Lieberman Leaves GOP Door Open ("I'm not ruling out" turning Republican)

[Human Torch]

Lieberman Leaves GOP Door Open
November 13, 2006
By DAVID LIGHTMAN And MARK PAZNIOKAS, Courant Staff Writers



http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-lieberman1113.artnov13,0,6768878.story?coll=hc-headlines-politics-state

WASHINGTON -- Four days after calling his party affiliation a "closed issue," U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman said Sunday he was "not ruling it out" that he could turn Republican. He told NBC's "Meet the Press" he will return to Washington as an "Independent Democrat" - "capital I, capital D." But the R is lurking.

"I'm not ruling it out," he said, "but I hope I don't get to that point. And, I must say, and with all respect to the Republicans who supported me in Connecticut, nobody ever said, `We're doing this because we want you to switch over.'"

Lieberman also left open another controversial door - supporting more U.S. troops in Iraq. "I think we have to be open to that as a way to succeed to achieve a free and independent Iraq, which would be an extraordinary accomplishment, but it's got to be tied to a new strategy," he said.

That strategy may be "tied to commitments from the Iraqi government to disarm those militias and to bring more Sunnis into a national unity government."

[oc2002]

1. oh k, the final FU to the Democratic party...

The WH wants it, he will give it, he IS THIER BIATCH.

[snowbear]

2. He wouldn't have won without the 33% of Democratic voters..

And if he was in any other state, I'd give the Courant News some credibility.. but I think he'll stick with his "Independent Democrat" label.


He's not going to change parties again..

[xchrom]

3. kinda says it all.

[bdamomma]

4. what a sleaze Liebermann is.

that is certainly a middle finger salute to the Dems.

[patricia92243]

5. Can he change parties anytime he wants to - 6 months from now - a year??? Would it put the Senate b

back to being Republican?

Kick and Recommended - this is HUGE news.

[oc2002]

6. I saw another poster say if he does the Dems could launch a RECALL campaign,.

that should f'em him up. considering he would of lost of 33% of the dems had not supported this idiot.

[rhett o rick]

7. Joe gives politicians a bad name. nm

[matcom]

8. why aren't we courting Bernie Sanders??

wouldn't that negate a LIEberman switch? what am I missing?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

10. Sanders Is Not Relevant

He's voting with the Democrats, and unlike Joe, I think it's safe to say that's where he'll stay.

If Joe switches, the whole balance changes, as it becomes 50-50, with Cheney getting the tiebreak, and the repubs getting the majority.

[heidler1]

9. Two faced DENIAL of the hoplessness of victory in Iraq.

[TlalocW]

11. Okay, whoever the sick senator is from Montana or Wyoming or wherever

The one who has cancer and is going to go through therapy, resign now so the democratic governor can pick your replacement so we can kick this piece of excrement to the curb and say, "Oh, were you thinking of going republican, bitch? Go ahead."

TlalocW