Posted on 12/17/2007 12:46:19 PM PST by no dems
Lieberman is a flaming liberal on everything but the war. He and McCain are perfect bedfellows.
Let’s see - an endorsement by an Independent who is a liberal Democrat in many ways.....hmmmmmmm....is that a good thing for a Republican candidate?
After the way the DNC and DCCC turned on him for the sin of supporting the WOT, I think he sticks around for the pleasure of making their heads explode.
Let us not forget Lieberman caucuses with the Dems.
this is only impressive because Lieberman is pretty well respected across the spectrum.
It won’t impress conservatives, whom McCain needs to win.
But it does make a case for why he could be strong in the general election.
“Why doesn’t Lieberman become a Pubbie and give the GOP control of the Senate?”
Lieberman is an old school Democrat. I used to think he would switch, but he just isn’t capable of doing it.
My mom was an old Philadelphia trade union Democrat. Her positions were often conservative, but she always stuck up for the Dems. Even after the only thing that remained of the old party was simply the name.
I think it goes back to those generations that came up or were directly influenced by the depression. Everyone in my mother’s family got a job as a direct result of knowing the precinct captain - they never went back on that loyalty.
Lieberman would probably have been a better pubbie that Linc Chaffee. I wish he would come over just to regain control of the senate, but he won’t.
This generation will of liberals will be gone after this presidential cycle. I’ll be glad of that.
When the endorser is a Joe Liebermann, you betcha. Turning the Democrats on their heads to keep his Senate seat earned him a lot of respect.
How good a thing it is? Wael, that's to be seen.
Only the media would find this of value to McCain.
What a joke. mclame can't even unite pubbies, let alone the country.
Why “unlikely?” McCain is a RINO.
Oh yeah, a glut of recent endorsements of McCain by a bunch of liberal newsrags and a liberal politician has convinced me to vote for him (NOT!!!).
Mock it all you want, but I guarantee if you polled a McCain/Lieberman ticket vs any combination or Rs or Ds it would win the national election by a landslide.
Had Lieberman been the Presidential candidate instead of the VP on the ticket in 2000, Bush would not have became president.
I still say keep an eye on McCain, he’s the dark horse on the R side, and if the top tier stumble, he’ll be the one who gains from it.
From what I have seen so far if Duncan Hunter can’t get the nomination then McCain is the best of the lot and I know you might flame me but, the ex-preacher from Clintonville will never be prez. Rudy, Mitt and Fred will just spend a lot of money. The race is the Republicans to lose. A uniter might save the office of President but, Rudy, Mitt, Fred and Huckleberry will not unit the Republicans.
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