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8.03.2006
For the record: I've never been a big fan of Joe Lieberman - even back in the day when he was Gore's running mate. With the upcoming Democratic primary becoming a pet issue for the big blogs I just wanted to put my two cents into the pot. I've never liked moralizers. That is what Joe Lieberman is to me - man who holds himself up as a judge of what is good and moral. That pisses me off. We're a free country and every person has a right to express his opinion about what is good and bad but it irks me when politicians try to legislate their own morality. Whenever I listen to someone go on and on about what people should do I think it sounds unamerican. That's why I never liked religion all that much. It assumes that I am too stupid to know what is best for myself. One of the central ideas that led to the representative democracy we have now is that people have the ability to decide what is best for themselves without the help of "authorities". Yes, of course the war is a big issue. But it only goes to show that either Lieberman lacked the judgment to see a folly in the making, or lacked the spine to speak up about it. Neither makes him look like a good man to re-elect into office. Its so sad that only filthy rich people even stand a chance of challenging an incumbent, and I'm none too happy about that fact. It doesn't seem like we're offered very good choices when it comes to who to vote for. | |
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