Joseph Lieberman was not someone I liked or trusted even when he was Gore's VP running mate. Had I not been so aghast at the thought of voting for GW, I probably would have voted for any Republican who looked like presidential material. There has always been something about the way the man speaks...the nasal whine...that has added my distaste of his flip-flopping. Nevertheless, I voted for Gore with a lukewarm heart, wondering how many other people felt as I did.
Tonight on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow played enough footage of past positions expounded by Lieberman towards which he now holds a completely reversed position to demonstrate how the man cannot hold a position for himself but flows with the money. When he and Harkins once tried to pass a no-filibustering bill, he now takes pride that he, a single senator, can stop the HealthCare bill. He threatens to do just that plans to do it if they don't water the bill down to the point of making its intent almost meaningless. It doesn't matter that 60% of his constituents want the bill passed. One can only assume he does not plan to run again and doesn't mind committing political suicide. It does make one wonder where the pot of gold rests that would make a man do this to his own past reputation for caring for people.
Why our system doesn't make this Senatorial farce impossible is beyond me, a lay person? I surely hope those who are in a position to add it to the long list of things that need to be done to make our legislative body have real meaning and work for the people again, will be put on an agenda to be heard.
For an interesting article on the lack of veracity on Lieberman's part, click here.
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