Lieberman Helps Collect Cash for Susan Collins

[sabra]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/05/lieberman_helps_collect_cash_f.html

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) is never going to win any popularity contests among his party's liberal base -- a fact he seems decidedly unconcerned about despite his 2006 Democratic primary loss to Ned Lamont.

Not only has Lieberman endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine.) -- one of Democrats' biggest targets in the 2008 cycle -- but he's planning to co-host a fundraiser for her on June 21 in Washington, D.C.

The event, which will be held in a Capitol Hill location still to be determined, will feature Lieberman and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) -- a very rare bipartisan fundraiser. Attendees are being asked to raise $3,000; $2,000 would come in the form of a political action committee donation while the other $1,000 would be a personal contribution, according to an electronic invite for the fundraiser obtained today by The Fix.

"Let's try to make this a bi-partisan tour de force," reads the invite.

"Senator Specter approached Senator Collins with the idea of doing a joint fundraising event with Senator Lieberman," said Collins spokeswoman Jen Burita. "Both senators are colleagues with whom she works well and good friends, so we thought it was a great idea."

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. arrrgghhh!!!!!!! grrrrrr!! Will this finally be the straw breaking????

Kick that MF out!!!! He left the Party. It's time to DIS-invite him from the Caucus!!!

[Horse with no Name]

3. I don't know why they pretend Joe is bipartisan

He is a dyed-in-the-wool Republican. He does NOT represent Democrats in the least.
Lipstick on a pig.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. For all of his "bipartisan" mantra, he sure spends a hell of a lot of time

with the Republican Party! Votes with them. Goes on speaking engagements and appearances with them. And now, fucking FUNDRAISING FOR them!!

[Horse with no Name]

2. Congratulations Connecticut on putting a Republican in office

(collectively--not to piss on those who worked hard for Lamont).

[hatrack]

4. "Let's make this a bi-partisan tour de farce!"

No thanks, Joe - you beat us to it.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. It's not "bipartisan" when you're raising money for the opposing party

Every Democrat in Congress should be spitting bullets right now! Kick him out of the Caucus, dammit!!!! They might as well invite the Con Leadership in while they're at it! :grr:

[blm]

7. This is Joe's response to Lamont joining Kerry last week to oust Collins

and other Roadblock Republicans.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/08/lamont_joins_kerry_push_to_oust_senators/