The Senate Democrats are using the debate over Condi's nomination to strongly criticize Bush foreign policy....oh, and the fact that Bush and Condi are LIARS.
The New York Times reports that the Democrats are using this as an opportunity to show that they are going to be aggressive:
Senate Democrats who oppose President Bush's Iraq policy spoke today against Condoleezza Rice's nomination to be secretary of state, signaling that they intended to vigorously oppose the administration's foreign policy despite their minority status.Looks like they are following the lead of Senator Boxer from last week's hearing. Hopefully, this is the way the whole session will play out. It will drive Frist and the rest of the GOP crazy if they actually have to answer for the Bush policy.
By midafternoon, six Democrats had spoken against Ms. Rice's nomination, accusing her of deliberately misleading the American people and being an architect of a tragic and unwise war and a bungled postwar effort at peacekeeping.
There is, however, one glaring exception: Joe Lieberman. Not only does he support Rice, according to the Times piece, "Mr. Lieberman urged the Senate to 'resoundingly endorse' her nomination." That whole air of moral superiority and sanctimoniousness from Lieberman is tiring enough. But, how can this self-appointed moral voice condone the lies that led to a war? Come to think of it, where was moral Joe last fall during the elections? I don't remember him taking on the Bush administration over their moral failings. That must be something he reserves for his own party.
Hopefully, even Lieberman will begin to realize the Democrats are better served when they act like the opposition party.
