tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post115509516208421817..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Mirrors on MirrorsDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1155135589531084982006-08-09T07:59:00.000-07:002006-08-09T07:59:00.000-07:00David,I've got to disagree with you strongly on yo...David,<BR/><BR/>I've got to disagree with you strongly on your take about the place of moderates in the Democratic Party. The idea that some sort of super-leftist purge is behind Lieberman's demise is simply not true. Lieberman was an 18-year veteran of the Senate who had lost touch with the majority of his party in Connecticut, and his one-sided version of bipartisanship finally came home to roost.<BR/><BR/>Many have traced the beginning of his downfall to his statement in support of President Bush that, “In matters of war, we undermine presidential credibility at our nation’s peril,” which has come to symbolize the manner in which he consistently undermined legitimate concerns from Democrats in favor of one of the most extremely rightwing ideologues to ever occupy the White House. He lost the primary because, for all of his reputed moderation and bipartisanship, one would be extremely hard-pressed to cite an example of his having won anything from the Bush-led GOP in return for conceding vast swaths of political ground his constituents wanted him to defend.<BR/><BR/>Lieberman got tossed from a Senate seat to which he, and apparently a lot of other people, felt he was entitled for as long as he wanted it. In the current climate of chaos wrought by the Bush Administration, it is hard to credit the idea that mistakes have not been made. Lieberman’s defeat is an effort by the people of Connecticut to re-establish credible representation for themselves in the Senate, and to chart a course away from those mistakes. It is what’s known as throwing the bums out, and Ned Lamont IS a moderate.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Paul<BR/><A HREF="http://sensen-no-sen.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Sensen No Sen</A>PBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643553811799195520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1155126936065906122006-08-09T05:35:00.000-07:002006-08-09T05:35:00.000-07:00Tim Walberg was backed by the Club for Growth. (We...Tim Walberg was backed by the Club for Growth. (Website <A HREF="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/index.php" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>.) <BR/><BR/>They are also backing the challenger to moderate Republican Lincoln Chafee in th eRhode Isaland primary. (Website <A HREF="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/slaffey.php" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>.) <BR/><BR/>They backed the failed primary challenger to moderate Arlen Specter in 2004. (National Review webpage <A HREF="http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/moore200411111022.asp" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>). <BR/><BR/>And yet the story has been all about how Democrats are trying to purge their moderates!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com