In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he argues that eudaimonia is the ultimate goal in life. Eudaimonia roughly translates to happiness or human flourishing. One of the ways in which eudaimonia is achieved is by exercising the mind. This blog is intended to help all of us reach eudaimonia through political discourse. This cannot be possible without YOU the reader, and YOU the respondent. Hence, youdaimonia.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Case Against Joe Lieberman

I know I've been getting a little video happy lately. I'm still recuperating from the election. That being said, Rachel Maddow made a compelling case for why Joe Lieberman should be allowed to stay in the Democratic caucus, but be stripped of his Homeland Security/Government Oversight committee chairmanship. Her argument touches on the substance (Lieberman has refused to aggressively investigate the Bush administration) and the politics involved.

 

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