Lieberman Stays the Course With Bush

[dogday]

Senator Joe Lieberman has maintained his status as the Bush administration's favorite Democrat.

Lieberman did not merely vote against the proposal by Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold and Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry to get U.S. troops out of Iraq by next year, the Connecticut Democrat also voted against a vaguely-worded proposal by Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed and Michigan Democrat Carl Levin that urged the Bush administration to start thinking about an exit strategy.

Lieberman was one of just six Democrats who backed the administration's position on both measures. The others were Minnesota's Mark Dayton, who is not seeking reelection this year, and four Democrats who represent Republican-leaning southern and western states: Louisiana's Mary Landrieu, Arkansas's Mark Pryor, Florida's Bill Nelson and Nebraska's Ben Nelson.

Even Republican Lincoln Chafee, who faces an aggressive challenge from a conservative is his party's primary this summer, voted for the Levin-Reed proposal, which called on the president to begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq and to submit a long-term exit strategy to Congress.

There was no expectation that Lieberman would back the Kerry-Feingold proposal, which drew just 13 votes -- from its sponsors and Senators Dan Araka and Dan Inouye of Hawaii. Barbara Boxer of California, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Jim Jeffords and Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Ron Wyden of Oregon.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=95026

[Master Mahon]

1. Let's hope this gives Lieberman his 'independance'!!

and his own ticket all to himself!!

[melissinha]

2. Hopefully CT won't "stay the course" with Lieberman

:kick:

[cliss]

3. Holy Joe.....will go the same way as

Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, Little Danny de Vito Lookalike Berluscolini of Italy, and a few other token stooges in South America.

Bye, Joe. Have a nice retirement.

[movonne]

8. Don't get to excited that Joe can lose...they still own the voting

machines...I don't know what kind they have in CT...

[Justpat]

4. I just donated to Ned Lamont.

To hell with Lieberman.

[redqueen]

5. !

:applause:

[dogday]

6. I just read another thread where Coulter is

endorsing him.. If you didn't think he needed to go before..

[MisterP]

11. holy cow, I gotta see THAT

but I can't find the thread--do you happen to have it handy?

here's one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1487548

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Please, please, please CT.....kick his ass to the curb! n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

9. Can't ya just feeeel the Jooooooooooomentum!

[roamer65]

10. Good 'ol Lieberworm

I wish he'd just get the hell outta the Democratic party. Ned Lamont would make a far better senator. Even Lowell Weicker would be better.