Friday, May 19, 2006

Zombie Narrative

It'll be impossible to kill the news narrative that the Lamont/Lieberman showdown is all about the Iraq war. It's certainly that, in part, but it's much much more than that.

Still, since the senator says:

Lieberman said he shares Democrats' frustration.

"I share their anger on most of the things that make them angry," Lieberman said. "I'm angry about energy prices. I'm angry that we haven't done enough to become energy independent. I'm angry about the irresponsible tax policies."

But he doesn't share their anger on the No. 1 issue that has these liberal activists frustrated — the Iraq War.

"Well, I don't," he said. "But the question is: What do we do now? And I think most everybody wants to get out of Iraq. The question is: When do we do it and how do we do it?"


I don't think George Bush wants to get out of Iraq, which is why when Lieberman says things like:

It's time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be the commander-in-chief for three more critical years, and that, in matters of war, we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril.


I get a little annoyed. We need leadership on Iraq. The president isn't providing it. Lieberman isn't providing it. He says we should focus on what we should do, but he doesn't offer any answers. He's not angry about Iraq? Even if he still is delusional enough to think it was a good idea he isn't angry about how it's been managed? It's all good? Rumsfeld's incompetence? Lack of body armor and armored vehicles? 2454 dead American troops? Even the homeless veterans of that war? Nothing to be angry about? You'd have to lack even a speck of humanity to not be angry about this war especially if you supported the damn thing.


Support Lamont so we can rid the Senate of this hideous human being.