Lieberman To Endorse McCain

The Atlantic ^ | 16 December 2007 | Marc Ambinder

[Aria]

Well one thing for sure, Joe knows Hillary and her husband and didn’t go there. Other than when he was running with Gore, I sorta like the guy.

[Man50D]

What a hard cord democrat this guy is, huh?

Let's see, he is a sponsor of the Lieberman-Warner that is based on the socialist "Global Warming" myth. If that socialist thinking is acceptable to the GOP then it is only more evidence the GOP is aligning itself with the Socialist Democrats to expand its voter base simply for the sake of winning.

[Cinnamon Girl]

President Bush has done a bunch of dumb-ss things during his presidency but I wouldn’t call him a democrat. Lieberman is the least hard cord democrat of any of the democrats in the senate that I can think of. Why does he have to take a hit when he does something gutsy like endorse a Republican?

[upsdriver]

You talking about McCain or Thompson?

[Popman]

Lieberman hasn't endorsed Hillary or Obama. Interesting. That won't sit well with the moonbats.

Why would he? He's an independent.

Amyway, the moonbats hate Lieberman, Remember Ned Lamont.

Lieberman is the only Democrat Senator I respect.

[Man50D]

President Bush has done a bunch of dumb-ss things during his presidency but I wouldn’t call him a democrat.

Bush worked with socialist Teddy Kennedy to have legislation passed for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. Bush supports the Law Of The Sea Treaty that would cede our national sovereignty to the pro one world government UN. He is working on behalf of the so called "world court" at the Hague and against his home state of Texas to overturn a death sentence conviction of an illegal alien who brutally murdered two teenage girls. He has denounced the Minutemen who are doing the job Bush has failed. These are all positions socialists support and yet somehow Bush isn't considered a socialist. Hmmmmmmmm!

Lieberman is the least hard cord democrat of any of the democrats in the senate that I can think of.

Perceiving him as the lesser of all socialist still means he is a socialist.

Why does he have to take a hit when he does something gutsy like endorse a Republican?

Living in Connecticut I've seen him stick his finger in the wind to see which way the political wind is blowing too long to know better.

[Perchant]

Stalin was willing to fight the enemies of his country too but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a communist. I’m starting to think that a Hitchens/Lieberman ticket would be the Republican dream ticket...but I don’t think Hitchens is eligible.

[EGPWS]

I think Hunter is a good guy,...

He's the best candidate out there for what is best for our country.

Alas, most don't consider what is best for our country when it comes to political backing.

[MinuteGal]

It's amazing how some folks will pick on the most flimsy and far-fetched rumors posted here and then run with them till they appear to be fact.

I haven't seen any Thompson/Lieberman ticket touted here, unless it was one single toonbat.

Just because Fred didn't give a "definitive answer" on this subject doesn't mean Joe will be his Veep choice. C'mon now. It's a stretch pulling a fact out of off-hand comment.

I hope people settle down and don't get all rabbit-eared and thrashing about till election.

Joe will not be ANY candidate's Veep choice. First, he's an independent and brings no strength to a ticket. No one is trusted inside major league politics once they flip parties, no matter how good the explanation and how elfin the personality.

Second, once a national loser, always a national loser, no matter what the explanation. Third, Joe's from a small northeast state with minimal electoral votes which would probably go to the Dem anyway. So why pick Joe? He'd bring nothing into the ticket.

Fourth, Fred ain't that stupid.

He'll choose someone from a geographic area that makes sense and from a state that has a large chunk of electoral votes.

Don't rule out Texas, Minnesota or California (even though California and Minnesota are blue states. Nothing is forever).

Leni

[Maine Mariner]

Does anyone know if any Republican senators plan to endorse
Hillary, or Obama?

[taildragger]

Tj,

You are right....

I could see the Democratic Party grabbing on to them.

What the heck, Hilda has parts of them in her lock box so pulling their strings won't be to hard....

[ari-freedom]

Mccain is a heck of a lot better than Rudy, Mitt and Huck. I didn’t expect Lieberman to pick the best conservative...but the polls look like most Republicans don’t want the best conservative.

[HonestConservative]

Its not significant that he endorsed McCain, it is more significant that he did NOT endorse Her Thighness, or O’.

[Danae]

Liberman endorsing McCain???

Uh, I don’t even know WHAT to make of that other than Joe does not want to endorse any of the front runners so as to avoid the whole big mud wrestling match.

[evad]

I bet heads are exploding over at the DU, demanding that Lieberman become a Republican and NOW.

He can maintain his "I" status...just caucus with the Repubs, and that would do just fine.

[Cheburashka]

Not surprising. They’re both strong on the war on terror, and both liberals. I respect McCain for his unwavering support on national defense, but I’d never vote for him because of McCain-Feingold, opposing Bush’s tax cuts, attacks on Christian evangelicals, and a host of other anti-conservative moves he’s made.

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Ditto in the primaries. In the general, well, you do what you gotta do. Wouldn’t mean you expect great things from it, just that the alternative is worse.

Fortunately McCain won’t be there in the general election.

[furquhart]

Actually, McCain-Lieberman would be a very strong - and quite possibly unbeatable - ticket for the GOP.

Yeah, he’s soft on some issues. Who cares? We’re in a war. We can’t spare this man, he fights.

My God, people, when was the last time that a former Vice Presidential candidate crossed party lines in a national election? Has it happened in living memory?

Henry Wallace running in 1948 is the best I can come up with.

[Nextrush]

But it still can’t end speculation that insiders are using Thompson to drain off conservative votes and give McCain a shot at winning in a big field of candidates.

They are going on the “Today” show?

NBC is the network for McCain.

Home of his old buddy Chris Matthews.

“I get high.....I get high........I get high......, McCain”-
The Chris Matthews Band.

The recent NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) of Iran is scary because it has to reflect official administration policy and can’t just be passed off on Clinton plants.

It looks like the United States is going back to detente and appeasement of our enemies (Like we did with the Soviets in the past).

Contianment and peace talks that sell out Israel in the process. By the way, the sellout doesn’t happen until after the election next November.

This could be driving Lieberman’s thinking.

[Nextrush]

Maybe that’s the McCain strategy. Smear the rest of the candidates so he can come through the pass and win.

I’m not biting the bait.

[omega4179]

A globe endorsement means sabotage for McCain but a Joedorsement is actually a compliment.