Senator Joe Lieberman versus the Lemmings
August 9th, 2006
I stayed up to see the
Unfortunately the contest went as I predicted.
For my take on the contest, please read my Tentacle column for this week – Wednesday, August 9th, 2006: “Joe Lieberman v. The Lemmings.”
And bear in mind that I filed that column quite a number of days before the Tuesday primary.
To read the spin earlier today, the main stream media would have you think that the
To be sure, there are certainly some strong arguments for that point of view.
It was also another reminder of the strength of the blogosphere to affect change and make a difference in politics. That dynamic is only sure to grow.
Be sure to graze the Daily Kos web site. At least here, here and here… You get the picture. Whether you agree or disagree with the politics of the Daily Kos, this is one powerful juggernaut. Take note of the number of comments on any given post.
Yes, the site can be a bit course from time to time. That will change with time. Right now, it wants to be heard and relevant. As both goals are achieved, hopefully some of the unpleasantness will be mitigated.
Getting back to Tuesday’s
The
Be sure to read the August 9th, 2006 Press Briefing by Tony Snow, which began at 1:18 P.M. CDT at
Press secretary Snow said, in part:
“As for the primary election in
Read the rest of his remarks here. It is worth the time.
Certainly the Democratic Party’s lurch to the left is precipitously gaining numbers and momentum. Sorta like, well – lemmings to the sea.
In the parlance of political-wonk-speak, I believe that the soft on terrorism left leanings of the Democratic Party will not serve them well this fall as it fails the “Daddy – Mommy test.”
In times where the American public is concerned for their safety, national security and when the electorate feels threatened, the tendency is to vote for a “national daddy.” (Doesn’t have to be a male or female, just someone strong on national defense and public safety.)
In good economic times and eras of peace, the electorate votes for a “national mommy,” to address social, family and economic issues.
And memo to the Democratic Party, the “it’s patriotic to be against the war,” ain’t cutting it.
The news coming out of
And odds are that he will win.
Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. It’s going to be an interesting several months.
Buckle up; it is going to be bumpy ride.
E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
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I have heard it argued that the motivation for the vote at the ground level was a perceived lack of interest by Lieberman in local affairs - poor basic constituent service, showing up to town meetings never, not backing local Dems, even things like not signing paperwork for some resident's kid to get into a service academy - even more than the war or the Donkey Blogger Brigade coming in from New York or Boston. Basic common sense housekeeping.
ReplyDeleteA lot of conservatives don't like Barbara Mikulski - big surprise, she is quite liberal - but she is known for being brass knuckle-aggressive for Maryland and for being excellent at constituent service. She got her start in pothole politics, something you can probably teach me a thing or two about :-). But she supported the war, yet such an uprising here against her is essentially unthinkable.
Anyway, spreading the word about a neat tool I found called feeddigest.com. A free RSS feed server for a website based on javascript, so even a liberal arts weenie like me can use it. Anyway, hope all is well w you. BG