Lieberman asked to resign from his own party

[uberblonde]

Source: WTNH-TV

(WTNH) _ The Connecticut for Lieberman Party is calling on Senator Joseph Lieberman to resign from the U.S. Senate following his remarks made Sunday on CBS' Face the Nation regarding military action against Iran.

Lieberman said on the national television program that, "we've got to be prepared to take aggressive military action against the Iranians."

The Connecticut for Lieberman Chair, Dr. John Orman, called for Lieberman's resignation saying that he "crossed the line" and "no longer represents the views of the citizens of Connecticut."

Orman, a longtime critic of Lieberman, took control of the minority party back in January.

Read more: http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=6647788&nav=3YeX

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Everywhere he goes, Joe brings that special magic with him...

[babylonsister]

1. It's a start; he needs to go! nt

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[aquart]

2. I'm assuming he took control for this very reason.

Good luck with it.

[Kagemusha]

4. Absolutely he did.

He didn't exactly get fought when he put up the effort for it either.

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[tblue]

152. connecticutforlieberman.com is a link to a Disney site. If it ever existed, it must now be defunct

[Patsy Stone]

3. He no longer represents reality, either.

A little late, Connecticut, but thanks for noticing what you did.

[ClassWarrior]

5. But then, reality is for people who...

...can't handle a drinkie-poo Dalling!

:toast: Pats!

NGU.

[Patsy Stone]

31. As a friend of mine once said:

Most people go through life one martini short.

Sweetie! :toast: NGU.

[133724]

47. Joe is one olive short of a martini???

makes sense to me...

[bagrman]

17. With the theft of so many elections I doubt that they elected him.

[Patsy Stone]

32. Unfortunately

I think his voting machines worked just fine.

[still_one]

6. connecticut, stay out of it until 2008, you have caused enough damage already /nt

[Handsome Pete]

7. Dear Connecticut,

Thanks for nothing.

Just sayin'

Your Pal,
Pete

PS: Your state's name is too damned hard to spell. Please change it to something easier.

[Connonym]

54. PPS:

Please ask Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to reconsider their names also

[Chipper Chat]

56. And we should quit calling them "Sarr-gents."

It's "SIR-gents."
And don't let them gather down at the Dee-pott.

[MrPrax]

102. That's for school kids to learn...

Modern folks that can't be bothered to google simply use MA and PA.

Shouts out to OH and IA! (see how much time you save ) ;-)

[roguevalley]

145. how about Alaska. We're AK and everyone thinks we're arkansas.

Joe puts the con in connecticut and Schwartzenneger puts the Ca-ca in Cally-fornya.

Rv, born a ca, lived an or and will probably die an Ak (not to be confused with an Ark, which I hear Miami will need if global warming isn't truly a librul conspiracy.)

[Briarius]

67. Dear Pete

A lot of us worked our asses off against Joe.

Just sayin'

Thanks
B

[Handsome Pete]

99. Apologies...

I weren't trying to diss your state (ok, I dissed it a little). I'm sure Connecticut is a damned fine place to live and work. I'm just sorry that you fine folk got stuck with such a craptacular attention-whore of a Senator.

Again, if I offended, I do offer my regrets and apologies. Just do me a favor and vote that base-turd Lieberman out.

Just beggin'

Your pal,
Pete

[roguevalley]

147. as someone from the state of Ted Stevens, Don Young and

Lisa MurTAXski, I still say you trump us. :P

heh-heh-heh. It sucks to be us sometimes.

[jamesinca]

140. yep

I sent money to Mr. Lamont from out here in CA, another one of those hard to spell states.

[SarahB]

148. Thank you.

And ditto!

:thumbsup:

[tchunter]

82. connecticut dems didn't elect him, repubs did

stop being jackasses and look at what happened during the election, the republican candidate barely received any votes; is this because there are no republicans living in Connecticut? no, its because the republicans voted overwhelmingly for him over their own, schlessenger. I'm from CT and voted for Lamont, i went to his rallies and did all i could. Just don't blame CT dems for Lieberman, the republicans elected him, we tried to get rid of him during the primaries.

[Tyler Durden]

108. I'm sorry Lieberman screwed you all...HOWEVER:

If ALL the Republicans had voted for Lieberman, and ALL the Democrats had voted for Lamont, we would not be having this discussion.

I think the rest of the country is a little confused as to why ANY Democrats voted for a so-called INDEPENDENT when they had a Democratic Party Candidate to vote for.

[dansolo]

109. Blame the Dem leadership

The reason that Joe was even in the General election was because the Democratic leadership supported him instead of Gene Lamont. Gene Lamont should have gotten the unconditional support from the Democratic Party, but they left him hanging with little support. Dems in CT voted for Joe because the Democratic Party made no effort to eliminate the impression that he was the Dem candidate.

[KamaAina]

124. That'd be Ned Lamont

not Gene. Could lack of name recognition possibly have helped to bring him down? :eyes:

[Ken Burch]

134. Gene Lamont was Ned's evil twin. It was actually HIS fault that Ned lost.

He did his own campaign and split the Lamont vote.

[MADem]

128. Oh, stop making sense!!! Who needs reality and recent history!!!

Never mind that the Democrats actually DID select Lamont to be their standard bearer!! Never mind that the GOP crapped on their weakling candidate and put real, serious money and machine (to include, dare I say, "liberal" use of the "Fear" and "Don't Change Horses" cards) behind Joementum!!!

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

With all of your reasonable thinking and pesky facts, you're just getting in the way of a good round of finger-pointing, name-calling, hectoring, and recriminations, you see--it's not a question of being able to handle the truth, it's the simple "misery loves company" dynamic at work!

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

116. Pete -- regarding the spelling:

Break it down

Connect - I - Cut

Connecticut.

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy. :)

[MaryRN]

126. I really resent comments such as the above and previous ones...

There are MANY, MANY of us who fought against this dangerous man even BEFORE he ran for double office...we worked 24/7 along w/Ned Lamont's campaign and it's a very unfair insult to toss at us. We CONTINUE to work daily to see him ousted but you tell me, with Rove running the campaign as he DID, just what else do you expect us to do? And spare me the phone calls, letter writing, protesting in front of BOTH offices, attempting lawsuite...come on, I'm all ears. You tell me!

[Canuckistanian]

8. Whoa! That's one powerful party. Joe had better listen.

:rofl:

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Perhaps he could form a new party for all his supporters....

The Joe Lieberman/Faux News Party for Lieberman.

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[ckramer]

10. Suckers - The Connecticut for Lieberman Party

Losers

[katsy]

14. No. A critic of Lieberman hijacked the

CT for lieberman party after lieberman won.

He's doing this to embarass lieberman or something. The guy is a good guy.

[Liberal Veteran]

16. That would be all well and good if Lieberman had any shame.

I have yet to see any evidence that he possesses that trait.

[RaleighNCDUer]

88. Delete

Stupid comment based on a lack of caffine - resign from his PARTY not his SENATE SEAT.

DUH!

[Zodiak]

106. DING!!!! You are correct Katsy

I'm surprised DUers weren't already aware that the Chair of the Connecticut for Leiberman party is one of his stauchest critics.

[katsy]

118. Thanks!

:hi:

[Mind_your_head]

11. Which party would that be now?

I'm sooooo confused which party the LIE-ber-man actually allies with. Must think :freak:

[JI7]

12. "the connecticut for Lieberman party" ? is this a joke or real ?

is there a party or group that is actually called that ?

[D23MIURG23]

20. There has been ever since Judas Joe lost the Democratic primary.

He realized having a party of any kind would give his name a better ballot position than running independently. So he formed the "CT for Lieberman" party which was taken over by a critic of his after he won.

[Dukkha]

42. "The Connecticut for Lieberman" suggests singular as in one supporter

in all of Connecticut so it's Joe's own delusional self absorbed Idiocracy. The Joementum is really building to make Palpatine disappear once and for all.

[tavalon]

85. Oh yes, that's the party LIEberman concocted when he ran independent

It's not a typo that should have read LIEberman for Connecticut, nope it really reads as self absorbed as Connecticut for LIEberman. That's the party name that LIEberman chose and frankly, it's the only honest thing he said.

[Echotrail]

13. Were voters for Lieberman asleep or what?

Did they just notice that Lieberman is a dangerous war-monger?

[wellst0nev0ter]

117. No, Quid Pro Joe Said He Had A Secret Plan To End The War

Or something during the campaign, and positioned himself as some kind of moderate between the "real" Republican candidate and that dirty fucking hippie Lamont. And apparently a third of the Democratic voters bought that horseshit.

[CountAllVotes]

15. well what do you know

I had just posted yesterday I believe that why the hell didn't the Independent Party tell Holy Joe to take a freakin hike!?

Seems they have done so.

You are our the door now for good Joe as no one wants you and your disgusting viewpoints. You Joe Lieberman are nothing but a useless, vindictive, sh*t stirrer IMO.

Step down now Joe before they rid you of you job in the Senate. You blew it and you blew it big this time. No one wants to hear the vile putrid words of war war war coming from your mouth anymore Joe. :puke: No one!

Resign you feak! Resign now and do America a BIG favor would you?

:kick:

[mconvente]

18. This is poetic justice

I STILL can't believe CT voters screwed up this big on this guy. Lieberman is a disgrace

[ikojo]

68. The Republicans pulled out all the stops

to ensure LIEberman's re-election to the Senate.

[jwirr]

86. This is something we need to remember. pugs are willing to steal

elections on many levels. We need to guard our backs.

[D23MIURG23]

19. This is the funniest thing Ive heard all week.

Maybe one day the head of a real political party will do the same.

[datadiva]

21. Well, nows his chance to change parties.

I'm sure he's just been waiting for an excuse.

[barb162]

22. This is a different party than Lieberman's I believe

"Orman claims to be the current chairman of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party" though they seem to be long time foes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Orman

[quiet.american]

28. Actually, it's the same party -- Orman is a hoot -- read all about it! :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_for_Lieberman

Post-election dispute

On August 9, 2006, the day following the primary, Lieberman supporter Stuart R. Korchin changed his party registration to Connecticut for Lieberman.

On November 15, 2006, John Orman changed his party registration from Democratic to the Connecticut for Lieberman Party. Orman, a professor of politics at Fairfield University, had briefly challenged Lieberman for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 2006.

Party rules were filed with the Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz on December 21, 2006 by Orman. According to Ted Bromely, a state elections attorney who works for her office, then said, "If someone wanted to challenge it, they'd have to go to court."

On January 12, 2007 Korchin filed opposing party rules with the secretary of state. On January 17, 2007, Korchin received a letter from a lawyer in the secretary of state’s office, stating that the state had "very limited jurisdiction" over intraparty battles, and was not taking a position over just who was in charge. In March Korchin began changing the Wikipedia entry on the party to reflect his role and minimize Orman's claims.

At a meeting in Milford in January, 2007, Orman and Korchin appeared, each claiming to be the party chairman. Korchin left and said he would hold his own party meeting in August, after which the Milford meeting elected Orman as chair.

[FredfromSpace]

78. THANKS FOR THE LINK! Orman seems like a great guy.

He is very funny and desrves kudos for pursuing LIEberman right in the soft spots.

:toast:

[quiet.american]

129. Cheers!

:toast:

[Ken Burch]

135. So Orman and Korchin are the only two guys who are actually IN the Connecticut For Lieberman Party?

That explains a few things...

[quiet.american]

141. Check out this account of the now-infamous "who's the chair" meeting ---

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/01/cfl_goes.php

These men — a medical physicist and a political science prof — came head to head at a HoJo's over the future of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's fake political party. One left. The other recruited five more official "hijackers" to the anti-Joe cause.

The occasion was the second organizational meeting of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party, the vehicle created to propel Connecticut's junior senator to a general election win in 2006 after he lost the Democratic primary to anti-war challenger Ned Lamont. Lieberman created the "party" to have a line on the November ballot. Then he forgot about it.

John Orman (pictured at right), a political science professor at Fairfield University and a longtime outspoken Lieberman critic, contacted the Secretary of the State's office to legally join and then take over the abandoned party, which has a guaranteed ballot line in the next Senate election. Orman came to a Milford Howard Johnson hotel Thursday night with a tall agenda to make the party a soapbox for political theater and Lieberman criticism.

Number two on the agenda: A call for a "sore loser law," otherwise known as the "Lieberman Law," preventing Lieberman-style political party-hopping for losers of primaries.

More blow-by-blow of the meeting

Chairman Orman's rules for the Connecticut for Lieberman Party (a hoot!):

1. If you run under Connecticut for Lieberman, you must actually join our party.
   
   
2. The party will nominate people for office who have the last name of Lieberman and/or who are critics and opponents of Senator Lieberman.
   
   
3. If any CFL candidate loses our party's nomination in a primary, that candidate must bolt our party, form a new party and work to defeat our party's endorsed candidate.
   
   
4. We in the CFL intend to run the same candidate for three different jobs at the same time, ie. House, Senate and Governor.
   
   

[LeftishBrit]

165. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

I can think of a few UK candidates for this:

'If any CFL candidate loses our party's nomination in a primary, that candidate must bolt our party, form a new party and work to defeat our party's endorsed candidate.'

Sounds just the job for our own dear Robert Kilroy-Silk (Killjoy-Slick).

Actually, sounds like just the job for one or two non-politicians I've known in the workplace!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

23. No matter how you slice it....

Joe no longer has the best interests of the people of The Nutmeg State or the nation at heart.

It would be refreshing to see him face something of a revolt in Connecticut.

[Tom Joad]

24. why isn't Pelosi confronted at all for taking language restricting

Bush from attacking Iran without congressional approval out of the supplemental bill???

This was worse than what Joe did. We know joe is a conservative, Pelosi likes to pretend she is liberal.

[IndianaGreen]

44. The same Democrats and special interests that wanted war on Iraq, now want war on Iran

Just ask yourselves who lobbied to take the Iran ban out of the supplemental bill. It is always the same cast of traitorous characters, who have no children in harm's way, and whose interests are at opposite of ours.

There is a dangerous cabal that includes neocons, neolibs, Christian fundies, and others of their ilk. They must be exposed for what they are!

One thing for certain, the only winners have been the war profiteers. Like cockroaches, they thrive on death and destruction, and feast on rotting carcasses.

[peacetalksforall]

113. I say there is a dangerous party of barons and top names in all areas

from top entities who set-up another layer of activists who in turn set-up another and so one and at the bottom are the the true lemmings. From barons to limmings. Those who aren't Republican lemmings have the ability to see and hear without impediments of hate and fear burning in their souls.

Neocons, neolibs, politicais, political thieves, societies, brother organizations like the Bilderburg and Tri-Lateral make it international. They arrange winners in elections and approve what the military-industrial complex wants to do for the barons.

The most dangerous people in this world are the politicians on both sides that facilitate and the heads of government departments who pave the way. DOJ, GSA, CIA, DIA, Immig, Homeland and all the RNCs DLAs their think tanks who work it all out for the barons and their layered self-proclaimed world owners.

[JTFrog]

61. I actually believe that Pelosi

will hurt Hillary in the long run. I'm not saying that there is a "good" reason for it, but I believe that the negative impact that the highest ranking woman in the country is having on the party will make many people think twice about electing a woman president.

That has nothing to do with my not supporting Hillary, however. I have very "good" reasons for that.

[Demeter]

80. Pelosi Is a Waste of Potential

She needs to get out of Wahington and hear from dying America.

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[tiredofthisstuff]

26. Chew On That.

[tchunter]

83. he should have shot himself in the foot while it was still in his mouth

n/t

[RufusTFirefly]

27. Oh no! Not our Joe!

And I always thought he had so many good qualities.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1092667&mesg_id=1092667

[Skip Intro]

29. Why the hell did they support him to begin with?

Its not like they couldn't see what was coming.


Now they're sorry and we're stuck with him.

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[Kool Kitty]

33. I guess "Joementum" just ain't what it used to be.

[mduffy31]

34. Yeah that is a great idea

He leaves, caucus with the Republicans there goes the Senate, great idea kids.

[Old and In the Way]

37. My understanding is that the Senate is organized under Democratic rules

regardless if they retain the majority or not. The rules remain in effect until the next Congress.

Personally, after his vote on Gonzales, I'd kick him out of the caucus and strip him of his committee assignments. Do we really want a Republican sitting in on Democratic legislative strategy?

[blueworld]

79. That's a terrific idea

I guess they're afraid he'll turn on them if they do that. Duh. He votes with the GOP all the time anyway! I'd like to see him get the opportunity to learn what his GOP buddies can do for him now.

[mac56]

92. I wish people would remember this.

We have nothing to lose by kicking Joe's sorry ass to the curb. Nothing.

[mduffy31]

161. People are acting like there is some big margin of error

That we can just now pick and choose who is in the party. He leaves and it is over THE REPUBLICANS ARE BACK IN CHARGE, DON'T YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT!!!!!

[mac56]

162. I think you're not mindful of this fact -

The Senate is organized under Democratic rules regardless if they retain the majority or not. The rules remain in effect until the next Congress.

[hippiechick]

84. He votes (R) 75% of the time anyway ...

... so its not like we do actually have a 'majority'. :eyes:

[IndianaGreen]

151. Lieberman voted against Dems' attempt to censure Gonso

He is so far gone to the Dark Side and yet he still has his defenders among self-described liberals. Why?

[Silent3]

90. Remember Jim Jeffords?

When Jeffords, a Republic Senator from VT, changed his party affiliation to Independent, in May of 2001? He decided to caucus with Democrats, and that caused an near-immediate change from Republican control (50-50, with Cheney as tiebreaker) to 51-49 in favor of Democrats.

I can understand the anger against Lieberman, and maybe for a moment it would be emotionally cathartic to see him either resign from the Senate or declare himself a Republican, but WE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

Yes, believe it or not, even faux a Democratic/Independent who votes like a Republican most of the time is still better for us right now for as long as he continues to caucus with Democrats.

[mac56]

93. No. Nonononononono.

We would not lose control of the Senate.

See above.

No further reason to keep kissing Joe's ass.

[Silent3]

100. I saw what you wrote...

"My understanding is that the Senate is organized under Democratic rules"

But I don't know that I believe that fact buys us anything. If it were true that the current organization gives us Democratic lock-in until the next election (when we'll almost certainly pick up seats, and will then be able to quite safely tell Joe to f*ck off), how did it happen before that the Senate in 2001, which would have been organized under Republican rules in January 2001, managed to switch to Democratic control after Jefford's switch, without us having to wait until January 2003 (when it would have been too late, with Democrats having lost too many seats) for a change in Senate control?

[wellst0nev0ter]

122. Because The Republican Majority of 2001 Failed To Write Rules Protecting Their Majority Status

And because of that, Jeffords was able to jump ships and make a change.

The Democrats, on the other hand, realizing the tenuousness of their majority and the need for insurance against Quid Pro Joe, wrote the rules stating the the Dem's majority status will be maintained throughout the entire 110th Congress, despite whatever changes in the makeup of the Senate.

More here plus some interesting historical precedent that should vaccinate the Dems from Republican whining if Joe did decide to switch and nothing happened.

[Silent3]

123. Thanks

I had no idea that our guys had pulled off such a smart parliamentary maneuver. :)

[WindRavenX]

35. ::points and laughs::

God, he's scum AND a massive tool.

[originalpckelly]

36. AHAHAHAHA!

:rofl:

[LSK]

38. you guys are 6 months too late

Thanks for nothing.

[kimmylavin]

39. "no longer represents the views of the citizens of Connecticut."

When did he EVER represent the views of anyone but himself?

[LiberalEsto]

81. He represents the insurance industry

where many large insurance companies are based. And of course he represents big corporations.

I doubt he has ever represented real people.

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[autorank]

40. What a party...how about party on down the road and leave town!

My understanding is that Connecticut has no recall process...how convenient for our "rulers."

Well, tough luck folks who voted for this guy, you're stuck with a war mongering jack ass.

It's his time to take some grief.

[napi21]

50. I can't blame anyone else for Joe but the people of Ct!

I don't know why you voted as you did, and I will assume it was because at somne time in Joe's past, he actually DID vote for some good things for you in Ct. When the guy disregarded the Party vote in his state and decided to run as an independant, that told me what kind of an AH he was, and I'me very sorry it didn't tell YOU the same thing. He will NEVER win another election, and I think he knows that, but he's so old now, he doesn't care!

I think the AH should just become a Pub and get the whole mess over with!

[rambler_american]

55. The people of CT...

Holy Joe won CT because the Republican candidate (whose name escapes me) was even more lame than Joe and the Republicans liked Joe's message, to wit that he was an alternative Republican. And some Dems actually like Joe so he split the Dem vote and got the Repub vote. Lamont didn't have a chance.

[femmedem]

60. Also, there are more unaffiliated voters than either Dems or Repubs.

Joe's fake message of "bipartisanship" appealed to them.

[napi21]

89. Yes, I know. NOTE...I didn't say I blamed the DEMS of Ct.

I said I blame the PEOPLE from Ct. I really wonder how many of them are sorry today for electing him?

[MaryRN]

127. You can count me out of your blanket statement.

[Dukkha]

43. Sweet Clyde, laugh derisively at him

Ah Ha. Ah Ha-ha. Ah Ha-ha-ha.

[silverojo]

45. Can't he be recalled or impeached?

What are the laws about this in CT, anyway? Maybe they could replace him with Joe Lamont. :rofl:

[Kagemusha]

46. No recall law, and I have no idea about expulsion

Impeachment is a specific process and wouldn't apply to senators, for anything, ever.

[Lindsey]

49. How would this play out? Is someone else appointed? Does this mean

he could switch to the Repugs? A special election?

[Jim Lane]

51. How it would play out

If a Senator resigns or dies, the state's Governor appoints his or her replacement. The current Governor of Connecticut, Jodi Rell, is a Republican.

Some states restrict the Governor's choice. Craig Thomas's death won't affect the Senate party alignment because, although the Governor of Wyoming is a Democrat, he's required to make the appointment from a list of three candidates submitted by the Republicans.

I don't know whether Connecticut has such a law, though. Most states don't. It has happened several times in the past that a Senate vacancy caused a change in the party alignment, where the governor was of a different party and appointed someone from his own party. My guess is that Rell would appoint a Republican, probably someone in the Olympia Snowe - Susan Collins mold.

For 2006, Lieberman's rating from the American Conservative Union was 17%. Collins and Snowe had 48% and 36%, respectively.

On edit: I forgot the link to the .

[Liberty Belle]

48. What took them so long?

[colorado_ufo]

52. The only good to come out of Gore's not being president.

How would you like THAT a heartbeat away from the presidency?

[cyclezealot]

53. Liebermann is no Democrat

And loves tweaking both parties. But, so far he is not sitting with the Repukes. ? Sort of stuck with him- the CT governor is a Republican

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[Dinger]

77. Did Gore Make This Decision On His Own?

Or was it "suggested" by someone?

[mnhtnbb]

98. Gore's other two candidates were John Kerry and John Edwards.

God knows why Gore chose Lieberman over his other options.

[The Count]

58. That's priceless! Groucho Mark comes to mind - in a twisted sort of way

"I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me"
I guess Joe's version goes:
"Any club which would have me - doesn't anymore...

[GrantDem]

59. I think he has resigned from reality -->>

and relevance as well.

[bklyncowgirl]

62. How many members does "Connecticut for Lieberman" Party have anyway?

I guess there has to be at least two. Joe and the guy who asked him to resign.

Still it's pretty funny.

[PADemD]

63. I hope the MSM picks up this story.

[The Witch]

64. sing with me now.. schaaaadenfreude......

But I guess Orman took control of the party specifically so he could criticize Holy Joe? That is, he's not a *former fan* of Holy Joe's?

[femmedem]

74. That's correct.

Orman realized that Ct for Lieberman wasn't a real party and didn't have any members. He registered, and convinced allies to register, so that they could write the party's platform. They've been ridiculing Lieberman since day 1. :)

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

103. He's a foe - he was actually considering a run for Joe's

seat , but was unable to raise the funds. Enter Lamont...

[Eurobabe]

65. Good luck, LIEberman is almost as stubborn as Bush

[Hubert Flottz]

73. An upper persuasion for a lower invasion..."THE UBERKISS"

GI Joe uberstatesman!

[ikojo]

66. A bit of buyer's remorse for the voters of

Connecticut? I doubt Ned Lamont would be calling for bombing another country from the comfort of suburban Connecticut or DC. Hey LIEberman doesn't have a dog in this fight..no one in his family will be asked to sacrifice their lives, that is for sure.

[Ganja Ninja]

69. Great time to figure this out.

What's changed since the election? He's the same deluded fool he was then. I feel the same way about these people as I do about former Bush supporters. Stop trying to say that somehow the candidate has changed since you voted for him. He hasn't changed, you just made a bad decision. People voted for these assholes because they were and still are under the impression that the anti-war left is radical and crazy. Well radical and crazy is as radical and crazy does. Bush, Cheney, Lieberman, work it out!

[Solly Mack]

70. Can't wait to hear the spin from Lieberman

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[jtrockville]

72. Start by renaming the party! CT for anyone but Lieberman?

[The Wizard]

75. People of Connecticut

unite.
Get your State legislators to pass a recall act to remove this crackpot from the Senate. And do it without delay. Your nation needs you to expunge the last vestiges of this mole in the Democratic Party. Why does Josef Liebermann hate America?

[MethuenProgressive]

76. The Republicans have asked him to resign???

Maybe the Know-Nothings will have a spot for him...

[deepthought42]

87. LMFAO!!! I hope this guy succeeds

[flyarm]

91. strip the ass from every committee..don't let the ass in on any meetings for dem strategy..

remove his value to rethugs..

in every way!!

and please Conn..if you can impeach him..do so!!

thank you

this jerk needs to be neutered in every way!!

fly

[paparush]

94. Bush: I'm the Deciderer and I say Lieber-whatshisface stays in MY goverment.

[whistle]

96. Fine, but not as a senator

[whistle]

95. Joe Lieberman crossed the line when he first jumped into bed with Bush and Cheney

....he is only now becoming open about it because he thinks he'll have power when Bush's dictatorship is declared. He is quit wrong of course and needs to resign as the people of Connecticut wish.

[ejbr]

97. YOU crossed the line

when you created an image in my mind of Bush, Cheney, and Liebershit having a threeway!:puke:

[usregimechange]

101. I 67th that.

[DuaneBidoux]

105. His remarks on military action do not justify asking him to go.

Whether or not the U.S. ever takes action against Iran we should avoid the bluster.

It is ridiculous to ever rule out military action against the likes of Iran (and sorry idealistic DU'ers they ARE an islamofascist threat). But we do not need the mindless bluster of Bush. We have had enough of that bullshit. Teddy Roosevelt said to walk softly and carry a big stick. I have no problem with that philosophy if we are very careful with both the stick and the talk (something that has not been the case since Shrub).

No, he should resign alright, simply because last election he stabbed his own party in the back. On that regard alone he is a traitor to his party and should resign. Of course we do have the practical issue that we would lose the Senate should he do so.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

107. what would they call their party if they threw Lieberman out?

can't be called CT for Lieberman party if there is no Lieberman? The CT people's front for Judea?

[0007]

111. gulp!

What a disappointment this guy is.....

[McCamy Taylor]

112. WTF? The GOP will do anything to get control of the Senate and shut down Leahy's investigations.

Following the rules, this wouldn't even work, since control is decided by who had the majority as of the start of the session, but you know that the Republicans would mount a big pr campaign and change the rules---for the sole purpose of shutting down any and all investigations of the WH being conducted by the Senate. And to stop the Senate from joining the House in writing meaningful legislation.

Since the people of Conn. knew exactly what they were voting for when they re-elected old Joe--and can hardly be surprised that he would take a pro-Israel stance like "lets be ready to go to war with Iran", I see this as an attempt to throw a conservative Dem under the bus so that a Republican governor can appoint a Republican Senator.

More dirty political election busting tricks from the GOP and their minions.

[bamacrat]

115. Wow that says something when the Connecticut for Lieberman Chair calls for his resignation.

If his own backers want him gone, he ough to go. He sucks. All he'll probably dois switch parties and be like well there I can talk out of my ass and no one can fault me for it. hmmfmmfmhm,mmhmhgf..all those letters were my impression of him, listening to him makes watching paint dry a contact sport.

[katsy]

121. It's not his backers that own the CT-4-Lie Party

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/03/ap/politics/mainD8ME12KO0.shtml

The party was hijacked by a critic.

[Pachamama]

119. A bit late, eh? Now they noticed that he doesn't represent the people of CT???

:eyes:

Well, better later than never....but I'm sure that smokin' Joe doesn't care at all....He has what he wants....

[Generator]

120. About freaking time, you think?

[Lena inRI]

125. SENATOR JUDAS Lie-berman. . . .SENATOR IAGO. . .

S E N A T O R


J U D A S

. . . . ."but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed." --Luke 21:22

"I am not what I am.” - - -

S E N A T O R

I A G O

Othello Act I : scene 1

:smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke:

[spanone]

130. joe represents the folks in the White House and he crossed that line years ago.

Once a hawk always a hawk. Never met a war he didn't like.

[Disturbed]

131. If he ran as an Independant why is he still in the Dem Party?

Shouldn't the Dem Party kick him out? I admit that I don't know how this works. Can the Dems kick him out?

[paul_fromatlanta]

136. They could easily not him let him caucus Dem... but then they lose the seat

[cui bono]

132. OMG, I LOVE this guy!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Jack Rabbit]

133. The Lieberman for Lieberman Party would be more appropriate for Old Joe

I dislike Lieberman and his sucking up to the Frat Boy the the regime's wrongheaded and failed policies as much as any one here, but really, he can just laugh off this one.

It's too bod there isn't a way to get him to resign from the Senate.

[Kurovski]

137. Be gone I say, oh Droopy one.

War-monger and whore.

K&R.

[Arugula Latte]

138. Dear Joe: Please resign from humanity.

Sincerely, The People

[ClayZ]

139. No Mo' Joe! K and R

[Tigress DEM]

142. About time. Benedict Lieberman has been a stone drag on DEMs for TOO long.

People look at what Joe L says and does and call it a DEM point of view. Puuuleease!

He's a DEM like ol' Normie Coleman (MN)is a Republican, wait a DEM, no a thug..

Weasels both, DEMs neither.

[Breeze54]

143. Thank You Dr. John Orman!!!!!! It's about time!!

:woohoo:

[AtomicKitten]

144. elections have consequences

I do believe Joementum has been voted off the island.

[libodem]

146. I swear

yesterday i almost typed that he should be booted out of the party. I backspaced over it because it sounded absurd and I didn't know if he was a Democrat or a Libertarian. Can he be kicked out? He should be recalled at the very least and be sent to Israel or the middle of the Gaza strip. The guy is a horse's patoot.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

149. I was wondering when the Dems of CT would go crazy

JoeMo misrepresented himself in the last election. He duped the Dems
of CT who voted for him.

Too bad you can't recall a senatorial election !

[KamaAina]

150. I didn't realize he had actually gone and joined the repukes

i.e. "his own party". :P

[Voltaire99]

153. Frankly, he belongs in a cage...

...at the Hague.

But do note: party elites love him for the defense industry pork he greases. He brings in the business.

So your uncritical support for the leadership will always translate into, er, Joementum.

[saigon68]

155. Well put

He is the best friend Halliburton ever had

[JerseygirlCT]

154. I love the way Orman took over the "CT for Lieberman" party

This is great stuff!

[annabanana]

156. "more at link"? All I could find is what you posted...

Is the link busted?

[janetblond]

157. Uh?

I don't get it.
The same people who VOTED FOR HIM, now want him to quit.
They HAD A CHOICE in November.
Idiots!

[ryanmuegge]

158. And put a shotgun in your mouth and pull the trigger while you're at it, Joe.

[Pawel K]

159. You should have thought about that in november of 2006, jackass (nt)

[The Count]

160. he's not a jackass - he took over Joementum's "party" after Joe left

read the article.

[dogday]

163. Someone needed to do something

This guy does not represent Democrats in his state.....

[CreekDog]

164. What party?!

That's not a party --it's a guy.