Joe 'he's a one issue supporter, and that issue is Iraq' Lieberman praises warmonger McCain tonite

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That's it, Likudnik Joe Lieberman, sell your Democratic soul, to continue an occupation in a war that should have never been fought and sign up with 'Neocon John' whose itching to go to war with Iran--otherwise he would not have PNAC/CLI's Randy Scheunemann as his top foreign policy adviser and spokesman.

Truly a sad state of affairs.

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1. NYT's article tonight: Lieberman, Then and Now

Lieberman, Then and Now

By Kate Phillips


Senator Lieberman at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in 2000. (Photo: Keith Meyers/The New York Times)

ST. PAUL — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman’s speech tonight will likely be a testament to his deep alliance and friendship with Senator John McCain, but it also will likely fray even further — if not sever — his longstanding affiliation with the Democratic Party.

The Democrat-turned-independent senator from Connecticut had continued to caucus with Democrats in their most recent session before the summer break. And just last week Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he was still resistant to the clamor from Democrats and liberal bloggers at sites like Liebermanmustgo.com to kick Mr. Lieberman out of his Democratic Senate positions.

“All my close votes, he’s always with me, whether it’s the budget or energy issues,” Mr. Reid said in the interview. “No matter what it is, he’s always with us. He just does not vote right on Iraq. … Why would I want to throw away a good vote?”

Since Mr. Reid’s remarks, however, Mr. Lieberman almost became Senator John McCain’s running mate on the Republican ticket. And Mr. Lieberman’s votes in the Senate may not be so critical next year, given that the Democrats are likely to increase their slim 51-49 margin advantage because six or seven Republican seats are highly vulnerable this fall.

In the meantime, Mr. Lieberman’s staunch defense of Mr. McCain — not to mention tonight’s high-profile speaking role — continues to anger leading Democrats.

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/lieberman/?hp