Jobs rotate in rumor mill Lieberman key to possible changes [Joe: Homeland Security Secty?]

News-Times [Danbury CT] ^ | Nov 21, 2004 | Fred Lucas

[trek]

Damn fine strategery if its true. I can't wait to see the Dims go insane if they lose another Senate seat.

[cloud8]

Ahem...isn't Ann Coulter from Connecticut?

[donozark]

Johnson gets an 'F' from GOA and a 47 life time rating from ACU. Not exactly "one of us."

[alessandrofiaschi]

Lieberman is a good man, BUT campaigned for Kerry several times in Florida AND, mostly, he was the Democrat VP candidate in 2000! I really don't know if it is a good choice for President Bush and the Cabinet. First of all, Mineta must resign and I'd have liked men as Zell Miller with Bush!

[zzen01]

Lieberman would be a masterful choice as Homeland Defense Secretary!

[Keith]

She may be the best chance you get for an "R" in Connecticut.

ONe this is...it would get us one vote closer to 60 in the Senate...which is why I don't think Lieberman will go for it...

[NonValueAdded]

Lieberman for Homeland Security??? What on earth for? First, what are his qualifications (slim or none) and second, if he is one of the more conservative democRATs in the Senate, why give a blue state the opportunity to replace him with a Kennedy / Hillary clone?

[alessandrofiaschi]

I don't think so. Lieberman is a conservative democrat (more or less) and he would not filibuster in any case. Besides we would probably lose a post in the House. The problems are many!

[counterpunch]

And don't forget Nelson from Nebraska for Secretary of Agriculture. That would make +2 for the GOP.

And it's just fine now for a Governor to fill a vacant opposition seat with someone from their own party, after what the Democrats did in Georgia with Zell Miller.

It's not our fault that Zell did them more harm than good...
;-)

[donozark]

YA! There ya go! Wouldn't THAT antagonize lefties! SENATOR ANN COULTER! Poor Alan Combs, he would jacktitate like a squirrel on a high-tension line...

[donozark]

True. But would she be there for us on key votes?

[alessandrofiaschi]

Are you dreaming or kidding? I don't wont too many rats in the next Bush Cabinet!!! Expecially these rats, who would not filibuster.

[counterpunch]

Lieberman for Homeland Security??? What on earth for? First, what are his qualifications (slim or none)

What are Tom Ridge's qualifications?
What, if any, is even the purpose of the Department of Homeland Security?
It was Lieberman's idea... maybe he'd know what to do with it.

[dangus]

Huh. I don't see legislators as making good department heads. So Lieberman isn't a great pick. Nancy Johnson's a RINO... Its kind of an everybody sorta wins but sorta loses scenario. But it just about is plausible... Demonrats DeLauro and Larson are extremists, so Rell would have grounds for preomoting a Republican.

[John Thornton]

Johnson gets an 'F' from GOA and a 47 life time rating from ACU. Not exactly "one of us."

More reason to do it. She is next in line for the House Ways and Means Committee chairmanship.

[jocon307]

Hubby suggested that Bush nominate Lieberman to the Supreme Court. I'm not sure if he heard that somewhere or just came up with it on his own.

Any comments?

[trashcanbred]

I don't think any of this will happen. Even though I think out of all the contenders Lieberman would have been the toughest Dem for Bush to beat in the 2004 election.

I also think that even though Lieberman campaigned for Kerry... when he got in that voting booth he pushed Bush.

[alessandrofiaschi]

Hubby suggested that Bush nominate Lieberman to the Supreme Court. I'm not sure if he heard that somewhere or just came up with it on his own. Any comments? SIMPLY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[stopem]

A DINO is still a DIMO (not an error in spelling;)
Remember him and Gore. ::shudder::