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September 24, 2008
Dems Will Argue Tonight That Lieberman Is A Traitor
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Democratic State Central Committee will receive a resolution to censure U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the fair-weather Democrat who came dangerously close to being John McCain's vice presidential candidate.
The DSCC will meet at 7:30 in their downtown Hartford offices, but it's unclear at this point, noon, that they'll vote or even debate the resolution, which says:
"Whereas Joseph I. Lieberman sought re-election in 2006 as an independent after losing the Democratic primary; and
Whereas he has publicly endorsed and actively campaigned on behalf of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, among others; and
Whereas he has attended and addressed the Republican National Convention thereby undercutting the election campaigns of Democratic candidates all across America; and
Whereas support of right-wing Republicans cannot be reconciled with the ideals and values of the Democratic Party, nor with the best interests of the people of America; and
Whereas these actions exhibit extraordinary disloyalty to the countless Connecticut Democrats without whom his career as an elected official would never have been possible;
Therefore, be it hereby resolved, that we, the undersigned members of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, delegates to the Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, and Connecticut Democratic public officials publicly censure and repudiate the words and actions of Joseph I. Lieberman, and ask of him that he resign as a member of the Democratic Party of the state of Connecticut."
It is signed by a variety of people, mostly people who are NOT on the DSSC. Southwestern Connecticut political who support it and signed the resoilution include Rep. Jason Bartlett,D-Bethel; George Jepsen, the former chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee and former state Senate Majority Leader from Stamford; and
Jane Maher, Oxford Democratic Town Committee member;
Posted by Ken on September 24, 2008 12:00 PM
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