Lieberman: Flip Flopper.

[garybeck]

From Think Progress


Lieberman Flashback: Questioning Bush’s Credibility Is Central To Democracy
On Wednesday, Sen. Joe Lieberman argued that anyone who questions President Bush’s credibility while the country is at war puts the nation in danger. Lieberman, 12/7/05:

It’s time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be the commander in chief for three more critical years and that in matters of war we undermine presidential credibility at our nation’s peril.

But when he was running for President, Lieberman directly questioned Bush’s credibility on the war. In fact, he argued that doing so was an essential part of our democracy. Lieberman, 7/28/03:

In our democracy, a president does not rule, he governs. He remains always answerable to us, the people. And right now, the president’s conduct of our foreign policy is giving the country too many reasons to question his leadership. It’s not just about 16 words in a speech, it is about distorting intelligence and diminishing credibility. It’s not about searching for scapegoats; it’s about seeing, as President Kennedy did after the Bay of Pigs, that presidents stand tall when they willingly accept responsibility for mistakes made while they are in charge.

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/10/lieberman-flashback/

[Fridays Child]

1. Lieberman needs to go.

Period.

[opihimoimoi]

2. another ZELL...Joe gatta GO....he gives Dems a bad name...

[0007]

5. And we wonder what's wrong with the democratic party!

Who sends these fucking clowns in?

[opihimoimoi]

6. The Dem Party Needs a FILTER.... BAD....!

[xchrom]

3. buh-bye joe -- there's the door.

[applegrove]

4. Bono said he would kiss the devil's ass (Bush co) to get concessions

on loans for the less developed nations. So too will Lieberman. For the stability of the middle east & Israel. He is wrong - seems the Iranina Prime Minister cannot "jew bait" enough. Seems he doesn't want the US out of Iraq - because it would mean Sunnis & Shiites would have to work together. And the Iranians have nothing to gain from Shiites working with Sunnis. They want the Shiites & that oil for themselves. For their own geo-political strength.

Lieberman is acting out of fear. His fears are just different than mine.

Though I dislike his stand - I do not agree it is a sign of weakness for the Dems. Variety of opinion is a sign democracy is still alive - if only in the Democractic Party. The Repukes still act like goose-stepping patsies - marching to talking points whether or not it will work for the voters in their district.

Lieberman is a democrat. A hawk on the middle east. But on all other issues - he is way Democrat!