The Lieberman Race

  • Posted by Buck
  • August 8, 2006

I promised my wife this morning that if Lieberman loses today I will take her to any restaurant within a 50 mile radius and buy her anything she wants on the menu including dessert. I have promised to buy her the finest wine they offer. I may dance with her even if she does not want to dance.

Of course her first response was, “Who in the hell is Lieberman?” Her second response was, “Why do you care?”

That made me stop and wonder. Why do I care? How can a Connecticut politician drive me to the point of being willing to treat my wife the way I should always treat her? How did this happen?

When I see Lieberman I see Bush and I see Rush and I see Sean and I see Condi and Rummy and Cheney. I see all of the decisions that have been made that have brought us to where we are now. I see the world teetering on the brink of destruction not seen before in its history.

For some reason, on this day, Joe Lieberman represents to me all of the sorry, half-baked decisions that have been made over the last 6 years.

I cannot tell you whether a Lieberman loss will be good or bad for the Democratic Party and frankly I don’t care. I cannot tell you whether a Lieberman loss will be good or bad for the Republican Party and frankly I don’t care.

A Lieberman loss will symbolize for me a kick in the groin for all of those who are so sure that the military holds all of the answers to all of the complex questions of the day. 

A small refutation of the military solution and perpetual incumbency.

Now those are things you just do not see every day.

It is too much to hope for. 

 

 

 

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RSA
Posted on:
August 8, 2006 at 5:37 pm

Buck, you’re a good man. I share your feeling of fearful hope (or is it hopeful fear?) It’s very similar to the feeling I had during the 2000 and 2004 elections: hope followed by crushing disappointment. It has to turn around some time.

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smijer
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August 8, 2006 at 8:13 pm

Buck, I haven’t seen any returns yet, but I have feeling your wife is going to be eating good and you’re going to be dancing bad tonight.

But, you guys - in case things don’t swing your way, take a look at this list of reasons to still be happy:
Twenty reasons …

3. I might as well vote for Lieberman - after all, I’m already contributing to his campaign every time I buy gasoline

4. I love the irony of an orthodox Jew helping a born again Christian establish a fundamentalist Islamic regime in Iraq.

5. Like the New Republic, I can’t tell the difference between contributing to a blog and invading Poland.

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smijer
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August 8, 2006 at 8:40 pm

And, now I’ve seen some returns. Looks good.

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Buck
Posted on:
August 9, 2006 at 2:31 pm

4. I love the irony of an orthodox Jew helping a born again Christian establish a fundamentalist Islamic regime in Iraq.

Probably one of the funniest damn things I have seen in a long, long time. I intend to use it every chance I get. That would be a real ice-breaker in Sunday School.

I know it is silly to feel as giddy as I feel about Lieberman getting his hat handed to him.

But hell. Anything that lifts your spirits and puts you in the mood to eat and drink and dance with your wife can’t be a bad thing.

I think tonight is the night!