[lbo-talk] Why not Lieberman?

[Max B. Sawicky]

Lieberman's ADA rating is 85, higher than most Dem Senators,
the same as Kerry's and well above Edwards (70).  He's good
at pretending to be less liberal than his votes.

If it weren't for that little imperialism thing . . .

mbs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Newman" <nathanne at nathannewman.org>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] Why not Lieberman?


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "frank scott" <frank at marin.cc.ca.us>
> >at this point, I'd vote for anything the democrats select (but not
> >lieberman!), and hopefully, be able to avoid listening to whatever that
> >candidate says during the campaign so that I could do so without
> >vomiting...
>
> Now, I'd gag if Lieberman got the nomination, but I'd still vote for him
> against Bush, since the difference is still yawning.  Lieberman opposed
the
> Homeland Security bill in a major defense of federal labor unions.  He
voted
> against Bush's tax plan. He has a 100% NAACP rating and is rated highly by
a
> lot of other liberal groups.  Yes, he sucks on foreign policy, and maybe
> that's why people would not vote for him, but the other differences are so
> large I'm still trying to figure out why he gets singled out, such that it
> would be okay to elect Bush as long as Lieberman didn't get the
Presidency?
>
> -- Nathan Newman
>
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