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...separation of church and state is a fundamental cornerstone of liberty and freedom in America--one that must be vigorously protected. However, Lieberman has not yet breached that wall...
...Lieberman advocates a greater role for religion in public life. He believes that religion is, in general, "a source of good behavior." He speaks of the "constructive role that faith can play in the lives of individuals, and in the lives of the community...
...Lieberman also says, "I know religious people who I consider not to be moral, and I also know people who are not religious who I consider to be extremely moral." He says that an atheist in the White House would not bother him, if he thought the person was good. And he would be a fool to claim that his religion alone provided the correct set of beliefs--he must be well aware that he is a member of a small minority in America...
...consider myself particularly religious, but I do not feel offended when someone like Lieberman speaks about religion in a public context. As long as he asserts that no one religion is better than another, as long as he realizes that anyone who isn't religious can be just as moral as anyone who is, as long as he does not try to force his religion onto others, and as long as he does not prostitute his faith for votes, I'll feel comfortable watching him on the campaign trail...
...with the market stumbling of late, thanks to lower corporate earnings and higher oil prices, Bush has begun painting a picture of a fragile prosperity - one that Clinton-Gore helped create but that Gore-Lieberman would bury. He painted Gore's targeted tax cuts as social engineering - "with him, we can only get a tax cut if we behave as he wants us to" - and his programs as welfare for bureaucrats. "We'll find ourselves working harder for the government, appeasing it, please it and trying to keep it at bay," he said. "More forms to fill out, more regulations...