Great LTTE re: Clinton stumping for Lieberman. [View All]

From today's (Manchester, CT) Journal Inquirer (www.journalinquirer.com):

To the editor:

Realizing that his campaign to win the Connecticut Democratic Party's nomination for the Senate has turned from his fantasized "Joe-mentum" to the reality of "No-mentum," Sen. Joseph Lieberman--in a desperate move--reached out to the man at whom he directed a public tongue lashing, former President Clinton.

Until now, Sen. John McCain has been the political poster child for low self-respect. After being slimed by the Bush campaign in the 2000 Republican primary, McCain completely embraced the Bush administration for the past six years. So much for Mr. Straight Talker.

McCain is now joined by Clinton and Lieberman as "no self-respect" poster children, although it's hard to say who has lower self-respect--Lieberman or Clinton.

"Holy Joe" is the Democrat who stood on the Senate floor, in moral outrage, to condemn Clinton's behavior, calling it "immoral" and "disgraceful." And this is the guy to whom Lieberman turns to bolster his sagging campaign?

Clinton, having been on the receiving end of the public scolding, comes to Connecticut to tell everyone he loves Joe. It's too much to stomach.

To add insult to injury, Clinton trivializes the overriding issue of our times, the Iraq war, calling it "a pink elephant in the living room" that shouldn't be dividing Democrats. Excuse me? Tell that to the families of the more than 2,500 who've been killed, wounded and maimed in a war that wasn't necessary, and yet which is endorsed by Lieberman, who is unrepentant to this day.

Thanks, but no thanks Mr. Former President. You squandered your chances to be a great leader and your legacy has left the Democratic Party in a shambles from which we're just beginning to recover.

Connecticut Democrats will hopefully put Lieberman and Clinton behind us, and move forward with a fresh, intelligent, capable, unbeholden-to-special-interests senator named Ned Lamont.

Richard Ross
Fairfield