True to form, the Lamont-supporting NYT prints hit piece on Lieberman two weeks before the election
With the polls consistently showing Lieberman with a double digit lead over Nutroots candidate Ned Lamont, the NYT, which endorsed Lamont back in July, had to do something to help ‘the cause.’
The headline reads “Lieberman’s Words on War Show Some Shifts” – and when you read it, you’ll see some slight shifts but nothing really inconsistent with Lieberman’s belief that Hussein had to go and we were right to invade Iraq, which is what has gotten him in so much trouble with the far left – oh, that and the fact that he hasn’t treated Bush as Hitler’s American equivalent.
I find the NYT’s “analysis” of Lieberman’s statments a weak attempt to cast doubt on Lieberman’s sincerity on the issue of Iraq, but all the same not surprising, considering they’ll do just about anything to boost the sagging numbers of the Lamont campaign. I wonder if we’ll see a puff piece on Lamont next?
PM Update: Michael Steele is setting the record straight by pointing out that Cardin actually voted AGAINST stem cell research (hat tip: Ian):
Michael Steele said, “There is only one candidate in this race who voted against stem cell research and it’s Congressman Ben Cardin. Ben Cardin had a chance to support stem cell research that would not destroy human embryos, and he voted against it – not because of his beliefs on the issue, but as a transparent political stunt. Both Senators Barbara Mikulski and Paul Sarbanes voted for this legislation. Ben Cardin wanted to politicize the issue instead of getting something done, so he voted against it. Marylanders deserve better than Congressman Cardin’s continued Washington double-talk, mistruths and sheer political gamesmanship on an issue as important as stem cell research.”
On September 6, 2006, the Frederick News Post reported: “[Cardin] opposes suggestions that stem cell research is acceptable if the embryo isn’t destroyed. (Liam Farrell, “Pursuing Change” Frederick News Post, September 2, 2006)
Michael Steele added, “I am an enthusiastic supporter of cord blood, adult stem cell and embryonic stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo, and I fully support expanding innovations in technology that make it possible to treat and prevent disease without the willful destruction of human embryos.”
Cardin Voted AGAINST Expanded Research On Stem Cells That Do Not Destroy Embryos.
Alternate Stem Cell Research Methods – Passage. “Barton, R-Texas, motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would require the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research on the isolation, derivation and production of pluripotent stem cells that do not destroy human embryos. It would require the Health and Human Services secretary to issue final guidelines for additional stem cell research, with priority for research with the greatest potential to yield benefits in the near future, within 90 days of the bill’s enactment.” (S. 2754, CQ Vote #380: Motion rejected. July 18, 2006, Cardin voted Nay)
The Senate Voted Unanimously To Pass the Same Bill that Cardin voted AGAINST. Both Senators Mikulski and Sarbanes Voted In Favor Of The Bill.
Alternate Stem Cell Research Methods – Passage. Passage of the bill that would require the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation and production of pluripotent stem cells that do not destroy human embryos. It would require the Health and Human Services secretary to issue final guidelines for additional stem cell research, including a prioritization of research with the greatest potential to yield benefits in the near future, within 90 days of the bill’s enactment.” (S. 2754, CQ Vote #205: July 18, 2006, Sarbanes voted Yea; Mikulski voted Yea)
Oops.