I disagree with Joe Lieberman on just about everything. Despite this, he may be one of the most honest men in Washington. He has a level of awareness that seems lacking in his liberal peers. He knows we are at war, a long-term conflict that requires unity and commitment, qualities which the modern Democratic Party does not possess. He and John McCain are not just personal friends, but men from opposite sides of the political spectrum who realize the importance of national unity in the face of barbarism. Here's some excerpts from his speech tonight at the Republican Convention in Minneapolis:
The Democrat-turned-independent says that while Sen. Barack Obama was voting to cut off funding for troops in Iraq, McCain took the unpopular position to support a surge in troops.
"Because of that, today, our troops are at last beginning to come home, not in failure, but in honor," Lieberman says.
Lieberman says that in times like these, country matters more than political parties.
"I'm here tonight because John McCain is the best choice to bring our country together and lead our country forward. I'm here because John McCain's whole life testifies to a great truth: being a Democrat or a Republican is important. But it is not more important than being an American," Lieberman says.
Senator Lieberman's support of McCain will not go unpunished. He's willing to accept whatever comes, which says more about him than any speech ever could.
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