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To: mishedlo who wrote (27496)	9/12/2003 9:16:29 PM
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Joe Lieberman -- A Likudnik Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lieberman's Dangerous Game I've now watched two Democratic debates in the last week, and one question sticks in my mind: Why is Joe Lieberman doing Karl Rove's work? At the first debate last Thursday, Lieberman said, if Dean is elected, "The Bush recession will be followed by the Dean depression." And at the debate this Tuesday, Lieberman went after Dean for being insufficiently ardent in his support for Israel. A few days ago, Dean had the temerity to say that the United States should not take sides in the Middle East. To this, Lieberman said, "Howard Dean's statements break a 50-year record in which presidents-Republicans and Democrats, members of Congress-have supported our relationship with Israel." Dean responded that his position was the same as Clinton's. Just prior to Lieberman's blast, he had reaffirmed his commitment to the "special relationship," but explained that the U.S. needs to be a credible negotiator. The odd thing about the dispute over Israel is that Dean was previously on record as having said that his views on Israel were "closer to AIPAC's than Peace Now." He seems to have taken a step back from that, and the hint of distance between him and Ariel Sharon was enough to get Lieberman to fulminate. On the Iraq War, Israel and Palestine, trade, vouchers, and the crumbling wall between church and state, Lieberman fits more comfortably within the Republican Party. And he views it as his job to move the Democrats to the right along with him. But he's playing a dangerous game by attacking Dean so harshly. Karl Rove must have looked on at both debates with glee, cheering at every one of Lieberman's wild swings. For if Dean eventually wins the nomination, all Rove needs to do is roll the tape of Lieberman attacking the Democratic nominee on these issues, and Rove and Bush will be well on their way to victory. -- Matthew Rothschild