JoeMentum refuses to close door on switching parties.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

All that has to happen is for his pal in the White House to offer him a big enough doggie treat.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-12121430.apds.m0703.bc-ct--liebnov12,0,5956814.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire

Associated Press

Published November 12 2006

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday repeated his pledge to caucus with Senate Democrats when the 110th Congress convenes in January, but refused to slam the door on possibly moving to the Republican side of the aisle.
Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he might follow the example of Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who left the Republicans in 2001 and became an independent, ending Republican control of the U.S. Senate, Lieberman refused to discount the possibility.

"I'm not ruling it out but I hope I don't get to that point," he said. "And I must say - and with all respect to the Republicans who supported me in Connecticut - nobody ever said, 'We're doing this because we want you to switch over. We want you to do what you think is right and good for our state and country,' and I appreciate that."

A spokeswoman for Lieberman would not elaborate when contacted by The Associated Press.


A switch to the Republicans would bring the Senate to a 50-50 division, giving Republican Vice President Dick Cheney opportunities to break tie votes.

[Skidmore]

1. Politicla blackmail.

And general snake in the grassness.

[jkshaw]

23. Political Blackmail is right!

Are there enough real Democrats in Connecticut to impeach or recall this man if he switches parties?

[kenny blankenship]

2. Thanks Connecticut. Thanks a lot.

Next time put AMERICA first, ok?

[BlooInBloo]

18. Fucking jackass CT voters.

[bridgit]

32. they're never going to do it, too much 'old', centralized money...

[bluestateguy]

3. I wish people would stop posting this story

because I'm trying real hard not to think about it.

[Alexander]

4. This guy was going to be our Vice President??

My respect for Lieberman since 2000 has evaporated.

What an asshole.

[smoogatz]

5. He'll play it the way it works best for Joe.

However he gets the best committee post, that's where he'll land. He's nothing but a rank opportunist.

[Fovea]

8. Well, if the best committe position offer is the clincher

he better caucus with the Dems. Further, if he does accept a juicy committee position from us, he better stop fellating Bush.

[salin]

6. sorta like when he wouldn't rule out running as an 'independent'

if he lost the democratic party primary race. Vaguely reminiscent. Wish it weren't the case, but I just can't wrap my mind around "just trust me" with the Sen.

[Eurobabe]

7. So the only way out is for Wyoming gov. to appt. Dem to

seat probably being vacated by Republican who is sick, if it comes to that point. To put an end to LIEberman's shenanigans.

Political blackmail to the Nth degree.

[juajen]

13. How sick is he? Is he doing well or not?

Is the gov a Dem? Ah, well, I'm really up on this one.

[Eurobabe]

27. Just d'xd with leukemia. Gov of Wyoming is a D

http://www.trib.com/articles/2006/11/10/news/top_story/bf13aa3eb4b01b0987257222000940fd.txt

[AzDar]

9. He is a loathsome creature. Can Senators be 'recalled'? n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

10. I hope the Democrats in CT who voted for him are happy with themselves.

I hope all the Dem party insiders who supported him so intensely in the primaries and then refused to get behind the nominee are happy as well.

Lieberman is the turd in the Democratic punchbowl. With us only having 51 seats, he ensures that our majority will never be secure. I wonder what sorts of things he intends to exact from our side in order to not go back on his word. Daily asskissing sessions?

[westy1080]

35. I thought we had 50

n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

36. 51. That's what gives us a majority.

We have 49 Dems, and 2 Indies who have said they will caucus with the Dems, one of whom I trust to keep his word.

Edit because I'm spelling like a FReeper today.

[Lasher]

11. But he ruled that out before when he was campaigning, didn't he?

If he would have talked like this before the election he would have lost. And now that the election's over he's changing his story, just like some here have predicted.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. As morally upstanding as he claims to be,

he is a brazen liar. I think there's something in the Ten Commandments against that, but he probably doesn't think that's important. If his religious beliefs get in the way of his own self aggrandizement, he'll abandon them in a second.

[katsy]

31. the 10 commandments are...

only something every puke & joe want posted everywhere to remind us not to beat the shite out of them when we see them on the street.


:mad:

[tridim]

12. Can he be recalled for breaking his primary campaign promise?

[William769]

15. If he read DU, who the hell could blame him.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. It's hard to read anything while kissing Bush's ass.

[BlooInBloo]

19. Totally! Who could be expected to do what's right, when being criticized...

... for a long history of doing the wrong thing?

Sheesh. Must be one of those genius CT voters.

"Wah! They're mean to me! So I'm going to do the wrong thing!"

Gotta Joementum reasoning.

[William769]

21. Don't get me wrong I'm not sticking up for Lieberman

And haven't since the Primaries. I was just making an astute observation

[BlooInBloo]

22. ROFLMAO!!! (1) "who the hell could blame him" (2) "I'm not sticking up for Lieberman"...

"astute" doesn't even BEGIN to describe the nature of your "observation".

[TahitiNut]

20. I CAN! The posture he's taken is exactly WHY he's criticized on DU!

For Christ's sake, the antipathy on DU for Joe Lieberman isn't PERSONAL! It's 100% attributable to his behavior!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

25. Yes, DU, stop saying bad things about that asshole!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. The "asshole" is certain. It's his party affiliation that's not.

[Alexander]

28. You can't blame anyone but Joe for Joe's behavior.

If he said during the primary "I'll support Lamont if he wins, and remain a Democrat", Lamont would've been an also-ran in August.

Not only that, in 2004 he repeatedly attacked Dean, claiming Dean would go 3rd party and run as an Indy if he didn't get the nomination. A classic case of projection and hypocrisy.

Can you honestly say you're surprised that members of a forum called "Democratic Underground" don't care to support a guy who can't decide if he's a Democrat, an Indy-who-votes-with-Democrats, or a Republican?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. delete

[DemBones DemBones]

24. Was this after he said he would caucus with the Democrats since that

lets him keep his seniority? I quit watching 'cause his voice bothers me.

Joe is all about Joe; that became evident when he ran for both the Senate and the Vice Presidency in 2000. Maybe if he'd put more time and energy and faith that Gore could win into that campaign the voters in Florida woudn't have allowed a slim enough margin for the election to be stolen.

Maybe if Joe hadn't said on television during the recount that of course all the military votes would be counted, knowing there were military votes postmarked after election day, Gore would have won.
Of course, Gore should have followed up with "all legally cast military votes will be counted" but he knew the GOP would come down on him as anti-military if he did. Never mind that Gore served in the real Army in Viet Nam while Bush and Cheney avoided Nam with a sure-not-to-go national guard unit and a slew of deferments. Republican "values" !

[katsy]

26. IMO, a Senate controlled by Democrats is just an illusion.

At least at this point with this freaking snake calling the shots.

What's the difference if he's chair of homeland security or a puke is in charge?

Better a puke in my face than a snake stabbing me in the back.

Don't give him hom sec of all things... we'll be wiretapped for sure.

argggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[bridgit]

30. Leiberman's entire approach seems conceited to me...

anyone prepared to receive republican support & backing is prepared to sell democrats out at the drop of a hat

[Hubert Flottz]

33. That piece of shit switched in 2004!

[novalib]

34. FUCK YOU, JOE!!!!

You had BETTER NOT switch parties, Joe!!

We have LONG MEMORIES -- and, when we solidify our control of the Senate in 2008, we will REMEMBER who stood with us!!!

[ronnykmarshall]

37. I don't think he's going to switch.

He just wants to keep is name in the news.