I’m sitting in the waiting area of Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman’s office. On the wall are photos of his years in the Senate. He’s smiling with telltale cheeriness in all the photos, save one in which he sits, brow furrowed, next to Gen. David Petraeus. That seems appropriate. With the exception of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), there is no lawmaker who’s done more to support our military efforts against jihadist terror, often against a rising tide of public opposition. His effort to restore the “Scoop Jackson” wing of the Democratic Party has been largely a failure. A conservative wit once remarked to me, “He is the Scoop Jackson wing.”
Ironically, the TV in his office is turned to CNN, which is covering the speech of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the U.N. General Assembly. He’s there to hawk his unilateral declaration of independence, a step that would violate decades of U.N. resolutions. So naturally, he’s met with rapturous applause by the delegates of Israel-hating countries — in other words, most of the audience. It reminds me of the bar scene in “Star Wars,” colorful characters oozing corruption and ill-intent.
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