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So Many Republican Hypocrites, So Little Time
August 11, 2006 | SEND TO A FRIEND
Joe Lieberman
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Welcome back to the BuzzFlash.com GOP Hypocrite of the Week.
What could be more hypocritical than a losing political candidate, in a tactless concession speech, accusing the winner of "partisan polarizing," as the defeated office holder seeks to split the Democratic Party by running as an Independent?
Well, it is hard to be more hypocritical than Joe Lieberman has increasingly been over 18 years as a Senator who has become increasingly self-righteous and estranged from voters and reality.
Joe Lieberman was the first Democrat to denounce Bill Clinton on the Senate Floor for a sexual indiscretion. But as George W. Bush has led this nation into failure after failure on national security and repeated violations of the Constitution, Lieberman has been the biggest Democratic booster of the man.
In short, Lieberman has confused his support for failure and a fantasy Bushevik worldview with his assertion of religious piety that he believes makes him unassailably righteous and honest. And Lieberman is so full of himself that he named his ad hoc Independent Party, the Connecticut for Lieberman Party.
You can't be an honest person if you can't be honest with yourself.
Lieberman has blindly supported a ruinous war that chips away at our ability to protect ourselves, denounced those who opposed the fiasco, and claims that he holds the higher ground of morality and decency.
Joe Lieberman sounds a lot like his best buddy, George W. Bush. Indeed, Lieberman staffers have already crowed that Bush has sent signals through Rove that he will do whatever he can for his smooching partner, Joe.
"Partisan Polarizing"?
Joe Lieberman is a role model for that -- and for that he merits being named this week's BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite.
Until next week, remember our motto: So many Republican hypocrites, so little time.
Catch up with you soon.
This is the first HOTW Award for Joe Lieberman.
