Up Date, Joe Lieberman and John Kerry

August 8th Primary in Connecticut

The result of the Democratic Connecticut Primary could have an effect on who runs the House of Representatives, an interesting article by Kevin Rennie for RealClearPolitics argues. If the Democrats don’t nominate Joe Lieberman, this could lead to split voting in November, if the Senator follows through with his threat to run as an Independent, the voters might decided to split their vote and vote for Republican Candidates. Thus as mentioned in previous Blog, Joe Lieberman’s political fate is very much tied up with the fate of the Republicans Controlling the House of Representatives.

2008 Shadow Primary

I noted that Drudge ran a picture of Senator John F. Kerry in Iowa; from the picture it looked like a small group, wise strategic move by the Senator? It should be noted that Iowa is the starting point for the Democratic Nomination. It should be noted that Iowa holds a caucus to select who gets their support. I wonder if Hillary has been to Iowa or does she take it for granted?

Joe Lieberman and the Press

In a few days time the Voters in the Democratic Primary in Connecticut will decide who will be their nominee for Senator. This article will look at what the Editorials at local and National Level are saying to the Voters of the State. Thus we have Hartford Courant , a State Paper, which has endorsed Mr Lieberman, the paper states the following, “ for his skill in bridging the partisan abyss in Washington - a valuable asset. ” Also the papers notes that on Democratic issues, he gets good marks from “ environmentalists, labor unions, advocates for gay and women's rights. ” The papers notes that if there is no room for Lieberman then “ It would show an intolerance unworthy of any political party ”. And at the national level we have the Washington Post, the Post in its Editorial gives it support to Joe Lieberman, the editorial states the following, “ it seems that Mr. Lieberman is also being pummeled for his ability to work with Republicans and get things done in Washington “ The article points out that on normal core democratic values, the Senator has always supported and been “ faithful to the fundamental values that most Democrats associate with their party: care for the environment; dedication to a progressive tax code and other ways to help the poor and middle classes; and support for Israel and other democracies around the world. ” At the New York Times we have the expected, endorsement of Ned Lamont, based on the their following view of the Senator and the Primary “ has become a referendum on his warped version of bipartisanship, in which the never-ending war on terror becomes an excuse for silence and inaction. We endorse Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary for Senate in Connecticut. "

The views supports Joe Lieberman, Hawk on Foreign Policy but Liberal on Social Issues, lets win one for Joe….

Liberal Bloggers and the Mid Term Elections

Are the Liberal Bloggers and the Democratic Party afraid they wont take out Senator Lieberman in the early August Primary for the Democratic Nomination for Senator and that Democrats wont take the Congress back. Over the past couple days I have noticed that the expectations game has been down played, the Small Scale Conflict in the Middle East could be a bonus for the Republican Party and the President. In a time when National Security is a major issue, the Democrats have a problem; just ask them about 2002 and 2004. The Republicans kept the House of Representatives in 2002 and George W. Bush beat John F. Kerry in 2004. If the war goes on, and Iraq is kept off the news, the Main Stream Media has tried to keep it in the Public Mind, see my review of an article in the Washington Post in my July 20, 2006 Blog. Also we have article by David Broder, Dean of the Washington Press Core, in today’s Washington Post, Simmering Rage Within the GOP, it states that within the Republican Party the Bush Administration is seen as out of touch and having contempt for previous Republican Administrations. Broder writes on the views of those that have served in Past administrations, “ They never reached out to us. They never thought they needed our help. Now they're in trouble. To hell with them. ” But he does state in the article that although the Bush administration might have annoyed Republicans they still Prefer Bush to the Democrats leadership in the House of Representatives.

But if you think about it, in pure politics, War, Terrorism plays in to the hands of the Republicans; the Democrats are seen as weak with the honourable exception of Joe Lieberman. But in the Modern Democratic Party, weakness is cool, lets face it they love Bill Clinton, even after a year of shame, just because he said sorry for Monica it does not matter that he wasted a year and had to compromise with the Liberals in the House of Representatives to stay in Office.

In an interesting article in the New York Observer by Joe Conason he argues that it is not the Liberal Bloggers that have caused the problems for the Senator but his own views on the War and his support for the administrations policy in Iraq, he writes the following, “ He has left the reality-based community for the never-land of neo-conservatism—and if he loses, that will be why. ” In an interesting article on RealClearPolitics, Dr. Sabato, Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, states that at the moment the Middle East War is “ this summer's obsession ” this could hurt the Democrats as mentioned above or if the war does come to and end in a quick manner then interest will come back to the problems in Iraq and at home. In a Poll for the Wall Street Journal and NBC News both Parties faced problems, for different reasons both Parties faced high negatives, and it was not clear cut that the Democrats would have it all their own way.

In many respects the fate of Joe Lieberman and who controls the Congress are very much intertwined.

Senate Race in Connecticut

On the Campaign in Connecticut, an interesting article by Kevin Rennie, Revelations Could Roil Senate Race , which show that in ordinary circumstances both Candidates, Ned Lamont and Senator Joe Lieberman would have a problem with the Democratic base but because of their views on the War in Iraq, the Long Term Senator faces losing in the Primary and having to run as an Independent. Thus to counter this the Lieberman Campaign is calling in Bill Clinton, The Advocate - Experts: Clinton visit may give Lieberman momentum , the article’s main point being that Bill Clinton should reminded the voters that it was Lieberman’s tough stand on Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky that saved him. The author of Primary Colours, Joe Klein has an interesting article in Time, in essence he likes the Senator but on the major issue of Iraq he thinks the Senator is wrong and must deal with the issue, TIME.com -- Joe Klein: Lieberman's Last Stand . On the Blogs we have Daily Kos: State of the Nation, the Primary will show if Political Blogs on the left can support candidates who win or will they just be another Howard Dean, aka 2004.

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Dr Who Awards

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