NY Times gets it all wrong on poor ol' Joe (surprising?)

Today's New York Times carries an article about the Joe Lieberman backlash (and the Joe Must Go movement), but manages to neglect THE most salient fact -- namely the broken promise Joe made during his Lieberman For Lieberman campaign in 2006. Let's go to the videotape of his debate with Ned Lamont for review:



Takeaway is simple here; when he endorsed McCain for President he broke a promise made to voters during the campaign, namely that he wanted to see the Democrat win the 2008 Presidential election.

Plain and simple.

That being said (of course not in today's NY Times), it seems fair that people should ask questions along the lines of "Did he make that promise just to get votes from Democrats?"

Perhaps more importantly, "Is Joe Lieberman a man of his word, or not?"

I'd say the answer to that question might be fundamental to answering the question "Why are CT voters mad at poor ol' Joe?"

Now why can't the NY Times manage to mention this aspect of the story?

Yes, Let's End the Woe -- Joe Must Go!

You may have heard the story on WSHU radio, or read about it on the techPresident blog -- here's a quote:

Lieberman Must Go is an online effort pressing the Senate Democratic Steering Committee to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel as the head of the chamber's Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee.

Now here's the video highlight real of just a portion of the litany of woes for True Blue Dems here in Connecticut:



If that leaves you shaking your head in disgust, there is one small thing you can do about it -- click through to the LiebermanMustGo website and sign the petition today!

Indeed, Hope Is Coming...

Yeah, just playing with Photoshop there... but that IS what I think every time I pass this spray-painted message at a construction site on Park Street in New Haven!