The Democratic senator from Connecticut is having a banner day for himself. First he says he’ll vote for cloture on Alito in direct opposition to John Kerry and his attempt to filibuster, and then comes this account on the latest FEMA incompetence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.Here is the quote from the news story by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine (a Republican):
"It is indeed possible that there was additional suffering and maybe even loss of life that might not have occurred if these assets had been deployed…"Still pretty bland stuff and not trying to assign blame to a member of her own party, but at least Collins is acknowledging the obvious.
So, what does Joe have to say?
“…the greatest honor we can pay those who risked their lives in the aftermath of Katrina would be to make sure that the heroes of the next catastrophe ... are given the proper equipment and the clear plan they need to succeed..."Uh, Joe, can I clue you in on something?
You’re a member of THE OPPOSITION PARTY. You’re supposed to ACT like a MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY. You’re supposed to SAY THE THINGS that a MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY would SAY!
I know you’re not Newt Gingrich, but imagine what he would do if this happened under a Democratic administration. Name calling. Charges. Counter Charges. Incriminations. Recriminations. And on, and on, and on…
I detest Gingrich, but guess what? HE FOUGHT FOR WHAT HE BELIEVED IN, no matter how disingenuous or unscrupulous the cause.
Joe, my disgust with you isn’t quite as intense as it is with Bob Casey, Jr., but it’s close. If I could, I’d actually contribute to Republican Ned Lamont just to put you out of business (and how desperate is that?).
Update 1/31: So let me get this straight...he and a few other Dems (including Mary Landrieu) voted against the filibuster but against Alito too? That's called "playing both sides of the fence" and playing "not to lose" instead of "to win." That's why Lieberman and every chicken Dem who did this should be tossed out on their butts.
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Imepach Bush! That's right! LOL
Here's the proposed filibuster agenda the RNC keeps yanking off the web.
Perhaps you have a couple of spare minutes and cand forward the link -- it makes the case for the filibuster and forces the RNC to face some issues. Good luck, Monday isn't over!
Thanks for your blog!
I'd like to point out a few different things to you. First off, Ned Lamont is a Democrat. He has contributed substantially to the DNC and was one of the largest bundlers for Kerry in Connecticut.
The second thing that I'd like to point out is that even if you live outside of Connecticut, you can still contribute to Ned Lamont.
What some people are talking about doing is writing checks to Ned Lamont and sending a copy of the check to Lieberman.
Please, do stop by and sign up to support Ned Lamont.
Aldon,
Oops - sure got me on that one (should've checked out Ned Lamont a bit more). That's all the more reason to support him...should've wondered why Kos would have anything to do with a Repug.
I'll stop by. Thanks.
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