There have been a lot of very silly statements by pundits and others saying that the blogosphere is out to get Joe Lieberman because he supports the Iraq War. His pro-life position is also a big negative.
Actually, while those postitions of his are rather grating to many of us, they have little to do with why much of the Democratic and Progressive blogoshpere wants Lieberman replaced. His problem is that because of his personal positions he spends all his media airtime attacking Democrats rather than Republicans. As a nationally known Democratic Senator, his attacks on Democrats damage the Democratic Party more than do the attacks of most Republicans.
Joe Lieberman was given a great gift when Al Gore chose him as his running mate in 2000. It places Joe Lieberman on the national stage as one of the few nationally recognized Democrats. His inability to act as though he is a Democrat who supports the other members of his party is his great sin, not his personal positions.
It is Lieberman's failure to support the Democratic Party that has led to the effort to get him out of office, not his political positions.
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