Then Sirota claims that Lieberman is for privatizing social security. The lie continues because Lieberman has been very much opposed to privatizing social security, and has voted against it everytime the subject has been brought to a vote. Lieberman has said from time to time that the matter was worth exploring, but that was it. At no time did Lieberman ever say he approved privatizing social security, but the lie continues to be told. Lieberman supported the Clinton-Gore plan to setup seperate accounts, and to invest in private markets if they want to.
The Lieberman haters also don't want you to know that Lieberman marched with Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement, led the fight against global warming and ANWR drilling in Alaska, led the effort to save the Groton sub base from closure, just to name a few instances where Lieberman stood with the Democrats, and opposed George Bush. In fact, during his 2004 campaign, most of what he talked about was why he was against the Republicans and George Bush.
What the Lieberman haters biggest problem is with Joe is of course the war. Yes, Joe is, and still supports the war 100%. But what the haters seem to forget is that 24 other Senators, including John Kerry, and former president Bill Clinton also supported the invasion of Iraq. Since then, Kerry has flipped on the issue, but that does not absolve him from the fact that he voted for the war. Lieberman has been consistant all along, and still is to this day. That bothers people like Sirota since Lieberman doesn't follow the doctrine of hate that Sirota does.
Finally Sirota says that Lieberman isn't entitled to his Senate seat. He might not be entitled to his seat, but he is entitled to a FAIR AND HONEST ASSESSMENT OF HIS RECORD, and not the lies and half truths spoken by Sirota and others in the blogosphere.
Joe Lieberman is not outside the mainstream of the Democratic party. In fact, the ADA gives him an approval rating of 82%, which is higher than Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson, and is on par with Joes senate colleauge Chris Dodd.
Before you dismiss Lieberman as a Republican, I say take a look at his whole record as a Senator. Then I think you will agree that Lieberman is a solid Democrat that deserves to be reelected to his seat in November. Of course the far left has already made up its mind on Lieberman, and won't change their minds. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when Democrats act like Republicans and try to destroy a mans career simply on the basis of ideological differences.Also it's a sad state when the facts never get in the way when your trying to smear a good man like Lieberman because he isn't you.
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