Democrats eye Lieberman's criticism of Obama

[Hope And Change]

June 15, 2008

Democrats eye Lieberman's criticism of Obama

Posted: 02:05 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Lieberman is fast becoming the Democrats' public enemy No. 1.

The four-term Connecticut senator, who came tantalizingly close to being Al Gore's vice president in 2000, not only has been campaigning for his pal, presumed Republican nominee John McCain, now he's publicly criticizing the Democrats' standard-bearer, Barack Obama. Lieberman has strayed before, most notably switching from Democrat to independent in 2006 to hold onto his Senate seat after a Democratic primary loss.

But the latest betrayal has upset Democrats, who often answer in clipped but polite tones when asked about Lieberman. The reason:The independent still caucuses with the Democrats on most issues except the Iraq war, and he holds their slim political majority in his hands.

"There's a commonly held hope that he's not going to be transformed into an attack dog for Republicans," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., an Obama supporter.

Lieberman has wasted no time in questioning Obama's positions on Iran and Israel, two topics on which Lieberman and McCain agree.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/15/democrats-eye-liebermans-criticism-of-obama/#more-7885

[ulysses]

1. cut the fucker loose, already.

[JoePhilly]

13. I agree .... give up teh majority for 6 months, and filabuster everything until January.

[YDogg]

2. they oughta kick him in the jimmy

stat

[anonymous171]

3. When's his seat up next?

[nsd]

4. 2012. /nt

[Hope And Change]

5. I hope Ned Lamont runs again and kicks his ass.

[BlooInBloo]

11. Depends heavily on whether or not the fuckwipe Connecticut electorate is any smarter...

I wouldn't bet on it.

[SoFlaJet]

6. LIEberman is the kiss of death to presidential politics

he cost us in 2000 and hopefully he'll have the effect with McCainiac's run

[anonymous171]

9. lol Imagine trying Liberman giving a speech the same night as Obama.

The comparison would be hilarious.

[Danger Mouse]

7. The Republicans can have the fucking traitor.

[Shakespeare]

8. Betcha anything Joe "Zell" Lieberman will be a featured speaker at the RNC convention.

And you can also be sure that when we increase our margin in the senate this fall, Lieberman's going to lose his chairmanship and all other power so fast it'll make his jowly traitorous head spin.

He's going out in a blaze of glory, but fuck him for doing so. You've sold your soul, Joe.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Probably.

[NorthCarolina]

19. The VP candidate usually is a featured speaker at the convention

and yes, I am thinking that Lieberman will be McCain's VP choice. Lieberman is always around to correct McCain's screw ups...so I figure he'll either get the VP slot or a new position of Corrector General of the US.

[madfloridian]

10. The TN Democrats are just as bad, the ones saying Obama might have terrorist ties

I am sorry, but it is not just Lieberman.

[JoePhilly]

14. He's an embarassment to Joes everywhere!!!

[me b zola]

15. Joe knows his political days are numbered

Joe knows that in six months he will be cut loose, so he's creating as much havoc as possible to garner favor with the republicans and their big-money backers.

F-you, Joe. I hope the families of CT soldiers surround your offices and make you hide in shame.

[27inCali]

16. he was a horrible choice for VP

total douchebag.

[ecstatic]

17. "Call it Lieberman's version of tough love."

No, I'll call it Lieberman's version of being a traitor/jackass.

:eyes: :puke:

Your article isn't there, but here's another one:

http://news.aol.com/elections/story/_a/liebermans-obama-comments-irk-dems/20080615172509990001

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. I don't give a damn about what they think unless they do something about it

He needs to be stripped of all his committee assignments. These Dems can talk outside of their necks but it doesn't mean a damn thing if they don't do anything to punish Traitor Joe for all the trouble he has caused. He needs to become a Repug already and stop playing both sides against each other.