Differences
The headline reads "Lieberman, Lamont differ on Iraq". The article describes the essential difference, too.
"In the morning he said he was against the Kerry Amendment for an immediate withdrawal," Sen. Lieberman said. "By the end of the day he said he was for it."
Lamont, who was at the pizzafest on the New Haven Green Friday, said that Lieberman was distorting his position again.
"I think the Senator sounds more like George Bush every day," Lamont said. "I thought both of those resolutions were good. They both said loud and clear that stay the course is not a winning strategy."
"That kind of irresolution, uncertainty, is not what I've tried to give the voters of Connecticut whether they're against my position or not," Lieberman said.
"I support the Levin/Reid Amendment," Lamont said. "I think it made sense. It says we're going to start bringing our troops out now and more important, I also would have supported the Kerry Amendment because it put a deadline out there."
Lieberman says he wants the troops home too, but an early pull-out would be a disaster and he's not going to change his opinion just because Lamont is gaining on him in opinion polls because of anger over the war.
"I've always tried to level with the people of Connecticut and I don't believe in playing politics with our national security," Lieberman said. (Emphasis added)
I've posted about Lieberman's courage to hold his convictions even in the face of the attacks from the left. That is the difference. Lieberman has convictions. Lamont has positions. More than one, it would seem.
By Shawn, June 24, 2006 @ 7:26 pm
Kos supports LaMont, which in and of itself makes him bad in my book.