Sunday, August 06, 2006

Tuesday = Big Day

LIEBERMAN AND MCKINNEY ON THE ROPES

This Tuesday will showcase two of the biggest primary's of the entire summer. Both Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney will be watching the results roll in as their political lives hang in the balance. Both are down in the latest polls, which never is a good sign for an incumbant with the vote only days away. The reasons for their low numbers couldnt be more different, Lieberman is in trouble for his politics, while McKinney could get the boot because she is an inconsiderate idiot.

Joe Lieberman is one of the few Democrats in the Senate that I have any respect for. He tends to be a more moderate voice, which is refreshing when the rest of his caucus are flaming liberals. However, he is a Democrat, and he votes with his party about 90% of the time. He is liberal on the environment, taxes, and other important issues, but one imparticular has gotten him in a heap of trouble...Iraq. His challenger, Ned Lamont, has come out as the crazy anti-war candidate. Lieberman understand Iraq. He supports it, and unlike most in his party, he wants us to be victorious over there. Its looking like Joe is going to lose on Tuesday, and lose big. I personally like Lieberman, but his troubles illustrate just how left-wing his party has become. I mean he was the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee just six years ago, now hes been completely abondoned by his party. The Democrats need a guy like Lieberman just to balance out the rest of the whack jobs out there, but things dont look good. He says if he loses he will run as an independent, and I hope he does because that could split the vote and let a Republican win that seat. Thats probably wishful thinking, but its happened before. Good Luck Joe.

Now on to Cynthia McKinney. Shes the psycho who smacked a Capitol Hill police officer a few months back. She represents the 4th congressional district in Georgia, but not for long. This is also a Democratic primary election but is a runoff. Her opponent is a black man who used to be a county commissioner, and the guy is smart. I watched a debate between the two of them yesterday on C-SPAN and the guy just mopped the floor with her. She comes off as such a B-word that Ill be surprised to see her get 20% of the vote. Shes trying to play the anti-Bush card, saying shes the number one critic of the Adminstration, but its not getting her anywhere. Her opponent is just a better candidate, and a better person than her, and the voters know it. I cannot wait to see her face on Tuesday night, if she has the balls to make a public statement after the schlacking that awaits. She does not deserve to represent this country. Adios Cynthia.

-Brad

1 comment:

Ben said...

If McKinney loses, which looks likely, there is a 100% chance she will blame her loss on some conspiracy like the voting machines or cheating or something. I will give credit to her district if they give her the boot.