Boy, is Lieberman pissed!

The Gore endorsement of Howard Dean is a major boost for Dean, and a nail in the coffins of the other candidates. Sharpton and Kerry have had some harsh words, but Lieberman is the most annoyed. Lieberman is saying that he is the logical standardbearer of the continuation of the Clinton years of moderate Democrats. The only problem with this is that Dean is not that liberal. More liberal than Lieberman, but I don't think he's more liberal than Clinton was. The only point where he breaks with moderate Democrat orthodoxy is on the war in Iraq, which a lot of us now say was a fuckup (see Senator Kerry's comments in Rolling Stone). Oh, and Dean's stance on guns. He's against gun control. So, he's more liberal on one thing, more conservative on another.

He believes in fiscal restraint, balanced budgets, and individual liberties. One commentator even went so far as to call him a Rockefeller Republican. I think that's a fair assessment. He's nowhere near as liberal as the rest of the candidates are making him out to be.