The Mistake That Keeps On Giving

I can still vividly remember earlier this year when for about five seconds Joe LIEberman was on the hot seat. The members of the Democratic Caucus wanted to strip him of all of his chairmanships for his advocacy for John McCain in the Presidential race and because of the wildly inappropriate comments he made about then candidate Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention and beyond. But Joe LIEberman wasn't going to take this lying down. He threateded to bolt the caucus should he not retain his gavel. His demands were mostly met with a "good riddance" by the caucus and rank and file Democrats, especially liberals and progressives, because what he had done was so egregious that if losing him to the Republicans, who would never fully embrace him anyway, was a consequence of actually making an example out of him then it was really worth it.

But then like a knight in shining armor President Obama sent word down from on high that Harry Reid was to do "whatever it takes" to keep Joe LIEberman in the fold. I can still remember exactly the disgust I felt when I heard about that siutation. Once again Democrats had proven that they have no spines and no sense of party discipline. But some people were SO enamored of President Obama that they just felt like he must be pulling a Jedi mind trick. Despite all of he evidence to the contrary they tried to paint allowing LIEberman to give him his ass to kiss as being some type of great strategic victory.

Well over half a year after that debacle and LIEberman has proven time and again just how much of an asshole he still is and that he doesn't have even an inkling of respect for or deference to the man who allowed him to keep his gavels. From continuing to question President Obama's credentials on national security matters, to greatly watering down the stimulus bill, Joe LIEberman has been about as consistent a critic of the Obama administration and their agenda as many Republicans in the Senate. So it really should come to no surprise that he went on CNN this morning and tried to throw cold water all over health care reform.



I just want everyone out there who continues to try to make it seem as if President Obama can do no wrong or that he doesn't make any strategic mistakes to remember this clip every time you are about to express that opinion. I can guarantee that you will hear Joe Lieberman's words over and over again in the coming week while President Obama is out of town and on vacation which of course makes he timing by LIEberman even more appalling. But hey maybe its some great triple double reverse psychology by President Obama that makes it certain that health care reform will get passed this year. Right?