Reply #7: That's simply not true. Lieberman SUCKS. He's AWFUL, but 6 or 7 Senate Democrats are worse in terms [View All]

[Stop Cornyn]

of party loyalty, and those "barely Democrats" include McCaskill (Mo.), Baucus (Mont.), Conrad (N.D.), Pryor (Ark.), Landrieu (La.), Nelson (Neb.), and probably Johnson (S.D.).

I say "probably Johnson" because he missed so many votes due to his health and courageous fight to remain in the Senate that it is hard to judge his votes based on such a small sample size, but based on his pre-illness votes, he's generally to the right of Lieberman.

Does Lieberman SUCK? Hell yes!

Does Lieberman SUCK ESPECIALLY HARD because every other "barely Democrat" who is to the right of Lieberman is from a "red state" where a full-on liberal would probably never get elected, but Lieberman is from Connecticut where there is no excuse for Lieberman's general suckiness? Unquestionably!

With all of that said, Lieberman has NOT "voted more times than not with the Republican caucus over the last two years." That is simply not true.

We NEED to pass health care reform and tax reform and a million other good policies. I want every vote for these issues, and if it means that Lieberman gets demoted to "worst Democrat" instead of kicked off the team entirely, I will suffer Lieberman's presence to get the votes we need to achieve the critical goals we share.