Let me start by saying that I think Joseph Lieberman is a sanctimonious, backstabbing, spineless opportunist, one of those wretched politicians who make their living attacking their own party.  Digby documents an all-too-typical Joementum move.  Let me also add that I’m perfectly happy with conservative Democrats, even when they have to vote against things I believe in to keep their districts happy.  It’s not the positions Lieberman takes that are infuriating, it’s his parroting of Republican talking points.

But this goes too far, as does this.  Supporting the right of Catholic Hospitals to refuse to offer contraception or abortion is not equivalent to supporting rapists, nor is it even equivalent to supporting those positions themselves.

Basic freedom of conscience in this country allows individuals to act on their own morals, so long as this does not directly harm another and is not discriminatory on inalterable ascriptive characteristics like race.  Refusing a woman contraception may not be moral in my mind, but it certainly falls within the range of legitimate moral decisions for someone else.  The same is true for the pharmacist who does not offer birth control pills.  Let the employer deal with it and keep the state out of the decision.

That said, definitely support Ned Lamont.

Pete DeWan