Taking this "Jews should have supported Joe Lieberman" argument to its logical conclusion, I should now start defending people I totally have no point of agreement with or find totally revolting — Leona Helmsley for example (O.K., not fair, she's dead) — because they're female and I am female!??!
He lost because Barbra Streisand's highly publicized contribution to Lamont and because of the number of Jews who hated Bush and the war more than they loved Joe. That's why he lost, and I don't get it.
Erm, yeah. On one side we have a president who in his previous job made fun of a woman on death row, has gutted programs I care about, has launched two wars that aren't going so well, has divided this country in myriad ugly ways, has sanctioned torture, and, let's face it, is generally a bit of an incompetent prick. Oh yeah, and war. What is it good for? Huh. Absolutely nothing! Say it again, y'all! Yeah, two rather hateworthy targets there. On the other hand, we have Joe Lieberman, who is at best, kind of a genial schlub with some decent accomplishments on his record, and a lot of recent disappointments, and a tendency to back the wrong horse rather consistently the last few years. Not a lot to love. Why is this columnist surprised?
Oh, and if you keep reading, there are some rather revolting generalizations and stereotypes. I thought only anti-Semites used terms like "cosmopolitan Jews" but I guess I was wrong.
