Lieberman and the democratic leadership

I think that this post by Mat Stoller at DD summarizes the problems of the democratic leadership relatively accurately, although the tone is a little too strong. Here is part of it:

"Whether it was a standing ovation at a caucus meeting when Joe got back to the Senate after his primary loss, or Obama refusing to come to Connecticut or criticize Joe in any way, or Bill Clinton praising Lieberman on Larry King, or Harry Reid promising Lieberman seniority, or Chuck Schumer refusing to get involved and practically being forced to not back Lieberman after the primary, or insiders telling Lamont's campaign that they would talk Joe out of the race if Lamont didn't go on the attack, it's very clear that the Democratic Party leadership is rotten to the core. With the exception of John Kerry and Wes Clark, no high profile Democrats have been there for Lamont. "

Well that is not exactly accurate, because Ted Kennedy, John Edwards and Chris Dodd also campaigned for Ned Lamont after the primary. However, I agree that Obama and Clinton were terrible in the way they handled the Lamont - Lieberman issue. It makes you wonder if Obama is principled or competent enough to really be a presidential candidate. I dont think so. Although he is from my state and I have voted for him, I have lost completely faith on him from the way he handled the Lieberman problem. He looks more and more like Chuck Shumer, Joe Biden, and some other soft-principled democrats.