Lieberman: I May Even Support A Republican In '08

[SoFlaJet]

don't know if his has been posted already or not but I wonder when is a good time for Harry Reid to strip him of his chairmanship position-I'm really getting sick of this guy


Lieberman: I May Even Support A Republican In '08
Reuters | July 6, 2007 12:57 PM

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Thursday he was not ruling out endorsing a Republican in the White House race.

The 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate said he also wants to see if an independent enters the crowded field of 2008 presidential hopefuls.

[LostinVA]

1. Ugh

[Beelzebud]

2. I hope the moron Democrats in CT that actually voted for him are happy with their choice.

[CTyankee]

12. Many of those weren't truly Democrats. They would vote for Joe but

vote Republican on the rest of the ballot. Some Democrats felt he was a strong friend of Israel, some knew him and attended the same shul, and some truly felt he had saved the Groton sub base from closure, saving jobs in SE CT. These Democrats were not morons, but they were deluded. I truly wish I could canvass them by phone now, as I did when I did phone work at Lamont headquarters in New Haven last year.

In my heavily Jewish and heavily Democratic neighborhood there were a few scant signs that read "Stickin' with Joe." They disappeared a while back. I still have my Lamont sticker on my car. I don't have the heart to remove it and I want it to be a reminder to folks as to who was RIGHT and who was WRONG in that campaign.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

16. Many, but seriously, Lieberman got nearly half of the primary vote.

And the General Election exit polls indicate that nearly the same proportion of Democrats voted for Lieberman there, too. I think you're right on target about the Groton sub base being a key factor. We can lambaste Joe all we want, and while it would be whole-heartedly deserved, he has done good things for the people of Connecticut, and those individuals remember that when they go to the polls. And then, simply put, there are a lot of middle of the road Democrats out there that we at DU completely ignore. They likely voted for the fucktard as well.

I don't think Israel was THAT strong of a factor - maybe a thousand votes, at best. There simply aren't nearly that many Jews to say they were a real driving factor. As proof, if every one of the estimated 112,000 Jews in Connecticut voted for Lieberman, that STILL wouldn't account for the entire margin of victory, which was over 115,000 votes. And as you note, not nearly all of them voted for Joementum, even if he did attend the same shul.

[CTyankee]

20. Yes, but have you noticed these "Democrats" who voted for Joe

but voted Republican for the rest of the ballot, as I mentioned? Surely, these folks would come out strong for Joe in the primary and the general. They kept their membership in the Dem party and were, of course, eligible to vote in the primary. I'm a bit suspicious of this type.

The true gungho Dems voted the entire Dem ticket and were the solid base of Lamont's challenge. But Lamont came out of nowhere. His challenge was phenomenal in our politics because he hadn't built his way through normal party infrastructure.

The sub base saving was interesting. I don't know if JOe really had that much to do with it, but I haven't researched it enough to be knowledgeable. There seemed to be a lot of "fathers" of that victory (failure would have been an orphan, as the old saying goes).

You're right about Jewish voters; here in Westville and in West Hartford are the state's two biggest Jewish areas. And Joe's shul is right up the street from me....

[graywarrior]

3. I've been sick of him for quite a while.

I wish there was some way for him to leave permanently, he's such a waste of life.

[olshak]

4. The Repugs...

...can have his endorsement. All he is doing is showing his true colors now.

[Jim__]

5. The problem is that the dems need Lieberman to maintain control of the Senate.

It's worth putting up with his bullshit to maintain that control.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

18. Unfortunately, you're right.

Hopefully, on election night 2008, we can collectively tell Joe to fuck off, after we increase our margins in the Senate. We aren't going to get to filibuster-proof majority any time soon, so we can say "enough" to his antics once and for all after we can sustain the blow of losing a seat.

[Buzz Clik]

6. What a goddam attention whore. He makes Coulter look like she's camera shy.

Hey, Joe! Shut the fuck up and do your job. Is that too much to ask?

[xkenx]

7. Time to remind all that Wes Clark was one of the few national Dems to campaign for Ned Lamont.

Did your candidate?

[draft_mario_cuomo]

19. Edwards did, and unlike HRC and Obama he did not endorse Holy Joe either

Obama in particular actually campaigned for Holy Joe at least twice before the primary, including once about a week before the primary in an effort to use his popularity to boost Holy Joe past Lamont (Lamont had a slight lead in primary polls at the time).

[Warpy]

8. If the Dems win enough of a majority in 2008

I sincerely hope the one thing they will do is kick that worm out of the caucus. Force him to change parties. Strip him of everything.

[Beelzebud]

10. We should do all of that regardless. I'd be for doing that right now.

End his stupid dog and pony show once and for all. If our majority is that damn fragile, than it really isn't much of a majority.

[shimmergal]

14. Well, that's the problem...

it IS fragile, and keeping the committee chairmanships etc. is very important if we're ever to get some of the dirty deeds out in the open, and possibly some Contempt of Congress charges--

The death of the Repub. Senator from Wyoming didn't change things. Although the present governor is a Dem, state law apparently required him to pick from a panel of three nominated by the Republicans.

If McCain should decide to heed his advisers and resign from the Senate (though it's not likely to happen), it might be a different situation. Anybody know what Arizona's provisions are?

[Buzz Clik]

11. No kidding! It will only take one more Senate seat, and we can kiss him goodbye.

[BlueManDude]

9. Is there any doubt he will speak at the 08 GOP convention and endorse their candidate?

[jojo54]

13. He's always been a closet repuke, IMO.

[xchrom]

15. quelle surprise.

:eyes:

[Wednesdays]

17. And this is different, how?

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