ANN COULTER AND SEAN HANNITY WILL NEVER DESERT JOE LIEBERMAN. PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY JUST ENDORSED NED LAMONT

One of the most prestigious and efective of all the progressive advocacy groups in Washington is People For the American Way. Before the Connecticut primary many members were clamoring for them to endorse Ned Lamont over reactionary fake-Democrat, Bush's and Ann Coulter's fave, Joe Lieberman. They refused to take sides and preferred that Connecticut voters decide for themselves. It was very frustrating for me, especially watching former progressive allies like HRC, several labor unions and several pro-choice and environmental groups actually come out for Lieberman, despite a mediocre record-- at best-- on these groups' issues.

Today the People For the American Way Voter Alliance endorsed Lamont. This is especially important because People For the American Way, as an organization, concerns itself exclusively with domestic issues and does not take into consideration foreign policy issues. A dear friend of mine, Mary Jean Collins is the Executive Director of the Voters Alliance and she was eager to point out that Ned's progressive stances really stood out when compared to Lieberman’s on issue after issue. "After looking at where both candidates stand on the issues that are important to our members, it is clear that Ned Lamont deserves our support. We are proud to endorse Ned Lamont, a committed progressive who will help bring about much needed change in Washington. Ned Lamont strongly backs public schools, while Joe Lieberman has voted for vouchers. Ned Lamont fully supports privacy rights, while Joe Lieberman said legislative intervention was appropriate in the Terry Schiavo case. Joe Lieberman voted to confirm John Roberts to the Supreme Court and voted against a filibuster of the Samuel Alito nomination; Ned Lamont would forcefully oppose far-right nominees. And on other issues, from church-state separation to marriage equality to demonstrating a willingness to stand up to President Bush, Ned Lamont is clearly the better choice."

Right now polls show the Connecticut race a dead heat between a surging Lamont (D) and a sagging Lieberman (ex-D). If you'd like to help, the Blue America ActBlue Page is open 24/7.

Anyway, this makes me proud to be a member of PFAW, just like it did when they announced a few weeks ago that this year they were giving Green Day the Spirit of Liberty Award. Oct 10... L.A... I'll be there!