Colin McEnroe Talks to CFL Chairman Dr. John Orman
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Senator Lieberman promising Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz that he would form his own political party as opposed to using it as a front to keep his name on the ballot in November. We all know how that turned out. Lieberman lied to Bysiewicz and the electorate (the least of his lies, to be sure, but still a lie), and neither joined nor formed his “party.”
But someone did. Fairfield University professor Dr. John Orman changed his registration to Connecticut for Lieberman in December after the November ballots were certified, and called a meeting of all registerd CFL party members. At this meeting, Dr. Orman was elected chairman and rules were adopted. This week, he sent a letter to Bysiewicz calling for action against Senator Lieberman for knowingly circulating a false petition.
Colin McEnroe and CFL Party Chairman Dr. John Orman – 2007-07-10
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Brian Lockhart of The Stamford Advocate reported on Dr. Orman’s letter to the Secretary of State:
Orman late last night wrote Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Jeffrey Garfield, executive director of the Elections Enforcement Commission, requesting they have the state attorney general’s office investigate Lieberman for misleading state officials and voters.
“It is against state law to knowingly circulate a false petition, and I believe Senator Joseph Lieberman did that,” Orman wrote. “The secretary of the state accepted Senator Lieberman at his word that he would form a new minor party so he could get maximum ballot access. . . . It has become clear Senator Lieberman had absolutely no intent whatsoever, at anytime, to join or form a new minor party in Connecticut.”
CFL Secretary Sue has more over at My Left Nutmeg.
You may be asking what good any of this CFL stuff will do? It won’t remove Lieberman from office. It will not convince him to step down gracefully (he could have done that last August). It will not change his mind on the major issues of the day. It won’t even shame him, because the man clearly has no shame.
The Connecticut for Lieberman Party serves as a continual reminder that Joe Lieberman is a self-serving shapeshifter who is a shining example of why people generally distrust and despise politicians.