Opinion: In Friday’s Letters to the editor
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In Friday’s Letters to the editor, readers sound off on the new -- er, make that old -- faces in the Democratic party as it prepares to take the reins in Washington.
Kim Gullo, of Corona Del Mar, thinks letting Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his committee chairmanship was the right move for the party:
Lieberman had the courage to stand up to groupthink and support the candidacy of a tested colleague he believed in... Men like Lieberman keep our democracy healthy and vital, and we marginalize them at our peril. Barack Obama seems to realize this -- why don’t others in the Democratic party?
Carole Harder, of Rancho Mirage, begs to differ:
Keeping [Lieberman] in the Democratic caucus is to knowingly allow a Republican spy to attend Democratic strategy meetings. Letting Lieberman retain committee chairmanships allows him to influence key program agendas of the administration.
Thoughts on likely Obama attorney general pick Eric Holder, and possible secretary of State pick Hillary Clinton round out change-of-the-guard coverage.
California’s fires, the Vatican’s policy on gay priests, and the ballot initiative process, too.
* Photo of Joe Lieberman by Mark Wilson/Getty Images.