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Poor Joseph Lieberman!
posted Wednesday, 9 August 2006
Poor Lieberman. Poor poor Joseph Lieberman. This three-term senator from Connecticut has lost his seat to political newcomer Ned Lamont. Like many people have opined, I view his defeat in the Connecticut Democratic primary as an indication that there is now a serious shift in the Democratic party regarding the war in Iraq. Apparently more Americans now disapprove of the way the Iraq war has been handled: if this was ever in doubt, Lieberman has found out the tough way. He has decided to run as Independent in November. I wish him the best of luck.
However, I admire Lieberman for sticking to his convictions. Maybe in many years to come, historians will look back to this day and concede that Lieberman deserves some credit for maintaining his principled stance even at the cost of his senatorial position. For now, every analysis of this Iraq war issue simply shows that whatever goodwill and acumen that could have gone into the pursuit of American agenda in Iraq, this administration has frittered it away. Perhaps, more than at any time since the invasion of Iraq, has it been clearer what the public will do regarding this Iraq issue.
I am not going to hazard a guess as to whether Republicans will be successful in coming elections by running on the platform of National Security. If this administration’s gaffes in Iraq and the subsequent gravitation of majority of Americans to the anti-war platform is anything to judge by, I’d say Karl Rove has quite a lot of headaches ahead. Nevertheless, all expectations and analyses towing my line of thought will of course be rendered moot by any deadly strike by Al-Qaeda on US interests days before a critical election. Trust the deadly efficient Republican propaganda machinery to whip up enough fear and outrage to guarantee another GOP victory. Hahaha. Boy, the tough position Democrats find themselves these days!
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