A Party By The War Divided

Once again Joe Lieberman is hearing the phrase "Sore Loserman" only this time the yells are coming from his own party. After losing the Connecticut primary Lieberman has gone ahead with his previously announced plans to run an independent. This seems to me to just be yet another example of a man trying to cling to his power. His independent run can only succeed in dividing Democratic voters on Election Day, allowing a Republican to coast through to office. In the coming weeks I expect I suspect he will continue running a smear campaign against Lamont before finally backing out before the election. This is just my speculation but I think that itsa pretty safe bet that if he does proceed with his independent campaign then his political career with the Democratic part will be finished.

Hopefully this primary will turn out to pivotal point for the Democratic Party. Yesterday the people of Connecticut spoke and they said We are sick of war. One of the big complaints about the party is that they wont take a clear position. The people have broke the ice a taken the first few dance steps but now its time that the party takes the lead. I believe we would have a much better chance for taking back the House and making some gains in the Senate if several prominent party members like Hillary Clinton should finally join the rest of the party and admit the war in Iraq was a mistake. People need to be reminded about the WMDs that havent been found and about how Osama Bin Laden, the one that actually attacked us, has yet to be caught. They need to be reminded of Abu Ghraib and about their phone calls not being private anymore. This needs to be an election of outrage and action, not placation.