Taking Down Bush’s Backers

The liberal blogosphere has been promoting an unknown Democrat, Ned Lamott, to unseat Lieberman. I’ve skimmed a few posts, but haven’t paid too close attention to it, but maybe I should. The Times thinks that the liberal bloggers might be making difference.

“George Bush’s favorite Democrat,” they call him. “Republican Lite,” they sneer. But liberals are no longer just venting on Internet blogs and talk radio programs about their centrist nemesis: Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut.

Now, from across the nation, a determined alliance of antiwar activists is working overtime online and on doorsteps to defeat Mr. Lieberman, whose political moderation helped him earn the Democratic nomination for vice president six years ago. Their goal is not only to punish Mr. Lieberman for staunchly supporting the war in Iraq but also to protest what the activists consider the Democratic Party’s willingness to accommodate President Bush.

Every Democrat who went into this war without asking enough questions deserves to be grilled over hot flames. My only worry is that should we bring down fellow Democrats before dealing with the Republicans? Hell, maybe I shouldn’t worry. Could be something called momentum.