Lieberman in Florida

Joe Lieberman stumps for John McCain in Florida. Joementum tells a Jewish audience Democrat opposition to President Bush's Iraq policy is pure hatred.

"I fear ... that a lot of the opposition (to the war) is really opposition to President Bush. And that's wrong when our security is at stake. There is a visceral response among Democrats to this president, which frankly is not unlike the visceral response of some Republicans toward President Clinton in the '90s," he said.

"That visceral anger toward President Bush for some Democrats comes from the results of the 2000 election," Lieberman said.

Lieberman publicly stated he had "personal anger" over Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.

My immediate reaction to this statement was deep disappointment and personal anger. I was disappointed because the President of the United States had just confessed to engaging in an extramarital affair with a young woman in his employ and to willfully deceiving the nation about his conduct. I was personally angry because President Clinton had by his disgraceful behavior jeopardized his Administration's historic record of accomplishment, much of which grew out of the principles and programs that he and I and many others had worked on together in the New Democratic movement. I was also angry because I was one of the many people who had said over the preceding seven months that if the President clearly and explicitly denies the allegations against him, then, of course, I believe him.

Lieberman was the first Democrat to come out and against Clinton and mention the possibility of impeachment. Lieberman ultimately voted against impeachment.

Republican contempt for Clinton was stronger than Democratic opposition to Bush. Democrats did not shut down government and will not impeach Bush. Lieberman's argument doesn't pass the laugh test.