Lieberman's Lapdog Act Not Playing Well

[Jon8503]

It is no secret that Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman is President Bush's favorite Democrat. With his see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, admit-no-evil defense of the administration's frequent betrayals of public trust before the U.S. invaded Iraq, with his refusal to recognize that the occupation of that country has degenerated into disaster, and with his regular repetition of neoconservative spin on every foreign-policy concern that arises, the man Democrats nominated for vice president in 2000 is a more loyal ally of the president than are many Republicans.

But Lieberman's lapdog act is not playing well in his home state, where grassroots Democrats are furious about the fact that their senator is propping up a failed Republican president. "I think it is one thing to be an independent thinker. It's another thing to be a Democratic senator who is acting as a lobbyist for King George and his Chancellor Cheney," Dorothy Brindamour of Manchester told a meeting of Democrats that gathered last month to take the senator to task.

(rest of article @ link below)

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=57408

[Flubadubya]

1. Think they'll vote him out?

I hope the "grassroots" movemement swells to the point that Joementum either changes his ways or the people of Connecticut throw the bum out... preferably the latter! :grr:

[bigscott]

2. we are trying

but he has a lot of support among the GOP moderates in CT - go figure. Unfortunately he is still very popular and has a ton of $$. Still - most of us progressives are totally embarassed by him

[Nothing Without Hope]

3. Never forget the VIDEO of Bush kissing Lieberman - it says it all:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/12/07.html#a6220

(give the page a little extra time to load - then it will bring up the Joe smooch video links.)

[Dunvegan]

4. Actually, Bush was reaching for Joe there...

...I can't tell if Bush was picking out Joe for "extra luvin'"...biting his neck to make him an "undead DINO"...or whispering sweet little blackmail nothings into his ear.

(On Edit: Bush really looks quite nasty there, if you slow it down. Creepy.)