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Senator Lieberman showed the country his courage and his wisdom last year. He showed the cowards, the political opportunists and the know-nothings in the Democratic Party that there are a few people of principle who understand what was at stake in Iraq in 2003 and is even more at stake today.

A new book by David Horowitz and Richard Poe has enraged the Left and alarmed many conservatives. It exposes the machinations of a radical clique working at the highest levels of government and finance to undermine American power. That book is The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party. It hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week in print. Here to tell us about The Shadow Partyis co-author Richard Poe, our esteemed colleague at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, where he serves as director of research. Mr....

During my childhood in 1930s Boston, anti-Semitism was as common as baked beans. Since then, I've not been surprised at sudden eruptions of the hatred of Jews, whatever the context. During the Connecticut Democratic primary contest between Sen. Joseph Lieberman and contender Ned Lamont, I was not, therefore, shocked by the emergence of centuries-old standard anti-Semitism. As Lanny Davis, special counsel to President Clinton, and a Lieberman supporter, reminded us in the Aug. 8 Wall Street Journal, blogging anti-Semites had Lieberman in their sights back on the Daily Kos Web site on Dec. 7 from a contributor: "as everyone knows,...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, increasingly isolated in his own Democratic party because of his strong support for the Iraq war, today called on the White House and congressional leaders to form a special "war cabinet" to provide advice and direction for the war effort. The Connecticut Democrat's "Bipartisan Victory in Iraq Administrative Group," designed to take some of the political edge off the war debate, would be modeled after similar panels during the Vietnam War and World War II. Lieberman, whom the Bush administration has praised repeatedly for his war stance, defended the president. "It's time for Democrats...

Many 9/11 Families Opposed to Collins' Bill By Peter Gadiel Dec 13, 2004, 08:57 Editor, Sen. Collins persists in claiming that her intelligence reform bill passed because of "the overwhelming support of family members of 9-11 victims." Our organization, 9/11 Families for a Secure America wants to tell the people of Maine that her claim is false. The members of 9/11 FSA, all of whom are relatives of 9/11 victims, represent the families of 300 of those victims. We vociferously opposed the Collins bill in numerous Capitol Hill press conferences, a fact which cannot have escaped Sen. Collins notice. To...

SHAYS-ON-CLINTON-RAPE AUDIO LINK FIXEDHear Christopher Shays: "The bottom line: HE DID RAPE BROADDRICK." by Mia T, 1.14.14   Hear Christopher Shays:"The bottom line: HE DID RAPE BROADDRICK." (playing audio requires Flash Player 6, available HERE)thanx to Wolverine for the audio     There is reason to believe that he is a rapist ("You better get some ice on that," Juanita Broaddrick says he told her concerning her bit lip), and that he bombed a country to distract attention from legal difficulties arising from his glandular life, and that. ... Furthermore, the bargain that he and his wife call a marriage...

THE HYPOCRISY AND CORRUPTION OF CHRISTOPHER SHAYS by Mia T , 1.12.04 Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays added his voice Monday to a growing chorus calling on Gov. John G. Rowland to resign. In a news conference at the state Capitol complex, Shays said he had been prepared to forgive Rowland for lying about accepting gifts from employees and a state contractor. "But I am not prepared to stand by a governor, even a friend, who has done wrong, lied about it and then refused to account for his actions," said Shays, who is serving his ninth term in Congress....

Sharpton Blasts Dean on Race in Debate) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Under fire in a campaign debate, Howard Dean conceded grudgingly Sunday night that he never named a black or Latino to his cabinet during nearly 12 years as governor of Vermont. "If you want to lecture people on race, you ought to have the background and track record to do that," Al Sharpton snapped at the Democratic presidential front-runner in an emotionally charged exchange in the final debate before next week's kickoff Iowa caucuses. "I will take a backseat to no one in a commitment to civil rights...

Our Choice by the Editors Post date: 01.07.04 Issue date: 01.19.04 ecall for a moment the political climate in the United States in January 2001. Ralph Nader and the Supreme Court had made George W. Bush president, but he had lost the popular vote, and his party had lost seats in the House and Senate. The campaign had been fought largely on Democratic terrain--with Bush promising a larger federal role in education and health care, and a multicultural Republican Party. With national security a second-tier political issue, and welfare and crime no longer political issues at all, all that remained...

I. A few weeks ago, I asked Howard Dean how, given his vehement opposition to the war in Iraq, he felt he could overcome the Democrats' reputation as the antiwar party. ''I think you're still in the old paradigm, which says that they're the party of strength and we're the party of weakness,'' Dean admonished me as I sat across from him on his campaign plane. The chaos in Iraq, he said, had upended the old stereotypes. In John F. Kennedy's day, Dean pointed out, the Democrats enjoyed the reputation as the party of resolution. ''I think this may be...

<p>September 8, 2003 -- Democratic presidential contender Joe Lieberman last night took sharp issue with front-runner Howard Dean's statement that America shouldn't "take sides" in the Middle East. "If it was thought out, it's a mistake. If it wasn't, it's very important for Howard Dean, as a candidate for president, to think before he takes positions," Lieberman told The Post.</p>

With congressional election campaigns in full roar, Terence McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, this year sent out fund-raising letters charging Republicans with plans to dismantle our Social Security system. As I see it, McAuliffe is guilty of mail fraud. First, the letters imply that the plan requires most, if not all, Social Security tax revenues to be invested in stocks. This is false. Under the Bush plan no taxpayer is required to invest any revenues in the stock market. The investment is entirely voluntary and is limited to no more than 16 percent of the payroll tax....

WASHINGTON, Jun 18, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Five months after we pointed it out in UPI Analysis, The Washington Post has come to the same conclusion: Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., already running for the presidency in 2004 and running hard. The Post's piece published Tuesday eerily comes to the same observations and conclusions that we did then. It described Lieberman as "the unabashed aggressor of late" among Democratic senators who are also wanna-be presidential candidates. On Jan. 9, we observed, "Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is everywhere these days. The widespread belief on Capitol Hill is...

ABC 2004: The Invisible PrimaryBy Mark Halperin, Elizabeth Wilner & Marc Ambinder U P D A T E D May 29 — Since we last published our Invisible Primary Ratings in February, we've had a big cattle call, a fundraising disclosure deadline, and at some point along the way, a silent but unmistakable go-ahead for the Democratic field to frontally attack the wartime President they hope to replace. All six of the top-tier contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, plus the upwardly mobile (ratings-wise) Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, have stepped up their criticisms of President Bush. Former Vice President...

With Games of Havoc, Men Will Be Boys By WARREN ST. JOHN What I like to do is get in the car and drive around and do drive-by shootings," said Chris Trudeau of Norwalk, Conn. "You can haul someone out of their car and beat on them and steal their money and their car. It's kind of amusing that you have that ability." Colin Smith, from Charlotte, N.C., said: "The drive-by shootings of innocent pedestrians are always fun. It really does bring out the quote-unquote evil in you." These aren't journal entries from Rikers Island inmates. No, just the heartfelt...

By JOHN WAGNER, Washington Correspondent COLUMBIA, S.C. - Politicians eyeing the presidency have traditionally started showing up in Iowa and New Hampshire years before the first votes there are cast. This time around, there's yet another hot destination emerging for Democrats: South Carolina. A pair of U.S. senators -- John Edwards of North Carolina and John Kerry of Massachusetts -- became the latest 2004 hopefuls to parade through the Palmetto State this weekend. Both delivered speeches critical of President Bush, glad-handed party activists at a late-night fish fry and tried to make a splash in the local papers. Another...