Stunted Growth
"Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore is threatening to organize a boycott of Connecticut in response to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's opposition to key parts of federal health care legislation."
These kinds of silly stunts generally have no effect--unless the desired effect is to get Michael Moore in the news. But since the health care reform under consideration is highly unpopular, does he really want to go down this path? If there's any boycotting to be done, it'll be against those who side with Moore. (And I promise to call that a silly stunt, too.)
PS This is actually one of the nicer attacks Liebermans' seen lately.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:29 AM
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Joe Lieberman is becoming the Michael Moore of the Senate
The current Lieberman hate fest has made it enjoyable for me to tune in Air America the last few months. In Lieberman the left is confronted with a politician they can't simply dismiss as evil or ignorant (though several try). At his age and with his stature in the Senate, they can't write him off as simply a paid toady of insurance industry. And given his support for many liberal ideals, he can't be called ignorant without tarnishing the liberal stances he has held for decades.
Personally, I think Lieberman is the closest to someone in the Senate who is actually trying to decide what's right to do for the country. Thanks to Lieberman, there may be an opportunity to unravel this health care mess that is about to be passed if the Republicans can get any traction back in Congress before the thing takes effect (in 2013).
It's not like this is the first time they've viciously attacked Lierberman, though this time around--with anti-Semitic attacks and hopes for physical pain--it really went too far.
I think all the senators are trying to do what's right for the country. Trouble is they almost all believe giving the government a lot more power is what's right.
Turning back big legislation in any significatn way is extremely hard. If it's to be done, it probably has to be done quickly, before people get used to the benefits. But that would require massive, continued outrage against the Dems for the next three years to even have a chance of happening, which seems unlikely.
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