Will he just go ahead and switch parties, for crying out loud? What's the point of the "D" in a headcount if you include him. (AP):
Lieberman planned to be back on the road for McCain as the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday contests near.
Lieberman's flirtations with Republicans worry Democrats. His defection to the GOP could tip the balance of power in the narrowly divided Senate away from Democrats, who need Lieberman's vote to maintain their fragile 51-49 Senate majority.
Lieberman, in his fourth term, said his decision to endorse a Republican should not be seen as a step toward him jumping to the GOP.
"I don't have any intention of leaving the Democratic Party," he said. "I want to be a senator."
But Lieberman did say that if McCain wins the nomination, he'd likely attend the Republican convention.
"I'd probably be more welcome there," he said.
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HE’S NOT A FUCKING DEMOCRAT! He caucuses with the Democrats, but so does Bernie Sanders. Lieberman is not a Democrat; he changed his registration in ‘06, and was elected as the only member of his own party.
It’s even worse when they put that “ID” after his name, as though his own self-described “Independent Democrat” is an actual party.
HE’S NOT A FUCKING DEMOCRAT!
“Good morning, sir!”
“Good morning, how - what??? Aren’t you Aldrich Ames?”
“Yes, sir.”
“But I thought you were a Russian agent! Everybody knows who you really work for!”
“Yes, sir, that’s right, but I do great work on some of the committees here at CIA, and I’m needed to keep the balance on others just right. Otherwise the numbers get all skewed.”
“Jesus H. KGB! Does the Director know?”
“Oh, yes, sir. DCIA and DDCIA are both fine with it. Some of the other executives even came by my trial and spoke about what a great Company man I was!”
“But, but….”
“I’d love to stay and chat, sir, but I’m due on TV, talking about how much the CIA sucks ass and hates America and the SVR is the real hope of mankind.”
“Um, errr…”
“No doubt, sir. Would you mind just handing me the paycheque that’s pinned to the board, there? Thanks!”
(Ames leaves, humming “Volga Boatmen” and carrying an armload of files marked “Top Secret”.)
This is why Gore can’t run. He chose this idiot for his VP.
Ugh. He’s SO not a democrat.
Tangentially, just because that ridiculous party has the same abbreviation as Idaho–out in my parents’ neck of the woods, it’s not uncommon for republicans to run as democrats just because otherwise there’s no hope for them ousting an incumbent.
If Lieberman’s “flirtations” worry the democrats so much, couldn’t they, y’know, not have re-elected him? It’s not like this game of footsie is particularly new for him.
He does have a point — he’d certainly be more welcome at the GOP convention.
Leiberman at the Dem convention would likely cause some sort of “Murder on the Orient Express” re-enactment…
“I want to be a senator”?!
Not, “I want to be a Democratic Senator”, or “I want to be a Senator who represents the Connecticut Democrats who elected me.”
He just wants to be a Senator. Well, at least he’s honest. He likes being in power, and switching parties would make it harder for him to be re-elected.
Aw, well, after reading the AP story again - to be fair, that quote was probably in the context of how he’s not going to run for VP. So he’ll stay a Senator.
So it was a reasonable thing to say - but I take back what I said about him being honest, because I think my first impression was more accurate about his motives.
“…even worse when they put that “ID” after his name, as though his own self-described “Independent Democrat” is an actual party.”
HEY! We lifelong Independant nutters don’t want Lieberman either!
(swats Joe back over the badmitton net)
They didn’t. Connecticut Democrats picked someone else as the Democratic candidate, which freaked out the Democratic establishment. Lieberman is an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats.
Joe won’t switch to Republican because then he loses his seniority. At a minimum, I think the Democrats should kick him out of their caucus.
Remove him from his favorite committees and let’s see what happens.
Well, right–I was talking about democratic voters, though I realize the original article was referring more to the democratic establishment.
Well, right–I was talking about democratic voters, though I realize the original article was referring more to the democratic establishment.
He wasn’t elected by Democratic voters. He was elected by Republicans and independents.
The returns from USA Today:
Lieberman (Independent): 48%
Lamont (Democratic): 39%
Schlesinger (Republican): 10%
It’s pretty clear that lots of Republicans crossed over to vote for Lieberman, unless you think that only 10% of Republicans voted in that election.
His party is Connecticut for Leiberman. Note, NOT Lieberman for Connecticut, but the other way around. And “Independent Democrat” is just what the senate website calls him; that’s not his official party’s name.
Egocentric bastard. I hope Ned Lamont wins the Dem primary again and boots Lieberman for Lieberman out. I heard Lamont was a secular humanist, too. Apparently there’s some footage of him at a humanist event with Salman Rushdie and Steven Pinker circulating around the intertubes.
Yeah, CNN reports he got 70% of the republican vote.
But since he also got 33% of the democratic vote, kinda looks like he was elected by all kinds of voters.
Nitpicky point. All I’m saying is that these “nerves” from the democrats are a little ridiculous–voters and politicians alike should have seen this coming from him a long time ago.
Nitpicky point. All I’m saying is that these “nerves” from the democrats are a little ridiculous–voters and politicians alike should have seen this coming from him a long time ago.
Voters did. When only one-third of your supposed party votes for you, you can’t exactly argue that you have the support of most of the Democrats in Connecticut.
I agree with you about the Democratic leadership in Congress, but blaming Connecticut’s Democratic voters for Lieberman’s election in 2006 when two-thirds of them voted for the other guy seems a little unfair, don’t you think?
You’re right. The leadership should shoulder the blame–it’s unfair of me to lump voters in with them, no matter how surprised I still am that even That many (because a third isn’t tiny) would vote for the guy.
Joe is so sucking up for the VP slot.
You’re right. The leadership should shoulder the blame–it’s unfair of me to lump voters in with them, no matter how surprised I still am that even That many (because a third isn’t tiny) would vote for the guy.
Never forget the Crazification Factor (as originated by John Rogers at Kung Fu Monkey). About 1/3rd of the electorate will always do something that you just can’t fucking believe they would be so stupid as to do.
At the end of the day, party is party. I’d be shocked if McCain offered him a VP slot. They have very different views on most issues.
The only silver-lining around the whole 2000 election fiasco is that, if it weren’t for Bush v. Gore, this hack would be waltzing his way to the Democratic presidential nomination even as we speak.
Ben Alpers,
That’s the dimmest silver lining I’ve ever seen. But true.
Gag. They can have him. Put him in the chair that still has Zell Miller’s ass-grove.
An importatnt question. Is John McCain a “natural born citizen”? He was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was sovereign Panamanian territory. Panamanians born there were citizens of Panama. Is John McCain eligible to be President according to the 2nd article of the Constitution?
“He was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was sovereign Panamanian territory. Panamanians born there were citizens of Panama.”
I believe until Carter gave the Canal Zone back to Panama, it was considered American territory…