Posted on 12/16/2007 12:19:59 PM PST by Alter Kaker
Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire.
A McCain spokesperson declined to comment.
A source familiar with the endorsement said that the two will appear of NBC's Today Show tomorrow morning and at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire.
The endorsement could help McCain with independents in the state. Combine that with news that Rudy Giuliani is scaling back his advertising buy there, that the Boston Globe endorsed McCain, and that McCain's rivals are spending most of their time in Iowa.
The endorsement is further evidence of Lieberman's slow drift to the right in American politics and is bound to generate intense anger among Democrats who support him. But Lieberman and McCain have often walked in lockstep together on the prosecution of the war, have traveled to Iraq together, and have worked together on domestic issues like climate change.
The move will heighten speculation that McCain might ask Lieberman to join his ticket.
(Excerpt) Read more at marcambinder.theatlantic.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Ticket for what?
His reelection to the Senate?
I think you misspelled Moooooooooooooooonbaaaaaaaaaats.
Lieberman who believes we have the right to defend the nation cannot endorse any of the cut and run pansies you named.
Yes.
Yeah, look how well it’s served him pretending he’s a conservative. He couldn’t get the nomination of his own party so he had to run as an independent. And now he’s supporting a Republican for president. What a hard cord democrat this guy is, huh?
No McCain is not any worse than the other front runners.
In poll after poll, McCain fares the best against Hillary or Obama.
Seriously, I have thought of a ticket that would be centrist in nature and a fusion ticket and these two names were on it..
It wouldn't surprise me if they go Indy and make a run for it together.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if they go Indy and make a run for it together.”
They may not need to go indy...
Are you a family practitioner or an internal medicine doctor? ; )
lol..
anything less than a Thompson Hunter or Hunter Thompson ticket is a slap in the face to conservatives and sane people everywhere. jmo
This is good news for Fred!
Huckabilly knocks Mitt out in Iowa and McLame knocks him out of NH = Romney toast!
Loserman endorses McLame. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Right - I know he’s a left wing fool. But it’s nice to see him take a swipe at this leftist pals.
Your devotion and your vote will increase his percentages considerably.
I think that McCain would truly be the consensus candidate we have all claimed to want. His issues are not that far off from Fred, yet he has shown in head to heads that McCain is the most electable of the Republicans.
We do and his name is Duncan Hunter!
Let's face it. Duncan Hunter has had ample opportunities to come across as a leader for the whole nation, in all aspects of government and instead he nearly always locks himself into (and this is an exaggeration) the persona of a war vet at the local spit-n-whittle club, bless his heart.
Mr Lieberman....it’s time for you to become a Republican.You *know* it’s the right thing to do (no pun intended).
I think Hunter is a good guy, good on the issues but at this point why is he still in the race?
He is polling worse than Dennis Kucinich.
How about Hunter bows out and works on a leadership position in the House so he has a little more name-recognition. If he were to endorse Fred it would help both of them a lot more than staying in the race and splitting votes.
He pretty much is a Dem anyway. Surprised Joe would endorse a mentally unstable guy. But hey, he was Gore’s VO choice so what do I know?
McCain ain’t it.And Neither is Rudy.
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