I’m not doubting he’s feeling the heat, but I’m sure he’s also working behind the scenes to smooth things over as well. I am not trying to appear as though I disapprove, I realize the Senate is a “country club” atmosphere, and like it or not, Sen. Lieberman needs the support of Democrats in the future in order to pass bills, etc. His speech was narrowly tailored enough that he could criticize without being overly critical. Yes, it did take guts for him to appear, especially in this highly partisan season.
Zell Miller could afford the luxury of blasting the Democrats in the manner he did since he had no further political aspirations.
Now, having said all that, perhaps I’m a little miffed at Joe’s post speech interview on MSNBC. He didn’t exactly rally to Palin’s defense when asked repeatedly about her experience and ability to lead, insteading falling back on “I’m voting for John...blah blah blah” and essientially he let the chick interviewing him get in all her Dem talking points on Palin without stepping in. Of course, Joe isn’t the most confrontational chap in the Senate so that could explain his mealy mouthedness in the interview, but still, I thought it was weak, considering the speech he had just given.
he let the chick interviewing him get in all her Dem talking points
Yeah, Obama is sayings nothing said about the economy last night, well, how about tax cuts? Though, if you say tax cuts to a Democrat, they’ll change the subject to government spending to insult Republicans, not that they don’t deserve it, but at least they cut tax rates