Where Have You Gone Joseph Lieberman, Geez, We Loved You More than You Will Know, Whoa Whoa Whoa

Since Ned Lamont's defeat of Joseph Liberman, the media have been filled with people asking the silliest questions like "are the bloggers to blame" and "was this a one-issue referendum on Iraq."

The answer to both questions is a resounding "NO!. Don't be absurd."

Bloggers, like most orators, preach to the converted. How many people have their opinions radically altered by reading a blog? Not many I bet.

But lets assume that blogs really can be that influential. There were plenty of bloggers who supported Joe Liberman. There were blogs that supported neither.

By blaming bloggers, for Liberman's defeat, the Republicans and the media discount the idea that average people make informed, intelligent decisions. when they go into the voting booth.

Joe Liberman has angered democrats for a host of reasons and only one of them is the war in Iraq. Joe has leaned too far to the right on too many issues. His continuing support for the President has been irresponsible and indefensible in light of the President's attacks on civil liberties, appointment of extremist judges, wasteful taxing and borrowing policies etc. Joe worked hard to make deals with the devil and is now paying the price for ignoring core democratic values.

The case against Joe Liberman was made best in the New York Times endorcement of Ned Lamont.

And if there were any question regarding Joe's support of core democratic values, he has answered it by running a spoiler campaign. He has gone from failing to support the constituency that nominated him to the vice-presidency, to actively opposing it. A good Democrat would have had the grace to congratulate his party's nominee and worked to ensure his election.

This election was not about bloggers and it was not a referendum on Iraq. It was a referendum on Joe.