Joe Lieberman has been a US Senator for 18 years, and he deserves our gratitude for his service to Connecticut. It was a proud moment for all of us when he ran for Vice President with Al Gore. However, sometimes people lose touch with their base. In Lieberman’s recent mailing to Democrats, he raised the issue of supporting one’s party. He’s claiming he supported Democrats in Washington 90% of the time while Lamont in Greenwich supported Republicans 80% of the time. Are we comparing apples to apples here folks?

Yes, maybe Lamont did vote with Republicans 80% of the time. Anyone familiar with town government knows that that’s the nature of the beast for the minority party. Whether it’s voting on putting in speed bumps near the town park, or setting a curfew for young people, voting with the majority party is a bit different at the town level, wouldn’t you agree? The fact is Lamont wasn’t selling out his constituency’s soul with his votes in Greenwich.

So 90% Joe, what about that 10%? A bit more than speed bumps or curfews, you think? I’d say most would agree blindly supporting President Bush and the war in Iraq (and scolding us for not), supporting privatizing Social Security, voting on dubious free trade agreements, and endangering a woman’s right to choose by not supporting the Alito filibuster rate a bit higher on the importance scale. Frankly, on the vital issues of today Lieberman is not representing the people that elected him.

Dan Durso