Posted on 09/24/2008 3:36:12 PM PDT by SmithL
Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut Democrats are considering whether to ask Sen. Joe Lieberman to leave the party for speaking at the Republicans' convention and backing GOP presidential nominee John McCain.
The party scheduled a debate Wednesday night on a resolution that would censure Lieberman and ask the veteran politician to resign from the Democratic Party.
Lieberman was re-elected to the Senate as an independent after losing the Democratic primary in 2006 to businessman Ned Lamont, but while he calls himself an "independent Democrat" in the Senate he remains a registered Democrat and has said he has no plans to change his affiliation. The four-term senator nearly became vice president in 2000 as Al Gore's running mate.
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These lib/dems are so ugly to everyone.....
They’d better be careful. They just might need Joe Lieberman.
Since when does a censure mean anything?
If I got censured by a bunch of morons, I’d make a button that said “Censured By Morons” and wear it.
I thought he was an Independent who caucuses with the dems.
Are they stupid or am I missing something? Didn’t he already change his affiliation to Independent?
So what the heck?? Does this mean that you must vote for the Party’s candidate or you don’t get to be in the Party? Sounds like something Saddam Hussein used to do!
Reminds me of spoiled brats throwing down their marbles and huffing off with their noses in the air, all with the intent to tattle.
He already left the party. They ran a dem against him.
Party before Country. Every time. The Rats never did censure Bill Clinton. They opposed impeachment but said something must be done. They did nothing.
Rats lie. Socialists lie. Always.
They should thank him- if he was caucusing with the GOP it would be 50/50 Cheney tie breaker.
We all noticed how quickly their vitriol hatred for Bush immediately switched to the new person to feast upon. This evil hatred is bigger then these people and it is getting worse. Maybe I am playing it up a bit and am over-imagining things, but this is getting a bit concerning. Especially now that the colleges, universities, schools, and MSM have as much power over the young minds in this country. Makes me feel a bit grateful I am middle age and not just starting out in this country. /rant. I am not in a positive mood today with all the sickness these libs are spreading around.
Kinda like Obama? Yep. Kinda like Obama and the rest of these Dem leaders. Great description!! Fitting.
I say, go ahead you Democrats. Lieberman beat you once at your sly games. This is exactly what the country needs to see. You want to censure someone for expressing their own thoughts! That'll win you votes! Come on, just try it. And, please, do so soon. Obama needs all the help he can get from the whiners and finger-pointers. He certainly can't win on his own merit.
So how much time and money will it cost to make official what everybody already knows? Well I guess there’s nothin’ better goin’ on, eh?
He is not a Dim. He is an independent. As an independent, they have no standing to criticize who he supports for president or what convention he speaks at.
They could take away his committee chairmanship if they get a majority of more than one. That of course is why he should have caucused with the GOP during this current Congress.
What happened to tolerance? Diversity?
Big /S
I am sure he can just use the maverick label!!!! Oh wait he is a lib never mind.
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