Republican Senator calls out Joementum's weaselish McCarthyism

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Wednesday January 24, 2007 · 1:51 PM PST

2007/01/24 · 13:51

That Joe Lieberman is a sycophantic, unprincipled weasel who licks the boots of power is now a matter of bi-partisan agreement.

Today, mindful of how history has judged others and how it will judge us, an honest Republican today took on Joementum in a way that no Senate Democrat has been willing to do.

This is the "Have you no decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" moment of 2007.

The profile in courage below.

As was diaried earlier, Holy Joe attempted to manipulate General Petraeus into calling opposition to the escalation treason.

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) asked Army Lt. Gen. David H . Petraeus during his confirmation hearing yesterday if Senate resolutions condemning White House Iraq policy "would give the enemy some comfort."

Petraeus agreed they would, saying, "That's correct, sir."

Who spoke up in defense of dissent against Bush's policies?

A member of Bush's own party, Senator John Warner of Virginia.

Warne subtly but unmistakenly called out Lieberman for his loathsome antics. The Senator's words:

We're not a division here today of patriots who support the troops and those who are making statements and working on resolutions that could be translated as aiding and abetting the enemy. We're trying to exercise the fundamental responsibilities of our democracy and how this nation has two co-equal branches of the government, each bearing its own responsibilities.

I hope that this colloquy has not entrapped you into some responses that you might later regret. I wonder if you would just give me the assurance that you'll go back and examine the transcript as to what you replied with respect to certain of these questions and review it, because we want you to succeed.

. . . I'm very proud of this committee and I don't want an impression, certainly among the armed forces, that we're not all steadfast behind them.

People have often pointed out Lieberman's alleged liberal voting record.

Senator Warner has shown us that, when it comes to governing this country, integrity and upholding our constitutional values are the paramount values for our Republic and the true sign of a patriot, whereas cheap accusations of treason are the mark of a scoundrel.

I only regret that a Democrat didn't do this, and much earlier.

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