Seems this Lieberman guy is a really wonderful human being... after reading that article, he actually managed to bump Saddam down one peg on my "no christmas cards" list. Not that he's as bad in all ways, it's just that spineless politicians twist my gut so bad I want to puke. I'd have to agree with statements made elsewhere, that politicians caught lying should resign immediately.fable wrote:Just read this well-researched article about Lamont's defeat and Lieberman's victory. It's caused me to reconsider some of my own points on this issue.
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Cultures based on elements of personal/family honor/shame sometimes do experience politicians resigning when caught--witness industrialists and politicians in Japan, who step down when fraud, embezzlement, etc, are revealed. Cultures based on other systems (usually tied to a deistic moral formula) don't have this. In any case, I remain puzzled why so many people are willing to settle for this. Lieberman's lies and flipflops were so frequent, so prominent, that only one conclusion is possible: it was a failure of moral nerve by the Dems to actually support their candidate, which allowed this invertebrate to crawl back into office.Silur wrote:Seems this Lieberman guy is a really wonderful human being... after reading that article, he actually managed to bump Saddam down one peg on my "no christmas cards" list. Not that he's as bad in all ways, it's just that spineless politicians twist my gut so bad I want to puke. I'd have to agree with statements made elsewhere, that politicians caught lying should resign immediately.
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