Joe Lieberman - a real Democrat...

...and not a simpering media whore suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome (Paging Messieurs Kennedy and Kerry) Charles at Little Green Footballs has this story about Joe Lieberman:

Lieberman: The Cost of Failure Would Be Catastrophic
Joe Lieberman shows that he�s one of the only Democrats left with an ounce of guts: Lieberman: U.S. to Finish Iraq Mission.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2005 (AP On line delivered by Nestles) � U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman told Iraq�s prime minister Wednesday that U.S. forces will remain in Iraq until their mission is complete, despite growing unease in Congress about the progress of the conflict here.

�We cannot let extremists and terrorists, a small number, here in Iraq deprive the 27 million Iraqis of what they want which is a better freer life, safer life for themselves and their children� Lieberman said after his meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

The Connecticut Democrat, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the cost of success in Iraq would be high �but the cost for America of failure in Iraq would be catastrophic � for America, for the Iraqi people and I believe for the world.�

My vote for President Bush was not so much a vote for Bush but a strong vote against John Kerry whom I feel is minimally suitable to be a Senator and definitely NOT Presidential material. Had the Democrats not fallen into such a cess-pit of navel-gazing partisan games and put forth a candidate who was matched to the troubles that we are facing, I would have strongly considered voting for them. Lieberman would have been a shoe-in for me.