Yesterday, we reached out to listeners in Connecticut to get a reaction to Ned Lamont’s primary victory over Joe Lieberman. We heard back from three Lamont supporters in the afternoon. Bill Jankowski from Mystic responded to our query late last night.
I’m actually kind of excited that Lieberman’s going to try an independent run. I’m a registered Republican, but would vote for Joe as an independent. He’s one of the few voices of moderation left on the public stage.
1994 and after showed us what happens when a small, vocal, passionate minority gets control of the halls of Congress. It’s fractured the country, and shifting the small, vocal, passionate minority in charge from the radical right to the radical left isn’t going to do anything but add momentum to our national game of “Crack the Whip”.
Bill Jankowski, in an email to Open Source, 8/10/06
Go,Joe,GO! I love Joe-even though his mother voted for Pat Buchanan by mistake!
Thanks for getting a joe supporter on. I really would have liked to have heard from a dem, but you tried it’s not your fault. A jew voting for Pat Buchanan would be analogous to Crazy Horse voting for Custer.
what’s so “moderate” about Lieberman? he supports Bush 100% on the war in iraq and asks no qiuestions worthy of an opposition party member. Questions suchas ,”why are we really there especially since all reasons offered have been discredited as blatant lies?” who’s relly benefiting from W’s foreign policy? and what has it to do with National security?
Lieberman’s mild manner does not a moderate make.
1) If camel hair, vicuna and cashmere are important to you, vote for Lieberman (S.3022 – S. 3029.) Also likes to mint coins: S.633, S.863, S.1047, S.2321… Great Apes: S.1250, S.1509 (OK, they need a break.)
2) At least he voted against the Consumer Abuse and Credit Industry Subsidy Act (also known as S.256 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) which is more than you can say about Hilary (who couldn’t manage to get herself to vote either way.) The southern democratic delegation was almost 100% on board to bring back debtor’s prisons. I guess they’re big on Law and Odor down there.