There used to be a large number of people like Joe Lieberman, a lefty to be sure (make no mistake about it, no one is ever going to mistake Joe Lieberman for Ronald Reagan), but someone who was serious on nation security/foreign affairs. I mean am I supposed to take Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi seriously?...about anything? They and their followers don’t take this war seriously, they look at it the same way they look at (say) a farm bill, as a way to score points against the republicans, assuage their base, and bring home some pork.
Correct. It’s sad that nearly every dem has forgotten that our security is the most important part of their job on the Hill. There use to be many like Joe and Zell Miller but I believe the majority of them came over to the Repubs for this very reason. They might have been on the left when it came to social issues but our security came before anything else.