Politicians Know Best?

In Sunday’s (July 23, 2006) Courant Representatives John Larson and Rosa DeLauro, in supporting Joe Lieberman, tried to convince us that they know best. I’m tired of politicians telling us they know what’s best for us.

Yes, I’ll agree that Joe’s a principled person and that he has integrity. But I don’t agree he’s been a “staunch supporter of woman’s rights”. He opposed a filibuster against the anti-choice Justice Alito. I don’t agree that he protects jobs, he recently voted for the Oman Free Trade Agreement, which was opposed by the national AFL-CIO and Senator Chris Dodd. And I don’t trust him to protect Social Security, since he entertained privatizing Social Security in the past. Larson and DeLauro did mention their disagreement with Lieberman about the war, but they pushed the issue aside as if it were minor. 2500 American casualties and $300 billion is a big deal! 70% of the people of Connecticut oppose this war, but Lieberman insists on supporting it and criticizes us for speaking out against it.

The Democratic leaders in this state better start paying attention to what the people want, and not what the politicians want. The people want Ned Lamont.