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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (22876)	9/16/2003 10:21:30 AM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 93284

Lieberman a traitor? To whom? To his country, or to a bunch of despotic, whacko leftists who know no limits in seeking control of the country, via the Democrat party? You and your cronies ought to be ashamed, but apparently you know no shame. Honestly, Can Lieberman Help Gore? Gerald L. Hibbs August 8, 2000 "Integrity on the Ticket" reads the lead editorial in the Washington Post regarding Gore's selection of Connecticut Senator Joseph I. Lieberman as presidential running-mate. The New York Times calls Gore's choice of Lieberman "the most dramatic move he has made in his presidential campaign [that] may turn out to be one of the smartest." Even republican voices have been full of gushing praise for Lieberman. "Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney respect Joe Lieberman for his intelligence, his integrity, and for many of the positions he has taken, positions which Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney support," Bush campaign spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "From Social Security reform to missile defense, tort reform to parental notification, and from school choice to affirmative action, Al Gore has chosen a man whose positions are more similar to Governor Bush's than to his own." Joe Lieberman is many republicans' favorite democrat and seen as the best pick out of Gore's short list. Known for his honesty and integrity, Lieberman even went so far as to criticize Bill Clinton for his trysts with Lewinsky as 'immoral' though not so far as to vote for impeachment. Though for partial-birth abortion and affirmative action, Lieberman is for school vouchers and the same kinds of reform of Social Security as George Bush. So, why in the world would Gore scrape the bottom of the liberal barrel in choosing Lieberman? After all, we've just witnessed months of Al Gore trying to paint W. as a man trying to destroy public schools and attempting to scare the elderly with his plan for Social Security. The answer, quite clearly, is abject desperation. Even democrats admit that the Lieberman pick is an attempt to help Gore with his ... ahem, shall we say 'honesty problems' or the more over-arching 'character difficulties'? An interesting choice to say the least. When George Bush picked Cheney for V.P. the word "gravitas" was flying around like a lamp in the first couple's bedroom. The criticism was that Bush was so desperately inexperienced that he had to choose Cheney to help him on foreign policy. The media spin was overall negative as the pick was seen not as strengthening but a cover for weakness. Where is the same spin as journalists, who laugh at the charge of media bias, fawn over Gore's choice of Lieberman? After all, isn't there a big difference between a lack of experience and a lack of honesty? Let's say you need help on deciding what to do on a matter of foreign policy. You ask your advisors their positions on the best way to proceed. After mulling the matter over, you combine your knowledge and your gut to determine the best course. Not that Bush is any less experienced than Clinton was in taking office, but you can see how Cheney will come in handy if elected. But isn't the problem of being a little short in the character department more difficult to overcome? Is it that Gore somehow hasn't learned the intricacies of right vs. wrong yet and Lieberman will be there to guide him through it? Isn't lying about things not so much about not understanding that lying is wrong as it is a lack of concern about telling the truth? This is an odd pick coming from Gore, and frankly one it is difficult to see being a positive. You have someone with positions you've spent the last several months attacking. You've just spent the last week attempting to portray the republicans as hypocrites pretending to be inclusive. Then you spin the pick of Lieberman how? More importantly how do you go forward in the same types of attacks when you've just double whammied yourself in the hypocrisy department? The republicans have been running on the theme of restoring integrity to the Oval Office and you underscore your own lack thereof? All of this going into a democratic convention with a running mate media types are interchangeably calling "moderate" and "conservative" when you still don't have your liberal political base sewn up. It will be fun to see the anarchists and Greens in L.A. shouting over Lieberman. Chances are we'll see Ralph Nader hit ten percent in California polls. Fortunately for Joseph Lieberman, under Connecticut law, he can still run for both vice president and his third term in the Senate simultaneously. Let us hope this man known for his morals and honesty survives his association with Gore without being tainted by the man he was supposed to give credibility. Gerald L. Hibbs is the editor of NewsSynthesis.com. Please e-mail Editor@NewsSynthesis.com or visit NewsSynthesis.com newsmax.com