Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Democratic Socialists of America Endorse Lamont

The Democratic Socialists of America report:
Democratic Socialists of America endorsed Ned Lamont in Connecticut's August 8th Democratic primary election for the Senate seat currently held by Joe Lieberman. A letter sent to current and former DSA members in the state urged them to vote for Lamont and get involved in the campaign. The letter pulled no punches: "The main issue is Lieberman's support for President Bush's policies in Iraq. But on a host of other issues Senator Lieberman repeatedly votes with conservatives and the interests of the insurance companies and healthcare industry to which he is beholden." The DSAPAC letter criticized Lieberman's dismissal of Lamont supporters as "blog-inspired fringe voters," citing "Senator Lieberman's neo-liberal, balance-the-budget domestic policies and his hawkish views on defense and foreign policy as out of touch with the Democratic base." The letter went on to charge that "he [Lieberman] is ideologically aligned with the ''unatic fringe" that matters -- the one led by Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld -- that controls our government."
Who ever said socialism was a movement of workers ?