tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post115516569748530266..comments2024-01-21T00:21:39.004-06:00Comments on Three Wise Men: The "Mainstream" on IraqAlexander Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-1155229054756260722006-08-10T11:57:00.000-05:002006-08-10T11:57:00.000-05:00I am so tired of the endlessly repeated idea that ...I am so tired of the endlessly repeated idea that Lieberman's defeat represents a hijacking of the Democratic party by the "radical" left or whatever (an idea trumpeted mostly by conservatives, by the way.) Lieberman was defeated for a lot of reasons, his stance on the war probably being the primary one. But the fact is he was far out of step with a large part of his own party, and with a large part of the voting public of Connecticut. When that happens, politicians tend to get voted out, to be replaced by someone more in tune. This isn't a seismic shift in the party; more of a realignment of a political seat in one state.Alexander Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.com