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Lieberman will not vote for McCain (or anybody else)

by: joesaho

Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 17:23:24 PM EST

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Newsweek: Whose side is Joe Lieberman on?

You're still a registered Democrat, correct?
I am.
So you won't be able to actually vote for McCain in the primary.
I won't. It's funny, I just thought of that [last night]. I started to make a note to myself to make sure I asked for an absentee ballot. And I realized: I can't vote for him, because the Republican Party in Connecticut doesn't allow Democrats to vote in its primary.
Will you vote in the Democratic primary?
No, I won't, because I'm supporting McCain.

There's some more icky quotes from Joe, and then this:

joesaho :: Lieberman will not vote for McCain (or anybody else)

There's concern now that since you've backed McCain in the campaign that you'll start caucusing with the Republicans in the Senate and tip the balance of power.
I have no intention of doing that. I see no circumstances under which I would leave the Democratic caucus ... Although I've now become more welcome among Republicans than Democrats, I feel a special responsibility not to leave the party, but to stay and fight for what I believe is right. I today represent a tradition which, historically, has been at the party's core when it has been successful. Truman, Kennedy, Humphrey, Scoop Jackson ... [they were] progressive on domestic policy, very strong and idealistic [on foreign policy]. Now it's called neocon, but it used to be called New Deal, Fair Deal foreign policy ... That's the combination that the Democratic Party is all about. I see America's statement of mission in the Declaration of Independence as a universal statement.

Neocon? New Deal? It's all the same thing! (Seriously - WTF???)

When you say "I have no intention ..." or "There are no circumstances ..." that still leaves a little wiggle room. Are you meaning to leave that there?
Well, I never want to say never. But I hope that I'm never in a position where I feel so frustrated and marginalized in the Democratic Party, particularly on foreign policy, that I feel forced to leave the party. I hope that never happens.

I'm sure he really hopes it doesn't happen. Just as much as he ~~wants~~ wanted a Democrat to be elected President.

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Lieberman will not vote for McCain (or anybody else) | 17 comments

great diary... (4.00 / 2)

Shouldn't Joe actually be joining the phony party he invented a couple years back and be voting in their primary? He told us he would, and politicians always do what they said they would while campaigning right?

I can see why he supports McCain, that guy seemed to be against torture untill he "compromised" with Bush, ie: caved entirely.

"Join the resistance and there will be no resistance." - My Grandmother

by: Rusty5329 @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 07:00:15 AM UTC

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what? (0.00 / 0)

no candidates under the "CT for Lieberman" party?
Hmmmmm...wait...its only Joe who's in that party
last time I checked!

"Waiting....waiting on the world to change" --John Mayer

by: tigergrrl74 @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 09:08:26 AM UTC

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No Party for Joe (4.00 / 1)

As I understand it, Joe walked away from the party he created under bogus circumstances; I believe that he no longer controls that party -- and wouldn't be welcome there either.

by: Ann Galloway @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 12:24:58 PM UTC

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DickHead n/t (4.00 / 2)

"I am not a Blogger...But I play one on the internet."

by: tessa @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 16:25:29 PM UTC

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CFL's claim to fame is that (4.00 / 1)

Joe "forgot" to join his own party - which now has John Orman, current Chair, and myself as Secretary. Our latest Google count:

16,000 big ones.

Kos himself recommendeds CFL's diaries? Boom chicka boom chicka boom!!!

Say WHAT!??! I get only 115 hits?

My mother is so proud that I made the Wall Street Journal. I didn't have the heart to tell her it was under the byline of Bottom Stories of the Day.

by: Sue @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 20:52:08 PM UTC

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I'm Still Vice-Chair (4.00 / 2)

As far as I know, unless you have thrown me out of office for the minor technicality of registering for another party. But I have NEVER campaigned against a member of the CFL!

by: Jon Kantrowitz @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:13:44 PM UTC

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Damn, Jon... (0.00 / 0)

I thought I had moved up the ranks to number three in the hierarchy!

Guess I'm still stuck at number four.

by: TrueBlueCT @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:27:03 PM UTC

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I can't remember what Sue made me (4.00 / 1)

but I know it was something that involved me being able to wear my tiara.

by: saramerica @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:41:39 PM UTC

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Unsubstantiated Rumor (4.00 / 2)

I've heard Joe Lieberman has an odd fetish for liberal Jewish tiara-wearing bloggers. And, who can blame him?

by: Neal Fink @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:55:19 PM UTC

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Oy vey! (0.00 / 0)

Does this mean I have to hide my "Democratic Diva" tiara now?
devil grin

"Waiting....waiting on the world to change" --John Mayer

by: tigergrrl74 @ Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 05:14:47 AM UTC

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I have a pair of (0.00 / 0)

Lario 1898 burgandy leather, knee high, high heel boots which I picked up at the Bridgeport Goodwill.

I have people signing up for time-shares on them. Being Assistant Secretary, you will be needing them to accessorize the tiara. I'll book you an appropriate week.

by: Sue @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:56:09 PM UTC

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You know us Jon - (0.00 / 0)

we never throw anyone out, as long as they provide the pizzas.

#4 - Getting mentioned repeatedly on Firedoglake and having Chris Hitchens write about you is serious detriment. Really, can you get any more liberal?

Hitchens is a known imbiber who scarfs Cosmopolitans and martinis. Firedoglake - gawd.

Hiccup er - excuse me. We CFL'rs have our standards.

by: Sue @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:40:54 PM UTC

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I'm Shocked, Shocked to find out (4.00 / 1)

that anyone is shocked by Lieberman's actions with regard to McCain. Many in the Netroots were appropriately shocked about a year ago when Nicco Mele (Webmaster from Dean campaign) signed up to run online strategy for McCain. Compared to that move, Lieberman's decision seems like a no-brainer.

Lieberman is more ideologically aligned with McCain than he is with any Democratic candidate. Lieberman is certainly not going to support anyone with plans to end the war in Iraq within our lifetime. Although the new John McCain has become another Bush lapdog, he was once considered a maverick and disliked intensely within his own party. Perhaps Joe is hoping that as president, we might see a return of the old John McCain?

In 2000, Arizona conservatives organized an effort to censure McCain for failure to support the interests of his constituents. Does this sort of thing remind anyone of a certain Senator from Connecticut? After being scolded by his constituents, McCain followed their marching orders by shifting further to the right. That's in stark contrast to Lieberman, who after being kicked out of his party and nearly losing his seat, failed to change one iota. Within this context, I have far more respect for McCain than I do for Lieberman - at least McCain showed a bit of respect to the folks that gave him the job.

Pragmatically speaking, if we were to get stuck with a Republican for another 4 years, McCain might be the most palatable of the frontrunners. On the other hand, he probably poses the greatest threat as a nominee due to his unusual (and undeserved) appeal among Dems and the Unaffiliated.

by: Neal Fink @ Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 21:51:46 PM UTC

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Please Leave Joe (4.00 / 1)

Don't let the door hit ya where your maker split ya...

by: joejoejoe @ Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 03:11:59 AM UTC

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On a brighter note - (0.00 / 0)

Look who's starring in the John Edwards website blog

I should have patented Lorenzo.

by: Sue @ Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 14:18:46 PM UTC

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Has CFL issued a statement regarding McCain, and Lieberman's endorsement? (0.00 / 0)

That would be cool. When John Orman speaks for CFL, people listen (and usually laugh a little too).

by: CaptCT @ Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 15:45:04 PM UTC

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Lying sack of doo doo (0.00 / 0)

I assume that huge sack of -hit is not going to be a super delegate to the Democratic Presidential Convention this summer. I'm tempted to try to get on State Central just to make sure that doesn't happen.

by: amarko55 @ Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 13:46:23 PM UTC

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