Posted on 08/10/2006 12:12:42 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, in his first campaign appearance since launching his independent re-election campaign, likened terrorists to Nazis and called for Republicans and Democrats to work together to combat them.
"We are at war with a brutal enemy," said Lieberman during a campaign stop Thursday at a Waterbury pizza joint. "How the heck can we be in a battle in which we are fighting as Democrats and Republicans against each other when these terrorists certainly don't distinguish based on party affiliation? They want to kill any and all of us."
Lieberman lost by 10,000 votes in Connecticut's Democratic primary to millionaire businessman Ned Lamont, who ran on an anti-war platform. Although top state and national Democrats support Lamont in November's general election, Lieberman on Wednesday filed petitions to run as an independent candidate.
British authorities on Thursday arrested 21 people and said they thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up several aircraft heading to the U.S. using explosives smuggled in hand luggage.
Word of the plot instantly raised security levels at airports across the country.
"I'm worried that too many people, both in politics and out, don't appreciate the seriousness of the threat to American security and the evil of the enemy that faces us - more evil or as evil as Nazism and probably more dangerous that the Soviet Communists we fought during the long Cold War," Lieberman said.
"I want to make sure that I satisfy my responsibilities and use my seniority in the Senate to make the future of the families of Connecticut safer than it would otherwise be. I don't think that Ned Lamont gets that and that's a serious difference between us.
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Al Quaida has just given Lieberman an edge over his peace loving, Pacifist opponent Ned Lamont.
Lamont tells us there is no real danger. This will flush Lamont out on National Security issues.
Lieberman has always been correct on those issues, and the contrast is highlighted by today's events.
Lamont = Reggie from "Archie." But dumber.
Thanks for the sound check.
Do you hear your Mom calling?
I don't agree with Joe much on domestic issues, but I think I'd probably cross the aisle to vote for him in Connecticut, just to stick it to Lamont and the MoveOnMoonbats.
Joe isn't exactly a great thinker. I suppose it's our low opinion of Dems that this passes for brilliance.
And he's probably more than happy to just sit on his hands and soil his pants.
Wow! He makes a good point there. Wonder if any of his brethren in the Dem Party are taking note?
Sounds like the Rat party has left Joe, not the other way around.
Joe "gets it" because he got his butt kicked. He's still a democrat.
So much for the Rat Party appealing to the middle as not being soft on defense.
Agreed. Which is why I will be (gulp!) voting for him this November. As much as I disagree with his philosophy, his take on the WOT far exceeds any issue I may have with his liberal leanings.
Joe's ALWAYS been a stalwart supporter of the War on Terror. That's why the moonbats in his own party hate him. This isn't expediency, Lieberman's been there all along on this one.
They have to take a poll to make up their minds, first. As long as they keep using MoveOn as their polling agency, they've got nothing to worry about.
Huh?
He's been good (not perfect, but good) on security issues for a long while now.
Losing just freed him up to take on the anti-war Dems rather than play footsie with them.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he was still a Senator and that every Senator has a lot of authority.
Joe is essentially going directly after the conservative vote. At this point he knows he stands a better chance of getting Republicans to vote for him than to change the mind of the Democrats who have him tagged as a traitor to the party. The real question here is will he be able to combine enough Republicans and Democrats to pull off an overall victory in a blue state? I'm leaning towards yes.
Joe moves away from the dark side of the force.
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