Democrats Need to Jettison Lieberman As a Troublesome Traitor

[babylonsister]

Democrats Need to Jettison Lieberman As a Troublesome Traitor
by Dewayne Wickham

Joseph Lieberman is a political bad penny.

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Last year he sought re-election as an independent after losing the Democratic Party’s primary to Ned Lamont, a political newcomer who waged a largely anti-war campaign against the three-term senator.

“I am in this race to the end,” Lieberman said at the time. “For me, it is a cause, and it is a cause not to let this Democratic Party that I joined with the inspiration of President Kennedy in 1960 to be taken over by people who are far from the mainstream of American life that I fear we will not elect Democrats in the numbers that we should in the future.”

Electing Democrats was his goal then. Now, it’s foisting a Republican into the White House.

“I know it’s unusual for a Democrat to be endorsing a Republican,” he said recently in announcing his support for GOP Sen. John McCain in the presidential race. “It’s even unusual for an independent Democrat like me to be endorsing a Republican.

“You know, political parties are important in our country, but they’re not more important than what’s best for our country. They’re not more important than friendship. They’re not more important than our future. And that’s why I’m proudly here to urge Republicans and independents in New Hampshire to come out on Jan. 8 and make John McCain the next president of the United States,” Lieberman said.

In endorsing McCain, Lieberman effectively opposes all eight Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination - including fellow Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd.

Of course, Lieberman is free to back whomever he wants. But if he feels the entire field of Democratic candidates is unacceptable - from Dennis Kucinich on the far left to Dodd and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden closer to the center - then he ought to cut his thin ties to the Democratic Party.

Sure, such a move would put control of the Senate back in the hands of Republicans, but it would also help Democrats regain their soul.

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/24/5978/

[Xipe Totec]

1. Jettison? Don't you mean flush?

the guy is already toilet bowl flotsam.

[acmavm]

2. People here think that we'd lose our advantage if we dump the lying

bastard. We wouldn't.

Anyway, the bastard is not worth it. He's going against us at every turn. And he's blackmailing us all with his threats and tantrums. Let him go. The repubs don't really want his ass. And we need to show that we will not tolerate amoral traitor bastards in the democratic party.

[Parche]

3. True

It probably wont make a difference, we have 1year left,
then all of those Repubes that are either retiring or very vulerable
We will pick up seats unlike 2006, it will be a landslide...:bounce: :hi:

[lvx35]

16. He's KILLING the dems in congress, along with with others like him.

Basically, We thought we had given a congress a mandate by putting dems in control, but we had actually allowed these bald faced republicans to run as members of our own party. The result is that congress can't get a freaking thing done under the banner of "democratic control" and comes out looking like complete assholes. It would be better to "lose" (aka be exactly where we are today) but with the people knowing that republicans still control congress, thus the horrible acts and 11% approval rating.

[flamin lib]

4. Just need a few more seats in the Senate and then it hosta la vista, Baby.,

[tblue37]

17. Subpoena power still matters.

While it is true that they are not impeaching, they ARE investigating, and when the true Dem majority (i.e., a majority of true Dems, not a majority comprised of jerks like Lieberman) takes shape, all that evidence will be there.

[RC]

5. And all the gains and stoppages would come to a sudden reversal.

bu$h would start stacking the courts and filling the empty administration spots with his boot licker's again. To say nothing of any and all of the investigations coming to a screeching halt. Bad idea until we have enough congress critters that we can afford to jettison him.

[babylonsister]

6. Color me curious; what has Lieberman voted on that gave 'victory'

to the Dems since he was reelected? I can't recall a thing...he votes against Dems' interests, so he might as well be a rethug.

[RC]

7. He is caucusing with the Democrats. Without him the majority goes back to the criminals.

We would again have a rubber stamp congress.

[saigon68]

12. Another scum bag chicken hawk draft dodger

Like his mentor dick cheney

[Yuugal]

14. "We would again have a rubber stamp congress."

Uh yeah, that would be terrible........ :evilgrin:

[VP505]

15. Sorry RC but I believe you are

wrong about that, Majority status and Committee Chairmanships are set at the beginning of the congress, in this case the 110th, that WILL NOT CHANGE until the next congress depending who wins a majority of seats in the 08 election

[acmavm]

8. Exactly. He's worse than dead weight. And he's not republican lite, he's

100% pure republican/neocon supporting trash.

[TahitiNut]

9. That's what folks get when they vote for the label instead of the person.

Being an independent liberal, I suppose it's a waste of time to express my disgust at the abysmal lack of "quality control" that political parties exercise over their brand names. ("Platform? We don't need no steenking platform!")

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Cleita]

10. I did back in election 2000 when he debated Dick Cheney and

couldn't kiss his ass enough. But I did stand alone practically back then. I'm glad to get the company today.

[kentuck]

11. Unfortunately, we will have to put up with him until after next election

Then, if we have a better majority, someone else can have his committee chairmanships. At least, he should be relieved of those positions. However, at the moment, he is secure.

[librechik]

13. agree--especially since the new (effective) majority in the Senate is 60

he's not helping us do anything--and he always votes on the other side anyway!

Flush him!At least, don't let him caucus with us any more--he's just a traitor spy!