A good week for Joe LiebermanA week that started with Joe Lieberman getting much of the media attention for being stiffed by Al Gore ends with the capture of Saddam Hussein. Seeing all the reactions from the Democratic presidential candidates makes me reaffirm my support for Lieberman and his hopeless campaign. This is his statement on Saddam's capture: Hallelujah, praise the Lord. This is something that I have been advocating and praying for for more than twelve years, since the Gulf War of 1991. Saddam Hussein was a homicidal maniac, a brutal dictator, who wanted to dominate the Arab world and was supporting terrorists.No whining about how Bush should have done better or oil or anything that would make one question whether Lieberman really is happy about what happened. His statement seems, and is, genuine, and not begrudged. In fact, the only shot he took was not at Bush but at Howard Dean: This news also makes clear the choice the Democrats face next year. If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today, not in prison, and the world would be a more dangerous place.Will any of this make Lieberman any more likely to win the nomination? Probably not. But people like Lieberman and Dick Gephardt, who has positions on the war that I like but is horrible on free trade like every other candidate (including Bush) but Lieberman, make me feel assured that not everyone in the Democratic Party has gone nuts. |
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