We know that Joe Lieberman won his 2006 Senate race as an independent by dishonestly claiming that no one wanted to see the troops home from Iraq more than him, all the while leading the neocon charge for their permanent presence in that country.
Well, that wasn't his only bald-faced lie. We already saw that Lieberman now opposes the public option, joining Republicans and insurance-industry shills in the Democratic side in opposition to real health care reform. But look at what Lieberman said at a debate during the 2006 race:
what I'm saying to the people of Connecticut, I can do more for you and your families to get something done to make health care affordable, to get universal health insurance, to make America energy independent, to save your jobs and create new ones. That's what the Democratic Party is all about.
Yeah, that's what the Democratic Party is supposed to be about, which makes it particularly satisfying that he got his ass booted from it. Remember, he promised universal health care, now he's working to stymie it. In other words, it was just another convenient lie for the benefit of his reelection campaign. No wonder the people of Connecticut have given up on him.
But remember, all the serious people -- including Harry Reid -- told us he was with Democrats on "everything but the war" while Lieberman continues, on a consistent basis, to make them look like fools, suffering from battered spouse syndrome.