Lieberman flip-flops on Iraq; negative on Dems 3 times as much as positive

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: Lieberman’s Words on War Show Some Shifts
By JENNIFER MEDINA and ANNE E. KORNBLUT
Published: October 24, 2006

HARTFORD, Oct. 23 — The widely watched campaign for United States Senate here has largely been a war of words over the war in Iraq — a war, primarily, over the words of the incumbent, Joseph I. Lieberman.

Ned Lamont, who upset Mr. Lieberman in the Democratic primary in August only to face him again as an independent in the Nov. 7 election, frequently criticizes the senator, charging that he supports the Bush administration’s “stay the course” policy. Mr. Lieberman insists that Mr. Lamont has distorted his record and taken his comments out of context.

A close examination of hundreds of Mr. Lieberman’s statements on Iraq over the past five years shows that while he repeatedly praised President Bush, he was far more likely to criticize him. But those critiques dropped off markedly in the last two years, even as the insurgency in Iraq gained strength.

At the same time, Mr. Lieberman made negative comments about fellow Democrats three times as often as he made positive comments, particularly after his failed campaign for his party’s presidential nomination in 2004.

Near the end of this year’s primary, Mr. Lieberman ramped up his criticism of the Bush administration’s handling of the war, and soon after his loss, called for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to resign. More recently he has called for “bringing the troops home.” Yet he continues to strongly oppose setting a timetable for withdrawal, echoing the position of the White House....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/nyregion/24lieberman.html?hp&ex=1161748800&en=02fc37e05e010a87&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[williesgirl]

1. LIEberman's a traitor, slime bag piece of shit - recommended

[WI_DEM]

2. and yet 36% of CT Democrats continue to support the slime ball

[DeepModem Mom]

3. I hope some of them read this research. nt