Word: defeatism
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...that it has played a major role in helping to defeat Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut Senate primary Tuesday, the Netroots' moment has finally arrived...
...while it may empower the bloggers, Republicans are predicting Lieberman's defeat will actually help them keep control of Congress this November - and many Democrats have the same worry. Lamont's victory will no doubt give Republicans ammunition to caricature the Democratic Party as too liberal...
...notwithstanding the political perils or the unpopularity of the position in his party. But that doesn't quite cut it. True, he had to know he wasn't winning any points with the broad mass of Democrats around the country. And his embitterment against his party for his ignominious defeat in the 2004 presidential primaries probably made him more willing to court that displeasure. But I don't think Lieberman really understood the peril he was courting back home. Because if he had, he would have been more prepared for it. And he wasn...
...Many pundits claim that Lieberman's defeat is a replay of the way Democrats tore themselves apart over Vietnam. It's an appealing thought for Republicans. And it has got nice drama. But those pundits are either being disingenuous or are caught in a time warp. Democrats are actually fairly united on the Iraq War in their opposition to it - which is actually where most Americans are right now. And though many Senators are not as full-throated in their opposition as the base of the party, you don't see any successful challenges being made against other Senators...
...conflict raging in south Lebanon is like no other fought by Israel or Lebanon-based guerrillas. Israel is the most formidable military power in the Middle East and can defeat with ease the conventional armies of its Arab neighbors. Yet Hizballah's lightly armed but devoted, disciplined and combat-experienced guerrilla fighters are a different matter...