The Washington Post headlines say, "Lieberman's Eroding Base." Maybe it should have read, "Lieberman's Deserted Base." It's never a good idea not to dance with the one who "brung ya."
Many, if not most, Democrats in Connecticut are critical of Bush's foreign policy, especially the war in Iraq. Lieberman not only supports Bush, but says Bush shouldn't be criticized.....
Dems don't want school vouchers which are a thin disguise for federal support of private religious schools. Lieberman supports school vouchers....
Dems support affirmative action. Lieberman is tepid....
Dems are unhappy over the proposed GOP plan for overhauling Social Security. Lieberman found the plan interesting....
Dems opposed the GOP energy bill. Lieberman voted for it....
Dems opposed federal intervention into the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case. Lieberman supported intervention.
Meaningfully, Lieberman's friend and supporter of 40 years, former Democrat speaker of the Connecticut house, Irving Stolberg, has announced that he will support Lieberman's opponent in the primaries, Ned Lamont. Stolberg explained, "...the issues and the principles trump" the friendship.
Rushing to Lieberman's defense at recent fundraisers, were war-horse Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and thoroughbred moneyman, former president Bill Clinton.
But neither all of Lieberman's old Democrat horses, nor all of Lieberman's GOP men, can put the support of Lieberman's Connecticut Democrat base together again.
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