Reply #31: Funny... [View All]

I haven't decided which candidate I support; I like all of them more than Shrub, obviously. I think Dennis Kucinich is most in line with my views, but just don't believe he could beat Chimpy should he get the nomination...

I do admit to thinking that Howard Dean would make a better candidate than Joe Lieberman. However, I don't understand who either of the candidates are trying to promote themselves. Lieberman, who honestly has a nice, liberal voting record seems to be TRYING to pass himself off as "Bush-lite." (I don't believe he truly is "Bush-lite" but find his tactics really disappointing, and a major turnoff in terms of ever supporting him.) Dean, on the other hand, seems to be trying to pass himself off as more liberal than he really is, and the media and the other candidates seem to be playing right off of this theme- which I don't really understand. I wasn't alive when he was a candidate but I have a lot of respect for George McGovern, and neither Lieberman nor Dean come across as very similar to McGovern in terms of both his progressive politics or his integrity. I also think both Dean and Lieberman would do *better* (in terms of Electoral/popular vote) than McGovern should either of them get the nomination. This rhetoric on Lieberman's part is disgusting as he's bashing George McGovern, who seems to be one of the best men we've ever had run for President and also incorrectly labeling the moderate Dean as some sort of committed liberal Democrat.