The Flag Burning Amendment failed in the U.S. Senate. The Senate could muster only 66 votes as predicted, not the 67 required.
There are some new senators we can elect this November, including James Webb, Jon Tester, and Claire McCaskell, among others. Webb has already said he'd vote against this ridiculous amendment if it ever came up again, in agreement with Colin Powell. Not sure about the others yet. I'd really like to see this dumb idea sink well below 50 votes and then disappear for good, and evicting their "yea" vote opponents in Virginia, Montana, and Missouri, respectively, would be a great start.
Along the same lines, could the good people of Connecticut please, please get rid of Joe Lieberman? I voted against Lieberman the one chance I had, in 1988 when I lived in Connecticut. (I preferred Lowell Weicker. Note, please, that this Democrat voted for the Republican in that race — proudly and without hesitation.) Sadly, Lieberman won. However, on August 8th, Lieberman faces Ned Lamont, and if I could I'd vote for Lamont. In recent polls Lamont seems to be pulling even with the country's most obnoxious, sanctimonious senator (Lieberman). One poll had the race at 46% Lieberman to 40% Lamont, 7 point margin of error. Please, any Connecticut readers: please vote for Lamont. Lieberman voted to have the federal government meddle in the private end life affairs of Terry and Michael Schiavo. Lieberman voted for the second Iraq War and still supports it. Lieberman told Connecticut women that it's no problem if you're raped and your local hospital refuses to give you emergency contraception — just get in a taxi and go to another hospital. I could go on.
Lieberman disgusts me. Lamont seems like a decent man, he supports Connecticut's views on a wide range of issues, and he's got political experience as an elected official combined with business acumen. He's also running a great campaign, and, at least from what I can observe, he's serious but with a sense of humor. He certainly doesn't have Lieberman's ego.
Lamont, yes, Lamont.
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