And as we are all actors on the stage of life, the more skilled know when their role has been played out and it is time to leave the stage. Good ole Joe Lieberman
has seen the other players lurking in the wings, has heard the fading applause and
has finally decided his role has nothing left to add to the drama in Washington. He
will not run for reelection. As this thunderbolt echoed through the halls of Washington it appeared that the establishment would somehow survive. Have we seen
the last of Joe? Not likely if there is still room on a Federal payroll somewhere,
or a spot for a lobbyist with his connections.
One measure of a pol's success is the number of years he was able to hang on to his
office. I would suggest that a more suitable measure would be the meaningful content of those years. What did he contribute to the general welfare of the citizenry? In what measure are we a better nation, a society with greater comity,
because of his service? There are few men of greatness in congress. Who is there to set a worthwhile goal for newcomers? A political hack cannot inspire stars to rise.
It seems we have fallen into a malaise of low expectations for candidates and are
willing to settle for corrupt mediocrities. Thats what we are getting.
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Lieberman has been one of America's greatest disappointments. At one point he named himself a strongly committed independent but yet closely affiliated with the Democratic party to ensure he could use his tenure to gain more authority in any available committee. His true ambition probably was to lead or, at least, follow someone else in the effort to give Independent's a national say but none of his actions demonstrated the stomach for such efforts.
Bye, Joe!
J Lieberman has displayed three valuable aspects of his character.
• He has faithfully followed his religious practices in a waspish dominated profession.
• He has ascended to the top of his career, winning the popular vote for the US Vice Presidency but loosing on a close Supreme Court decision.
• He is a rare person aware of the dangers of a cyberspace attack against our country.
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