont has actually spent five times as much and "I don't have that kind of money."

It was a weak attempt to explain why he has chosen to seek enough signatures to petition himself onto the general election ballot in the event that he loses to Lamont in the Aug. 8 Democratic Party primary.

But that's not the worst of it. While his petition drive threatens to fracture Connecticut's Democratic Party, Lieberman's decision seems to have the tacit support of at least one group of influential national Democrats.

Vague response

When I pressed the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the body that's supposed to be working to rally party voters, to find out whether it will back the winner of the party's Connecticut primary in the general election, I got a mealy-mouthed response. "Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and the DSCC are supporting Lieberman in the primary," spokesman Phil Singer told me. "We aren't going to speculate about what happens next because that would undermine our candidate (Lieberman)."

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[monarch]

1. I can't believe how much this "principled" person tells outright lies.

I never saw anywhere that Lamont pledged to limit his personal contributions. He has always said that he would spend whatever of his own funds were necessary to defend against personal attacks. He did, however, offer to cap campaign spending to the amount Lieberman already had on hand. Lieberman wouldn't do it.

On the subject of personal attacks--the one that really galls me is Joe's repeated attacks on Ned's courage. Courage for pete's sake! You don't think it takes courage to oppose somebody as entrenched as Joe Lieberman, to put yourself, your family, your whole life on the line. To go on national television to be criticised for your eyes, your shirt, the idea that your personal wealth should have purchased better coaching to turn you into a superstar...

Lieberman disgusts me! And to think that I used to say that I liked him personally.