The Lieberman-Lamont Debate
More reaction later (why so much Lieberman lately? (A) I like him. (B). It’s the most compelling race in 2006), but here’s Ryan Sager on last night’s debate:
Joe Lieberman clearly gave the impression of a man fighting for his political life. But he wasn’t flailing. He coolly took Lamont apart, limb by limb, revealing the netroots favorite’s candidacy as what it is: a childish lashing out by the Democrats’ anti-war base at an extraordinarily ill-chosen target.
Lamont has one issue and one issue only: the Iraq war. And it’s an issue about which, should he be elected, he would be able to do absolutely nothing. How does he differ substantively from Lieberman on health care, education, dealing with North Korea, Social Security? Hardly at all, despite a lot of blustering during the debate.
In fact, it hardly seems as if Lamont knows anything about national policy, save what his staff has briefed him on. All he has to say is that Lieberman is too close to George W. Bush.
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