Say it ain’t so, Joe
Posted on February 4, 2004 @ 10:38 am
I guess somebody’s Joementum sputtered out last night when he finally realized that he just didn’t have the Lieber-mandate of the people.
In all seriousness, while I realized all along that it was only a matter of time, I hate to see Joe Lieberman drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination. He has always struck me as an honest, respectable man of principles, and American politics can always use a few more of those. Meanwhile, I find it more than a little surprising to see that John Kerry leads President Bush in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. While I’m sure public opinion will normalize a bit after the frenzy of the primary season dies down, the upcoming election may be a bit more interesting than the Bush cakewalk that it originally appeared to be.
Nevertheless, I still can’t shake the feeling that the Democrats just don’t have a candidate in the race this time around that’s nearly as viable as Al Gore was in 2000 — and that’s really saying something considering that Gore was, in my opinion, a mediocre candidate at best (even given the advantages of being a vice president during an economic boom). Right now, if I were Kerry, I think I’d focus my campaign efforts on keeping my Dukakis-esque hair as under control as possible. Speaking of which, I’d probably try to refrain from any future “Dukakis in the tank” moments if at all possible — e.g. making a Tonight Show entrance riding a motorcycle.
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I agree with you completely about Lieberman. He does seem to be an honest, principled man, something sorely lacking in politics it seems. On the other hand, I think Kerry’s past is going to come back to haunt him before too long.
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I’m pretty shocked with Kerry’s success; but I still think that when it comes November, Bush will win in an unprecedented landlside. I was hoping that Dean would be the sacrificial donkey, just for the humor value, but I guess I’ll just have to settle for Botox jokes and motorcycle hijinks.
I agree about Liberman, as well. I’m not sure, though, he had the spirit to beat out Bush, and I’d rather not waste him on an election that probably will result in a re-election of Bush.
I also agree in your assessment that no Dem seems to be that viable of a candidate, which is a real shame. I hate to see Bush re-elected simply because the Democrats can’t find anyone decent enough to oust him.
I’m with you completely on this post. To see Joe get less votes in some states than even Kucinich was sad.
And I, for one, really enjoyed that first paragraph of yours.
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