In moments of crisis, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times, “I generally recommend looking to see where Joe Lieberman is going. Then head the other way.”
Such wrong-way reliability, which has made Lieberman a lodestar for the anxious and confused, delivered two gems yesterday–on the Ft. Hood massacre and health care reform.
As investigators conclude that the shooting spree “was not part of a terrorist plot,” he announces that, as Senate Homeland Security chairman, he plans to launch a probe into the motives behind “the worst terrorist attack since 9/11.”
In a twofer on Fox News, the Independent Senator from Rupert Murdoch also renews his pledge to launch a filibuster against the public option in health care “put forward, I’m convinced, by people who really want the government to take over all of health insurance.”
That would never do for a statesman whose base includes the nation’s largest insurance companies, which contribute to his campaigns and employ his constituents.