Why all the Joe-nertia bashing?

Why pick on Joe, who's "voting record" isn't "all that bad"? Well, for one thing, the percentages of voting with the Democratic caucus mask and important point: just because he may vote with the caucus more than 70% of the time doesn't negate the considerable damage he does when he votes with the Republicans. The vast majority of those "Democratic" votes may be for inconsequential items.

The most important point, I think, is that NO DEMOCRAT SHOULD BE IMMUNE FROM PROVING HIM/HERSELF IN A PRIMARY. It sucks the life out of our momentum as a Party when the Washington insiders pre-select a candidate whom THEY want filling a House or Senate seat. Their ability to achieve this is probably at an end but they're going to go down kicking and screaming before they realize it.

Joe Lieberman, by planning to go independent if he doesn't win the primary is, in effect, putting a gun to the Party leaders saying in effect, "make sure I get the seat (against the wishes of Connecticut Dems) or I will disrupt the campaign in CT and keep Dems from the House."

Stand-up guy, that Joe. Time to get rid of him.