Posted on 07/10/2006 5:14:07 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
There could be an additional, unspoken reason behind Sen. Hillary Clinton’s recent declaration that she won’t support Sen. Joe Lieberman if he loses the Democratic primary in Connecticut – payback.
Lieberman, as Hillary well recalls, took her husband Bill to task over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
As NewsMax reported last week, Clinton said she would support the nominee chosen by Connecticut Democrats in the August 8 primary, even though Lieberman has announced that he plans to run as an independent if he loses.
"I believe we must honor the decisions made by Democratic primary voters,” Hillary said.
But columnist Margaret Carlson, writing for Bloomberg.com, points out: "You can also interpret Clinton’s swipe at Lieberman as an act of lingering resentment against the man who scolded her husband during impeachment proceedings shortly after his admission in August 1998 that he had been lying to the country for seven months.
"Lieberman took to the Senate floor to slam Clinton ‘for having extramarital relations with an employee half his age . . . in the vicinity of the Oval Office. Such behavior is not just inappropriate. It is immoral.’”
Carlson then opines: "Revenge isn’t an admirable emotion but at least it’s evidence of some emotion from a woman who showed none during one of the most public cases of philandering ever . . . She may have been finally getting back at the Democrat who didn’t stand by her man.”
Carlson is a long time Clinton supporter and Time magazine contributor.
Lieberman is facing a strong primary challenge from millionaire businessman Ned Lamont, and many Connecticut Democrats are unhappy about the senator’s support for the Iraq war.
Well she wasn't going to do it, so someone from the Democrat side had to play the adult.
It is real simple, dem's support dems. Noone if Liberman loses in primary will support a third party run.
I'm so used to reading lewinsky as a common noun that it makes this headline rather hilarious.
So, this is Lieberman's reward for voting to acquit clinton in the impeachment trial, even though he knew he was guilty?
She's never changed.
She still resents *Lieberman*????? I think that that's what one could call "chutzpah".
And Joe is an FJB to boot!
I don't understand her appeal to anyone.
What?!!
What are you talking about???
Lieberman criticized clinton in less than harsh tones as I recall, in one speech. Otherwise he was as much a clinton lackey as most other Democrats in Congress.
Meanwhile I saw my first Lieberman yard sign today. There are already dozens if not hundreds of Lamont signs around. Pretty sad what the Dems have been reduced to.
Geesh....Squeaky Joey gave Clinton a PASS on impeachment....I...I resent him for Lewinsky!!
Well you just never know what you might learn on FR!!!!!
One less competitor for Hills in the primary!
>> "Revenge isn’t an admirable emotion but at least it’s evidence of some emotion from a woman who showed none" <<
Revenge is not an emotion, it is an action. Hillary is still a cold fish, and she will attack anyone who crosses her.
Wow. Was this while they were in College or something? Hillary being an enabler? You dare say?!? LOL.
I think Hill was working on the Watergate stuff at the time.
Lieberman, as Hillary well recalls, took her husband Bill to task over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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Yeah, big deal! Lieberman still wound up giving BJ Clinton a Lewinsky himself by letting him slide after those comments. Talk is cheap.
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