Yet another reason Lieberman must go

There a proposed bill in Connecticut that would require state hospitals to provide emergency contraceptives to rape victims who are determined to be ovulating at the time they're attacked. It should be of no surprise that Senator Joe Lieberman is against this proposed bill. What is shocking to hear are the callous words coming from someone in the Democratic party. Here's what Lieberman had to say. From the Huffington Post via the New Haven Register:

This fight isn't exclusively being drawn along party lines.U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, who often takes a conservative line on social issues, is facing a liberal Democratic primary challenge from wealthy Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont. But that hasn't stopped Lieberman from supporting the approach of the Catholic hospitals when it comes to contraceptives for rape victims.

Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims for "principled reasons" shouldn't be forced to do so. "In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital," he said.

The only person who needs to take a short ride is Joe Lieberman. He can take a short ride on a plane from Washington back to Connecticut and let someone who represents the true values of the Democratic party take his place. If the Democrats can just rid themselves of the Joe Liebermans they'd be much better off. The Republicans wouldn't be able to say "look, if Joe Leiberman, a Democrat approves of our policies then they mustn't be extreme". The reality is that guys like Joe Lieberman allow the Republicans to put a moderate face on their extreme policies even though most Democrats realize that Lieberman is just as extreme as the extremists he supports. The Republican enablers in the Democratic party must be thrown out.