Lieberman to endorse McCain

[DemKR]

Source: Marc Ambinder

Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire.

A McCain spokesperson declined to comment.

A source familiar with the endorsement said that the two will appear of NBC's Today Show tomorrow morning and at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire.

Read more: http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/12/lieberman_to_endorse_mccain.php

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Strip the MOTHER FUCKER of his chairmanship, I don't give a damn if we lose the Senate for one more year. It's not like they're doing anything different from the Republicans anyway.

GAG ME

[Deja Q]

1. McCain? The guy who said Americans wouldn't pick lettuce for even $50/hr?

Wow.

[Bicoastal]

2. Mom....

...my nuts.

[Stewie]

57. They beat up George Will

[Joe Bacon]

39. LIEberman must go

so, is this liar going to Denver as a Superdelegate?

Reid should strip this liar of his chairmanship. How many more times does LIEberman get to stab us in the back? How many?????

What a shame that Senators cannot be recalled, we're stuck with this fifth columnist for another five years!

[umtalal]

44. Reid won't dump him. It is the old boy's club. That's the CRUX of the problem

[trogdor]

56. Who cares?

I mean, is Joementum's endorsement still worth anything? Seems to me we ought to point and laugh - all the way to the White House.

[xxqqqzme]

62. How can he go to the Democratic Convention?

Isn't he a member of the joe lieberman party? or whatever that thing was called.

[Josh]

3. We wouldn't lose the Senate anyway -

the Organising Resolution gurantees that the makeup of each committee stays the way it is until the next Senate is inaugurated. Kicking him out of the party would not actually lose us control.

[DemKR]

4. Hell, put Chuck Hagel in charge of Homeland Security Committee...he'll come around

[WCGreen]

16. He left the party all ready....

[Stewie]

58. Unless they just vote for another Organizing Resolution.

[williesgirl]

5. When will they stop calling LIEberman an "Independent Democrat". He's really neither.

[robbedvoter]

10. That's the whole point of him - to make us appear vile.

[depakid]

29. That's about right

and it applies to several other Dems as well. The usual enablers of the far right.

[JerseygirlCT]

27. Rather like "moral majority", isn't it? nt

[SKKY]

6. Can we get rid of this guy already...

[otohara]

8. Nope

unless President McCain puts him in the McCain Administration which will never come to be.

[bluestateguy]

12. Only with a Lieberman proof Senate majority

which requires a net gain of 2 seats: then you can kick Lieberman to the curb, strip him of his committee chairmanship and encourage him to change parties, and another seat so that some other Democrat (Ben Nelson, etc.) can't hold us hostage the same way.

[Moloch]

45. Fair enough.

We'll have Jeanne Shaheen and Mark Warner in the Senate soon enough.

[bluestateguy]

7. Amnesty John McCain?

I guess that makes sense, seeing as how John McCain endorsed Lieberman for president in 2004 and--

Oh, oops.

[robbedvoter]

9. That did it - the GOP primaries are over! How can McCain not win now?

[IsItJustMe]

42. As far as Repuke voters go, I can see how this could actually hurt McCain. Many Repukes, because

of their disassociation from reality, already suspect McCain as being a closed Democrat. This will cement this idea. This is by no means a clear victory for McCain, to me anyway.

[cosmicdot]

11. they both sit on the Nixon Center Board

fwiw

Board of Directors

Honorary Chairman: Henry A. Kissinger

Chairman: Maurice R. Greenberg
Dwayne O. Andreas
Jeffrey L. Bewkes
Conrad M. Black
Charles G. Boyd
Tricia Nixon Cox
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Robert F. Ellsworth (Vice Chairman)
Leslie H. Gelb
Henry A. Kissinger
Eugene K. Lawson

Joseph I. Lieberman
John McCain

Lionel H. Olmer
Peter G. Peterson
Richard Plepler
Pat Roberts
James Schlesinger
Brent Scowcroft
J. Robinson West
Dimitri K. Simes, Center President (Ex Officio)
John H. Taylor, Executive Director of Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation (Ex Officio)

Advisory Council
Chairman: James Schlesinger
David Abshire
Richard V. Allen
Christopher Cox
John Deutch
David Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower
Evan G. Greenberg
Lee H. Hamilton
Rita E. Hauser
Josef Joffe
Donald M. Kendall
Peter Kovler
Charles Krauthammer
Robert C. McFarlane
Janne Nolan
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Alexei K. Pushkov
John E. Rielly
Peter R. Rosenblatt
William V. Roth, Jr.
Thomas A. Russo
Angela Stent
Marin Strmecki
Yuli Vorontsov

http://web.archive.org/web/20050205063607/www.nixoncenter.org/boardac.htm

same link:
http://tinyurl.com/pubbw

[harmonicon]

13. bull moose party make way

for the senile hawk party.

Also, the next time you denigrate the Democratic senate (which you should) take a look at the picture next to your user name, take out that metaphorical butter knife, and spread the blame at least one seat further.

[Plucketeer]

14. Losers -

- copulating. :pals:

[OKNancy]

15. I hate him with the burning passion of a thousand white-hot suns

Really...

[BlueStater]

17. Feeling dumb now, Connecticut?

I seriously doubt you would have seen Ned Lamont endorse a warmongering opportunist like John-boy.

[boricua79]

18. stop calling him an independent Democrat

he's a turncoat, and an Independent, and now he's supporting Republicans.

He's Zell Miller now.

He's no Democrat!

[BlueStater]

19. Why doesn't the asshole just become a Republican already?

He's pretty much agrees with them on everything and is now endorsing one for president. What's he trying to prove by this phony charade as an Independent (or Independent Democrat, whatever the fuck that is)?

[Virginia Dare]

59. This way he can yank everybody's chain..

I say throw him overboard. Enough of his lies and betrayals.

[0007]

28. He's lower than Zell Miller. Only Charlie Manson has more creditability.

[rodeodance]

20. good, i think other Dem candidates are happy he is out of the pic. and NOT endorsing any

of them.

[silverojo]

49. You have a point

It would've been the kiss of death for any Dem running. Speaking of Lieberman and kisses of death....

[rodeodance]

21. "the independent Democrat " ??---what the heck is this category??

[Virginia Dare]

60. The category for lying sacks of shit..

who used to claim to be Democrats, but now spend their time yanking chains and serving only themselves.

[LeftishBrit]

22. Ugh...

I sympathize with you about Lieberman. We had Blair!

As regards McCain, has he got a brain cell in his head? He visited the UK, and expressed the desire to 'spread Republicanism around the globe'! N.B. in the UK, 'Republicanism' means either wanting to get rid of the monarchy, or wanting Northern Ireland to leave the UK and join the Republic of Ireland!

[Lerkfish]

23. oh, so NOW we want to punish him?

LOL!

[Stephanie]

24. Hillary probably told him thanks, but no thanks.

[DemKR]

25. cheap shot artist from 'the politics of hope' huh?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

46. See #31

eta link:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200608280003

[JerseygirlCT]

26. He's such an ass

A kowtowing, 100% integrity-free, ass.

I cannot WAIT until we have enough real Democratic senators to tell him to piss off!

[Marie26]

30. Look on the bright side

This'll hurt McCain and Lieberman. Win-win!

[FreeStateDemocrat]

31. Let's not forget Hillary's support of this asswipe's re-election:

"I've known Joe Lieberman for more than 30 years. I have been pleased to support him in his campaign for reelection, and hope that he is our party's nominee," the former first lady said in a statement issued by aides.

[cali]

51. and Obama's and virtually every other Senate dem

that's simply the way the Senate works. Incumbent dem senators wil be supported by their dem colleagues in the primary. Repuke senators will be supported by their repuke colleagues in the primary.

[Politicub]

32. Lieberman is a freak

It's so unfortunate that Gore gave him a platform by picking him as his running mate - but to Gore's credit Lieberman didn't show his true colors until he jumped on the attack Iraq bandwagon with Bushco. Oh well, live and learn.

[Jim__]

33. That should be a big boost for McCain!

:rofl:

[DRoseDARs]

34. Of. Course. He. Is.

Anyone expected anything different? Well, besides the Dem leadership... :shrug:

[Zambero]

35. Lieberman's true colors paint the deck of a sinking ship

So a turncoat sides with a guaranteed loser. Much ado!!!

[mac56]

36. I'm not in the least bit surprised.

And as noted above, if he were to switch to GOP (which he essentially is already) we wouldn't lose our "majority" till the next election.

Not like the Senate Dems are doing a whole hell of a lot with it anyway.

[IndianaGreen]

37. What if McCain runs with Lierberman as his running mate? Where will Florida go?

Harry Reid put this clown as chair of homeland security committe. What does that say about Reid?

[Sherman A1]

38. Oh goodie

I always take any pol or celeb endorsement as so serious I just must give it my full attention...... NOT!


Whatever Joe says comes across as......:boring:

[The Wizard]

40. Liebermann endorsing a Republican is logical

To a Democrat, a Liebermann endorsement is the kiss of death.
He should have his foreskin reattached on pay-per-view.

[humbled_opinion]

41. You know in part it shows serious weakness of

Harry Reid that he hasn't striped Lieberman of the chair position...

[onehandle]

43. I'll believe it when I see it.

If it happens, the party must take action.

[Mend]

47. Lieberman's love for the Iraqi people is nothing short of

amazing. I am inspired by his devotion to use all the resources of our country to saving a country that he loves so much...Iraq. I have this right, Operation Iraqi Freedom, don't I, or am I missing something?

[davidinalameda]

48. kick him to the curb

and force VP Dick to sit in the senate every day

that will keep him out of trouble for a while

[Ian David]

50. LIEberman, that UNGRATEFUL FUCK, after Hillary endorsed him for Senate!

Fuck LIEberman and fuck Hillary for inflicting him upon us.

[cali]

52. Oh for pity's sake.

lame. Clinton didn't inflict him on us. The voters of CT did. And Obama and practically every other dem Senator supported him in the primary as well

[Ian David]

53. I'm still not throwing either Hillary or Obama completely under the bus right now...

... but I think they deserve a good, close look at the wheel wells.

You make some good points.

I donated wasted $201.00 on Ned Lamont.

Fuck you, Connecticut!*

*Statement does not apply to DUers and other progressives who supported Ned Lamont.

[moondust]

54. War pigs wallow together.

Pray that a large Dem majority is elected in November so that this pig can be shown the exit.

[Strawman]

55. Sellout has-been endorses another sellout has-been

I'm sure he'll get a big bump from that.

[Virginia Dare]

61. SCREW YOU LIEBERMAN...

and screw the people who are still calling him a Democrat. It's an insult to Democrats everywhere.

[Hugin]

63. Lieberman will back McCain

Source: LAT

Connecticut senator, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, will endorse the GOP presidential candidate because of his stance against Islamic terrorism.
From the Associated Press
December 17, 2007


MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), trying to build momentum toward a reprise of his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory, is piling up high-profile endorsements, including one from another political maverick, Sen. Joe Lieberman.

The Connecticut senator, an independent Democrat who was the Democrats' 2000 vice presidential nominee, was scheduled to announce his support for McCain at a town hall meeting today in Hillsborough.

A Lieberman advisor said the senator decided to back McCain because he thought his colleague from Arizona had "the best chance of uniting the country in its fight against Islamic terrorism."

The advisor, who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the formal announcement, said Lieberman would continue to caucus with Senate Democrats, and said his decision was not a reflection of any lingering tension with his old party after key Democrats abandoned him when he lost the Democratic primary during his 2006 Senate reelection campaign.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-mccain17dec17,1,5300471.story?coll=la-politics-campaign

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:eyes:

[PDittie]

64. no longer LBN

sorry

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

65. Sure it is. Lieberman Bullshit News!

[PDittie]

86. Hear Hear! LOL

[Hugin]

67. Yeah...

Ooops, and I checked to see if it had already been posted. :blush:

[mdmc]

66. If removing Saddam from power HAS made us safer, then

who better then McCain to continue the neo-con away game strategy?:shrug:

I think HRC will do a heckuva job, but I can see why Joe wanted McCain to have his joementum

[bullimiami]

68. hes not an INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT. Hes an INDEPENDENT period!

Hes a freak, i dont understand why he still caucuses with the dems.
and the party didnt abandon him. he lost the primary and abandoned and backstabbed the party.

[chelsea0011]

72. He couldn't even get that straight. He first called himself a Democrat

before he caught himself and called himself an Independent Democrat, which doesn't even exist as a party. You are right. he is a backstabbing SOB with a chip on his shoulder.

[RDANGELO]

75. He called himself a progressive.

When he was running for the Dem nomination he called himself a progressive, who was for universal health care. I doubt he thinks he is going to get that from Mccain.

[Name removed]

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[Zynx]

93. Carl Levin, Barbara Boxer, and Russ Feingold do not conform to your notion.

[bullimiami]

95. its odd because american jews are majority liberal and democratic.

i guess the ones that have cuddled up to the neocon ideal are the prominent ones right now.

[9119495]

73. But our allowing him to caucus with us kept Dick Cheney out

of the senate as the tie breaker and allowed us to manage the floor. After '08, I would think they would strip him of all committees, etc. since we will no longer need him. I think if we pick up four+ seats they would show him the door.

[jayfish]

69. hmm... Seeing That Our Control of The Senate Has Brought Us Absolutely Nothing,

it's time to kick Joe's ass to the curb. DO IT NOW!

Jay

[Maestro]

70. And so Joe continues his transformation

into a full-blown neo-con repuke!

[nbcouch]

71. The worst thing

about Lieberman for me is that he doesn't have the balls to go ahead and switch parties, like he ought to do.

[mac56]

74. Is there even a single Lieberman apologist left on DU?

Please. Stand up. I want to see you.

[Zorra]

100. The DLC apologists have not only lost all credibility, but are now

justifiably suspect.

Many of us have suspected that the DLC was specifically formed to infiltrate and sabotage the Democratic Party. Personally, I do not trust anyone that supports or is associated with the DLC.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Al From and Joe Lieberman are at this very moment patting each other on the back, smoking fat cigars, and sipping brandy while having a good congratulatory laugh about how they fucked us over.

Lieberman has proven himself to be a full-on traitor, and should be booted from all Committees immediately if this is possible.

The DLC and Joe Lieberman

With the news that Joe Lieberman (I) today backed McCain's presidential bid, the Democratic Leadership Council -- a group Lieberman once chaired -- issued this statement, courtesy of DLC founder and CEO Al From: "I am very saddened by Senator Lieberman's choice, and profoundly disagree with it. We need to elect a Democratic president in 2008."

But From and the DLC, critics would point out, didn't think it was important to elect a Democratic Connecticut senator back in 2006. From and key DLC aides supported -- and also worked on -- Lieberman's independent Senate bid, after Ned Lamont bested him in last year's Democratic primary. Lieberman went on to defeat Lamont and Republican Alan Schlesinger in the general election.

So why oppose Lieberman endorsing McCain -- but support Lieberman's independent candidacy a year ago? From, through a spokeswoman, gave this statement to First Read: "In 2006, Joe Lieberman ran in the primary as a Democrat and in the general as an independent Democrat, who said he would vote with the Democrats for control of the Senate. That's far different than supporting a Republican candidate for president." The DLC spokeswoman added that From's statement was his personal remarks, not the DLC's.

*** UPDATE *** And you knew this was coming -- Lamont weighs in with his own statement. "During our debate last year, Senator Lieberman intoned that he wanted to 'elect a Democratic President in 2008,' and that my election would 'frustrate and defeat our hope of doing that.' With his endorsement of John McCain today, it is now clear that Joe Lieberman is the one working to defeat our hopes."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/17/520896.aspx

[balantz]

76. I'm curious why Gore chose Lieberman as his running mate?

Can somebody fill me in on that? I didn't really pay attention to politics until recently.

[nbcouch]

79. That was then

and this is now. A lot has changed over the last eight years - but I suppose you could argue that Joe was always the opportunist he is today. Mostly with Lieberman it's been about Iraq, and his political calculation to throw in with the pro-war crowd. He backed the wrong horse, and now he's paying the price.

[LeahMira]

84. Mostly with Leiberman...

it's been about Israel. Iraq threatens Israel, so it has to go. Iran threatens Israel, so it has to go. Etc., etc., etc. Lieberman is not a progressive Jew. He belongs to AIPAC and the rest of them.

[BlueManDude]

81. To appease the Beltway pundits in th wake of the Lewinsky scandal

Liebs famously denounced Clinton after the Lewinsky Affair and his ploace as the darling of the DC illuminati was cemented. Gore figured they'd stop picking on him if he chose Lieberman. He was wrong.

[balantz]

89. Thanks to all who answered.

Seems like an odd choice for Gore. I guess there wasn't much available back then to choose from for a running mate. I voted for Gore, but really didn't pay attention to anything beyond walking in and putting my X by the D.

[AndyTiedye]

94. Biggest Mistake Gore Ever Made. It Cost Him the Presidency

Aside from the fact that Lieberman didn't help Gore's candidacy AT ALL,
Lieberman was the reason Gore had to cave in the Repigs stole the election.

Gore would have been JFKed.

If Gore had gotten his recounts and become the 43rd President, the PNACers would have and him assassinated
and LIEberman would have been delighted to invade Iraq and any other country Israel doesn't like.

[paparush]

77. I'm sure McPain is thrilled...god ...what a dynamic duo those two are..

NOT

[onehandle]

78. Two old men who fear that their crooked system might change.

After we expand our hold on the Senate next year, the party needs to deal with Lieberman.

[pattmarty]

80. Does this REALLLLY surprise anybody? Will it make a difference, no.

[Hulk]

82. Wow...now there's an endorsement to die for.

holy joe is horse shit froze over. his endorsement is worthless, except to the war monger chickenhawks.

[eringer]

85. Just Great!!! The Manchurian Candidate Endorsed by Indepedent Democrat

McCain is damn lucky to have a job.

[yellowcanine]

87. ".... said his decision was not a reflection of any lingering tension with his old party..."

Well that's a relief. Wouldn't want any lingering tension with old Holy Joe, now would we?

[Mz Pip]

88. McCain unite the country?!

What utter bullshit.

70% of this country hates this fucking war. McCain isn't going to change that.

Joe is irrelevant. I doubt the people of NH are going to change their minds because their neighboring Senator has lost his mind.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[classysassy]

90. Two

more democratic in the senate next election then let Joe go. ( Joe must go).

[classysassy]

91. checked

thats democrats.

[laureloak]

92. Since Obama is supporting Lieberman, does this mean he's

also supporting McCain?

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/03/31/obama_rallies_state_democrats_throws_support_behind_lieberman/

[KamaAina]

96. "Former Dem Lieberman endorses McCain"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_po/mccain_lieberman

Nothing really new there. I just wanted everyone to see the phrase "Former Dem Lieberman" in an AP hed, that's all. :eyes:

[BestCenter]

97. Commentators at Matthew Yglesias's blog says this is to help Hillary

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/12/the_war_center.php#comments

Apparently because Lieberman can't directly endorse Hill, he's cutting into Obama's support in N.H. by making McCain look stronger there. Which will ultimately help Clinton in getting the nomination. Thoughts?

[Az_lefty]

98. one suck-up supporting another...not surprising at all

:puke:

[connecticut yankee]

99. Don't blame me --

I voted for Lamont.

Incidentally, Joe moved from New Haven to Stamford a few months ago and registered as a Dem.