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Say what you will about Connecticut's three-term senator, but Joe Lieberman is someone who clearly demonstrates his commitment to political sincerity.

Watch the entire debate (linked to above, courtesy of C-SPAN), and then ask yourself who among the two participants is genuine, who among the two is resolved, who among the two doesn't chase political polls or change with a given day's prevailing wind?

Make no mistake, we do not agree with the senator on a great many issues...but that doesn't prevent us from recognizing and applauding his willingness to engage, to have substantive dialogue -- in essence, to lead by example.

Joe Lieberman is a 'D.2.O. Fave', and along the left pane of our site is a link to his homepage.

Happy Birthday...America, and a happy 4th of July to D.2.O's readers.

What a day it has already been:

1. NASA successfully returned to space with the launch of Discovery -- the first time a manned launch has ever taken place on this date, designed to test fuel tank modifications and service the international space station.
2. North Korea test-fired a total of 4 missiles -- one of which is the Taepodong-2 which is thought to have capabilities such that mainland US could be struck and seen world-wide as a provocative action.

On this day, it is interesting to look at the contrast of these two events. One looks to the promise of the future and celebrates international collaboration, whereas the second provokes the international community and threatens to take its neighbors back to a time of military conflict.