Congratualtions Connecticut

Congratulations to moderate Democrat, Republican and Independent voters in Connecticut. In polls taken prior to last fall’s election it was clear that while the vast majority of these folks were unhappy with the Iraq War, they were reluctant to vote for the ultra-liberal Ned Lamont who was painted by Joe Lieberman as a Senator likely to call for precipitous withdrawal from the fray.

It is very clear that these voters wanted as rapid an end to the conflict as possible consistent with the best national security interests of the nation so they stuck with tried and true Joe Lieberman for their senator. Joe promised to remain an independent voice in congress and to caucus with the Democrats.

Now that President Bush is in the final stages of planning a major surge in troop levels in Iraq and especially around Baghdad despite what even strictly objective observers such as Wild Bill viewed as a repudiation of the entire misbegotten venture by the electorate last November, he has two major cheerleaders in the Senate, John McCain and JOE LIEBERMAN.

So to you good folks in Connecticut who thought you were voting for a rational phased withdrawal from Iraq, welcome to the new world of building up the troop levels and preparations for allowing the next president to begin the escape from this nightmare with all of its attendant casualties and costs to our troops and to the Pin The Tale on the Donkey Party for the winner of the Who Lost Iraq Contest.

If you’re unhappy with the way things seem to be turning out, tune in to the lamentations emanating from the Senate Democratic Caucus which I guess Joe uses as source of information on Democratic strategy for his Republican cohorts and blame the face in your own looking glass.

Blog on!

Wild Bill