A Note to Senator Lieberman

Dear Senator Lieberman,

As a 17-year-old during the 2006 election, I strongly supported you against Ned Lamont, believing that you would stand up for what Connecticut really needed. I believed that even though you supported the War in Iraq, unlike many Connecticut citizens and many Americans, you would still put the interests of Connecticut Democrats and the Democrats of America above your own. Even though you ran as an Independent, I thought that your ties to the Democratic party were strong, strong enough to make you caucus with them and strong enough for you to support the Democratic agenda.

Well, it's a good thing I was too young to vote in 2006 because i would have strongly regretted my decision to vote for you now.

I didn't think much of your reelection when you used your position as an Independent to jockey the Democrats for a top Senate position. I didn't think about it much when you continued to support the War in Iraq. I didn't even think about it much when you support John McCain and were banned from the Democratic National Convention.

However, your supportive comments today in regard to what President Bush said about Barack Obama favoring a "policy of appeasement" towards terrorists. Bush's comments threw me first; I could go on and on about how his unilateral foreign policy (only further demonstrated by these comments) is wrong for our nation and has proven wrong over the past 7 years, but I am here to comment to you.

I am shocked (even though I really should not be) that you could be as dumb to stoop down to the side of our president. By calling Bush's statements correct and furthering that "It is imperative that we reject the flawed and naïve thinking that denies or dismisses the words of extremists and terrorists," you expressing first your own unfounded interests and you are not representing the views of your constituency.

Barack Obama and the Democrats position on this issue is not "naive," but rather a multilateral foreign policy that has worked for America time and time again, and one that has become lost on the Republicans since the election of Bush in 2000. When an average of 30.6% approval, President Bush's policies are not the way America wants to go. The unilateral foreign policies of the Bush administration have lost us the support of many people across the globe and have compromised our position against even the terrorist themselves. Maybe you need to take a greater look into this problem before jumping to the conclusion that President Bush's comments are correct and even commendable.

Second, your statement today does not support the views of the people of Connecticut. Connecticut is an overwhelming Democratic state, a Democratic state the supported Barack Obama in the primaries. Obviously, Democratic voters here in Connecticut are looking for a change, especially in the area of foreign policy. Your job as a Senator from Connecticut is to try to represent the views of the citizens of Connecticut, or at least do your best in trying to judge their view. Your actions over the past couple of months and especially today have demonstrated that you are not looking out for us, but are looking out for only yourself.

It's a good thing I guess that you are now an Independent because I would be ashamed to be a part of the same political party as you. I guess it's also a good thing that I was too young to vote for you, because I would have been ashamed of that vote. It is also a good thing that I only live in Connecticut for about 5 months a year because I am away in Massachusetts at college. And finally, it's a good thing that Connecticut doesn't have recall election policies for our state-elected national officials, because I would be the one leading the campaign to get enough signatures to have a recall election against you.

You should be ashamed of yourself: selling-out to corrupt politics in order to better your own position, while leaving the rest of us Connecticut citizens who you are supposed to represent in your wake.

Enjoy your time in the Senate until 2012 because you'll be gone after that.

A former supporter and concerned Connecticut Democrat,

Amy Baral