Joe Lieberman

Democrats Keep Former Enemy Lieberman Close

Nov 18 2008 - 11:30am by LibertySugar

Joe Lieberman used up another one of his political lives, after Senate Democrats voted today to let him keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. The 2004 Democratic VP nominee, turned defeated primary candidate, turned independent senator delivered some hard punches against Barack Obama during the presidential campaign, on behalf of his Republican friend John McCain. Instead of truly punishing Lieberman by stripping him of the crucial post, the Democratic caucus, including newly elected senators, voted to remove him from chair of the less-important Environmental Public Works Committee, a symbolic gesture.

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Should Dems Be Concerned About Lieberman?

Nov 8 2008 - 7:00am by CitizenSugar

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Should Dems Be Concerned About Lieberman?

Senator Joe Lieberman is a Democrat-turned-Independent who supported Republican John McCain for president. He caused an upset among Democrats during the campaign when he attacked Obama and met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this week to discuss his role in the Democratic caucus, leaving many to wonder if Dems will capitalize on his bipartisanship or remain bitter about his choice of endorsement. The senator didn't say exactly what he and Reid talked about after the meeting, but according to CNN said: "The election is over, and I completely agree with President-elect [Barack] Obama that we must now unite to get our economy going again and to keep the American people safe.

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Lieberman to Speak at RNC! How Much Does He Help McCain?

Aug 20 2008 - 10:00am by LibertySugar

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Lieberman to Speak at RNC! How Much Does He Help McCain?

Independent Senator Joe Lieberman will speak at the Republican National Convention, where Lieberman's former rivals will nominate his good friend John McCain for president. And an even juicier rumor is floating around: the real Lieberman surprise might come as a slot on the ticket, not merely as a speaking slot at the convention. John McCain is seriously considering Joe Lieberman as his vice-presidential nominee.Let's get back the substantiated rumor that Lieberman will speak at the RNC. At first it seems a little odd that a senator who got the Democratic VP nod in 2000, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, and still caucuses with the Senate Democrats will speak at the Republican's biggest party. But it's also no secret that some of Lieberman's stances veer to the right. He strongly supports the Iraq war and crossed the aisle to support McCain early on. A while back more of you thought Lieberman should speak at the RNC than those who thought a speech would be the ultimate betrayal. Now that the speech is happening, how much of an advantage does it give John McCain? As an Orthodox Jew, Lieberman could help McCain in a swing state like Florida. Should McCain go all the way and tap the recovering Democrat as his VP?Source

Lieberman to Speak at RNC! How Much Does He Help McCain?

Embracing Lieberman shows McCain can cross the aisle, and it will help with moderates.

Lieberman is no longer reputable. He'll help McCain as much as he helped Gore.

McCain's asking for a GOP revolt. He needs to stay away from a pro-choice VP.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

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Should Lieberman Speak at the Republican Convention?

Jul 21 2008 - 5:00am by CitizenSugar

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Should Lieberman Speak at the Republican Convention?

Sen. Joe Lieberman (Democratic-caucusing, I-CT) hasn't made any secret of his support for John McCain, and now he's toying with the idea of being the political equivalent of his best man, standing up and giving a speech for McCain at the Republican Convention in September. On Fox News Sunday, Lieberman said: I want to help him. I’m not going to attack Obama. I am going to explain why I, as an independent democrat, support McCain, hoping that I can convince other independents and Democrats to join me in choosing the man who is clearly more ready to be the president America needs today.

It's not the first time that someone left the gate open and a donkey has wandered into the elephant pen. In 2004 Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) crossed the party line to deliver a fiery keynote speech at the Republican Convention (he was introduced on the floor as "the conscience of the Democratic Party.) It was a dramatic performance, the likes of which I can't conceive Lieberman coming close to repeating (seriously. Go watch it. Wow.) but the symbolism remains as interesting. If Lieberman speaks in Minneapolis, will the Democrats kick Joe out of their caucus? Should they? Is Lieberman a traitor, or just making a solid independent decision?Source

Should Lieberman Speak at the Republican Convention?

Of course he should speak. He's an Independent, and he's made his choice. Go Joe!

He's always been a Democrat — he was even a running mate! A speech is disloyal.

Can we all agree that Lieberman's finally succeeded in making himself wildly irrelevant?

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Gaffe or Straight Talk: When Troops Return Not Too Important

Jun 11 2008 - 2:45pm by LibertySugar

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Gaffe or Straight Talk: When Troops Return Not Too Important

The ghosts of presidential elections past are coming out of the dark to go back and forth about John McCain's latest quote on Iraq. Let's check out the exchange.

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On the Today show Matt Lauer asked McCain if he had a better estimate of when the troops will come home. McCain said: No, but that's not too important. What's important is the casualties in Iraq.

Former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry responded saying: It is unbelievably out of touch and inconsistent with the needs of Americans and particularly the families of troops who are over there. To them it’s the most important thing in the world when they come home.

And let's not leave out former Dem veep nominee Joe Lieberman, who said: The attacks on Senator McCain this morning [are] another partisan attempt to distort John McCain’s words, to distract the American people from the fact that McCain has been both courageous and right about the surge in Iraq, and Barack Obama has unfortunately been consistently wrong.

Click here for a roundup of other reactions to the comment. Even if McCain's interview is not so bad, he's already had to spend time explaining away his "100 years" in Iraq comment. It still remains to be seen whether the "not too important" line will help him contextualise his stance, or simply provide useful fodder for Obama supporters. Who do you agree with — John or Joe?

Gaffe or Straight Talk: When Troops Return Not Too Important

Kerry! McCain is out of touch with the needs of our troops and the needs of US security.

Lieberman! Listen beyond sound bites, you'll understand McCain's responsible position.

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Joe Lieberman

Democrats Keep Former Enemy Lieberman Close

Should Dems Be Concerned About Lieberman?

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Should Lieberman Speak at the Republican Convention?

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