"Joe Lieberman is out of step with the people of Connecticut," Kerry added, insisting Lieberman's stance on Iraq, "shows you just why he got in trouble with the Democrats there."
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/Politics/story?id=2334709&page=1
This seems so petty to me. It appears to be all about party loyalty now. Was it 90% of the time Lieberman has voted in a liberal manner? And they are completely abandoning him for...his support of deposing Saddam Hussein?? Not because he voted for pro-life judges. Not because he voted for "tax cuts for the wealthy" (ugh, I HATE even using that phrase in quotes!) Not because he voted for more domestic energy production. Not because he voted for tightening bankruptcy rules. He is on his own because he supports helping Iraq. How does it appeal to the non-partisan populace when, given two candidates who, by all accounts, are similar in every way except where they stand on this single issue, Democrats (with the exception of Pryor, Salazar and B. Nelson) go with the guy who wants to just give up and get out now? Throw in the fact that Lieberman is generally regarded as a likable guy. There are few who are less partisan. Ironically, it seems like the only people who are helped by Lieberman's independent bid are Connecticut's moderate republican congressmen, none of whom have necessarily easy paths to re-election.
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