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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 12:52 PM
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I have kind of lost touch, but with Specter switching, are they working on LIEberman?
Or do they consider him a Dem? He's such a turncoat, I can't imagine trusting him to be a member...truly.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 12:55 PM
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1. He's considering running as a Dem in 2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/13/lieberman-i-might-go-back_n_174589.html

IMO for the very same reason for Specter's "conversion," to hook onto the teat of the Democratic Party machine and coffers.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 12:57 PM
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2. I doubt there's any chance Lieberman leaves our caucus.
He'd be throwing away all his rank and status, for ZERO effective control.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 12:57 PM
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3. je caucuses with the dems. they treat him as a dem.
Edited on Mon May-04-09 01:08 PM by cali
and like it or not, he's much more of a dem than specter when it comes to domestic issues. My guess is he'll be on board for healthcare reform including a public option. specter won't.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 12:58 PM
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4. He's an (I) these days
Edited on Mon May-04-09 12:58 PM by Mz Pip
and caucuses with the Democrats.

It's hard to imagine that even the Repugs would want him, given that he's pro-choice. They seem to be all about party purity these days.

I'm sure they'd run rw primary candidates up against Snowe and Collins if there were enough far right loons in Maine to make a difference.
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 01:07 PM
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5. Doubtful. Aside from being a little rat and a hawk, Lieberman is still very much a liberal.
No one can deny his voting record. There is no room in the Republican party for someone as to the left as Lieberman is.
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rateyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 01:09 PM
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6. He'd be giving up his chairmanship and seniority...
..and, he's too driven by his own ego to do that. Not gonna happen.
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REACTIVATED IN CT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 02:40 PM
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7. I'm hoping that we can come up with a really good candidate in
12 and finally primary him the hell out. We have some good Dems here in CT - Lamont, Blumenthal, Bysiewicz. We did it once but the SOB played dirty and got the repub vote ( go figure). He got fined last week for some of his dirty tricks.
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