Turnabout...
During my coffee break meanderings I found a series of August 2006 postings to the Carpetbagger blog with a discussion of whether Joe Lieberman would caucus with the Democrats if he were elected as an independent.
What I found interesting was the vehemence with which these folks denounced Lieberman, how he is a conservative lapdog, and how he would caucus with whichever party made him the best deal. Just reading the posts made the paint on my office walls curl up.
I cannot but wonder how these same posters reacted five years ago when Jim Jeffords announced he was becoming an Independent...and leaving the GOP to caucus with the Democrats-which just happened to be enough tilt to move the Dems into the majority in the Senate and give Jeffords better committee assignments.
Same question, different reactions...
I guess in politics the some issues occur repeatedly and the certain responses are almost reflexively produced. Who says them is just a question of whose ox is getting gored.
What I found interesting was the vehemence with which these folks denounced Lieberman, how he is a conservative lapdog, and how he would caucus with whichever party made him the best deal. Just reading the posts made the paint on my office walls curl up.
I cannot but wonder how these same posters reacted five years ago when Jim Jeffords announced he was becoming an Independent...and leaving the GOP to caucus with the Democrats-which just happened to be enough tilt to move the Dems into the majority in the Senate and give Jeffords better committee assignments.
Same question, different reactions...
I guess in politics the some issues occur repeatedly and the certain responses are almost reflexively produced. Who says them is just a question of whose ox is getting gored.
posted by Bwana | 9:53 AM
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