Rep. Lewis Supports Lieberman but Not McKinney

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Rep. Lewis Supports Lieberman but Not McKinney
By Matthew Cardinale--Atlanta Progressive News
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
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(APN) ATLANTA – US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is not supporting his progressive colleague in Congress for reelection, US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), or her challenger, Mr. Hank Johnson. However, Rep. Lewis is supporting the hawkish centrist, US Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Atlanta Progressive News has learned.
McKinney is in a suspenseful Runoff Election with Mr. Johnson, a quiet, more conservative Democrat with Republican ties. While Johnson does not have much of a specific issues platform to speak of, he and Sen. Lieberman clearly have something in common: they both openly pride themselves on working “across the aisle” with Republicans.
Lewis called Johnson a friend and they took photographs together at Manuel’s Tavern’s 50th Anniversary Party, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.
Congresswoman McKinney did not attend the Manuel’s event because she and about 50 supporters were working with citizen advocates to demand a return to paper ballots at the Clarkston City Council Meeting, activist Phyllis Huster told Atlanta Progressive News.
But speaking of friends, Rep. Lewis also called Joe Lieberman a friend of his recently as well, the Associated Press reported.
However, this shouldn’t be misread, Rep. Lewis’s spokesperson, Brenda Jones, told Atlanta Progressive News in a lengthy phone interview. Rep. Lewis has surely also referred to Rep. McKinney as a friend as well, Jones said.
The thing is, though, Lewis and McKinney, on the legislative issues, are like the two true-blue progressives in Georgia’s Congressional delegation.
When there’s a progressive bill in US Congress, you can bet Lewis and McKinney are already listed as cosponsors. While occasionally, Georgia’s Democratic US Reps. David Scott and Sanford Bishop join in supporting items consistent with a progressive agenda, it is Lewis and McKinney who seem to have the most in common legislatively.
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