Lieberman: Democrats Beholden to Hyper-partisan Paranoid Base

The Financial Times
Joe Lieberman finally slams the kook base. No, he isn’t telling us anything we don’t know, but, it is refreshing to see someone who was (and really is ) a prominent democrat Speak Truth To Kooks. The 2008 Democratic candidates are beholden to a “hyper-partisan, politically paranoid” liberal base that could endanger the final nominee’s chances of winning next year’s presidential election, Joe Lieberman, the former vice-presidential Democratic candidate, said yesterday He went on to note:“[Today’s Democrats] are inclined to see international problems as a result of America’s engagement with the world and are viscerally opposed to the use of force – the polar opposite to the self-confident and idealistic nationalism of the party I grew up in.” While it is nice to see some honesty from a democrat, don’t expect this to become widespread too soon. The kook fringe donates enough money that the DNC will cater to them for the foreseeable future.

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