DeclinetoState
08-10-2006, 12:07 AM
So says Skinner (http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Skinner/118), leader of the :sheeple:
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Skinner
Posted by Skinner in General Discussion
Wed Aug 09th 2006, 05:35 PM
I've never been a big fan of primaries. I prefer to see Democrats attacking Republicans, rather than watching Democrats attacking Democrats. Primaries sometimes have a way of weakening the eventual Democratic nominee as he or she heads into a general election.
So I was pretty ambivalent about the Lamont/Lieberman race from the start. I know that many people here have long detested Joe Lieberman, but my feelings toward him were never that strong. Obviously, I disagreed with his position on the Iraq war, and I found his cozying up to Bush and his relentless scolding of fellow Democrats to be highly distasteful. But other than that I guess I have a pretty high level of tolerance for bullcrap coming from fellow Democrats -- I just kinda chalk it up to politics and don't take it personally. Also, as the admin of a website that is (in theory) open to all types of Democrats and where I have to act as a referee between different factions, I was inclined to stay out of the Connecticut primary.
But Joe Lieberman lost any goodwill he might have had from me when he declared his intention to run as an independent if he were to lose the primary. Seeing as Joe Lieberman did not feel bound by any notion of party loyalty, neither was I. It was a moment of clarity for me and (apparently) for a lot of other Democrats. Whatever lip-service he gave to the idea of doing what's best for the country, for Connecticut, or for the Democratic party was shown to be just that -- lip-service. The truth is that Joe does what's best for Joe.
The operative word in the title is "few." Like it or no, Skinny, Joe is a Democrat, even if he runs as an independent.
Also, if I looked like Skinner, I'd change that picture, but I'm not (thank God), so I won't.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/images/skinner-color.jpg
Skinner
Posted by Skinner in General Discussion
Wed Aug 09th 2006, 05:35 PM
I've never been a big fan of primaries. I prefer to see Democrats attacking Republicans, rather than watching Democrats attacking Democrats. Primaries sometimes have a way of weakening the eventual Democratic nominee as he or she heads into a general election.
So I was pretty ambivalent about the Lamont/Lieberman race from the start. I know that many people here have long detested Joe Lieberman, but my feelings toward him were never that strong. Obviously, I disagreed with his position on the Iraq war, and I found his cozying up to Bush and his relentless scolding of fellow Democrats to be highly distasteful. But other than that I guess I have a pretty high level of tolerance for bullcrap coming from fellow Democrats -- I just kinda chalk it up to politics and don't take it personally. Also, as the admin of a website that is (in theory) open to all types of Democrats and where I have to act as a referee between different factions, I was inclined to stay out of the Connecticut primary.
But Joe Lieberman lost any goodwill he might have had from me when he declared his intention to run as an independent if he were to lose the primary. Seeing as Joe Lieberman did not feel bound by any notion of party loyalty, neither was I. It was a moment of clarity for me and (apparently) for a lot of other Democrats. Whatever lip-service he gave to the idea of doing what's best for the country, for Connecticut, or for the Democratic party was shown to be just that -- lip-service. The truth is that Joe does what's best for Joe.
The operative word in the title is "few." Like it or no, Skinny, Joe is a Democrat, even if he runs as an independent.
Also, if I looked like Skinner, I'd change that picture, but I'm not (thank God), so I won't.