Lieberman's Loser 'Bipartisanship'

Beyond the Iraq War, a key reason Sen. Joe Lieberman lost Connecticut's Democratic primary was the distaste many rank-and-file Democrats felt toward his hunger to be liked by Washington's insider class -- including by Fox News -- rather than to fight for principles that Democrats hold dear. Lieberman's view of partisanship also was to tolerate it when displayed by Republicans but to object when it was demonstrated by Democrats. August 9, 2006

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He really was a Fox News Democrat

The numbers show Lieberman had a Fox habit, and kicked it cold turkey when he faced a primary challenge from the left.

By Alex Koppelman

FOCUS William Rivers Pitt: It Wasn't About the War

William Rivers Pitt writes that it wasn't just the war. It was a long, slow slide that eventually tipped Lieberman's applecart. It was a process of insinuation into the cash-and-carry culture of Washington, DC. It was a series of astonishingly bad votes on incredibly important issues. It was, above all, political cowardice; Lieberman attached himself to Bush while Bush was riding high, and was unable to extract himself as Bush's popularity collapsed.

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The New York Times Revenge of the Irate ModeratesThe editors of the New York Times write,

"The defeat of Senator Joseph Lieberman at the hands of a little-known Connecticut businessman is bound to send a message to politicians of both parties that voters are angry and frustrated over the war in Iraq. The primary upset was not, however, a rebellion against the bipartisanship and centrism that Mr. Lieberman said he represented in the Senate. Instead, Connecticut Democrats were reacting to the way those concepts have been perverted by the Bush White House."

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