The New York Times endorses Lamont over Lieberman. And they don’t even apologize for it. There is a lot of angst underlying their rationale. Suffice to say, they are coming around to the blogosphere’s point of view on the war on terror. To put it succinctly, they think it is a farce.
If Mr. Lieberman had once stood up and taken the lead in saying that there were some places a president had no right to take his country even during a time of war, neither he nor this page would be where we are today. But by suggesting that there is no principled space for that kind of opposition, he has forfeited his role as a conscience of his party, and has forfeited our support.
I call for a one day truce with the New York Times. I think we have made our influence manifest. I can only applaud their decision.
