About Senator Lieberman

Just caught the linked post at The Florida Masochist. He's reminding us that Senator Joe Lieberman sounds sincere and very patriotic while he's standing up for the security of this nation and the valor of our warriors. (See the Senator's article in WSJ Opinion Journal.)

But the Masochist also reminds us that this same senator, while running for Vice President in 2000, did everything he could to disenfranchise servicemen so he and Al Gore could win the Florida vote and therefore the presidency. Fortunately for our nation, this cheating didn't quite work, even with all the combined efforts of the Democrats and MSM. So we Floridians, if not all Americans, should remember that Lieberman was more than willing to throw out his scruples and integrity when power was on the line.

Well, I haven't forgotten. The Democrats hit a new low in the 2000 election, but they've gone even lower since then.

I also haven't forgotten how Lieberman quickly gave up his supposed core principles to become Gore's running mate. It was sickening how his stated opinions on abortion, the military, ethics, etc. were cast aside in order to get on the ticket. It was disgusting to see him use his supposed religiosity and ethical conduct to mask the stench of the Clinton/Gore administration. The final immorality was trying to get servicemen absentee ballots dismissed.

Over the past years, Lieberman returned to his supposed morale and ethical code. And I applaud his article and other public professions that differ from the rest of the Democrats. But I'll never forget Florida 2000 and the unethical tactics this 'moral' man was a part of solely for the chance at power. Even so, he is still among the few moral men left in ghe Democrat Party.