Lieberman is considering switching parties and join Senate Republicans

[sabra]

http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/lieberman_obama_naive/2008/10/07/138212.html

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Asked if he may leave his party and join with Senate Republicans, Lieberman said he had no immediate plans to make that move, but said he would consider it at a later date.

“The Democratic Party of today is not the Democratic Party that I joined in the '60s under my hero President Kennedy, and it’s not the Democratic Party of my dear friend Bill Clinton,” Lieberman said.

:eyes:

[leftofthedial]

1. well, duh.

[neverforget]

2. Bye! Can I kick him on the way out?

[FLAprogressive]

3. Bye Joe! nt

[MattBaggins]

4. So he speaks for Bill Clinton now?

Throw him out of the party now.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. He is scum and vermin.

He has created his own problems and he blames the party. What a low-rent motherfucker.

[DJ13]

6. I bet most of the Republicans dont want you either Joe

You've proven yourself to be a grandstanding egotistical prick who would turn on your own party to satisfy your own ambitions.

The GOP already has enough people like that, they wont want you either.

[texanshatingbush]

20. Gee, Joe can become the Benedict Arnold of the 21st century.....

without Arnold's natural talents.

After becoming one of the King's Men, Arnold was reviled in England--never trusted by his fellow officers, I understand, because he WAS a turncoat.

I wonder if the rePublicans would pay Lieberman as well as King George III paid his lapdog: "Arnold received a commission as a Brigadier General in the British Army, a good annual pension of £360, and a lump sum of about 17 times that amount", per Wiki.

[wileedog]

7. It takes a special kind of asshat to switch your affilliation to a party that

diasagrees with just about every position you have ever taken your whole life other than one misbegotten war.

And to do it just as they are about to be handed a first class whupping in November and be swept into relative irrelevance.

Good job Joe.

[speedoo]

8. Yeah, fuck you, Joeblivion.

Your political career is over, pal. I'm sorry I ever voted for you back when you were a real Democrat.

[endarkenment]

9. Fuck off.

Your hero Kennedy's surviving brother says fuck off too. From his death bed.

[wtmusic]

10. Switching? I thought he was becoming a Democrat. nt

[gaiilonfong]

11. bwahahahaha Bill Clinton's Party

that coming from LIEberman who dissed Bill during the Lewinsky affair...what a friggin yenta basturd

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. Well, the Repugs have room for another turd in their shit-salad.

[wtmusic]

21. M-m-m! Great side for my crap sandwich! nt

[Bluebear]

13. Go.

[Lerkfish]

14. good timing, Joe, just as republicans are dying off as a viable breed.

good riddance.

[Bake]

32. Immaculate timing!

The ones who jumped back in the 90s did so because they could see which way the wind was blowing and they wanted in on the majority side (legislatively, that is). Joe's gonna jump now when the Pukes are in their "last throes" ...

HEHE!!

Bake

[Supersedeas]

15. What if they don't want the Pro-Choice one issue wonder Bush loving freak?

[charlie]

16. Too funny

They don't really want him, Joe'll find that out soon enough when he flips. He'll just be another liberal Republican, marginalized and having to endure serious primary challenges from his buddies. He's fucked if he goes Repub, better off to stay put and play the filibuster spoiler so he can continue to milk perks off the Dems.

[LiberalFighter]

17. What will be the benefit to the Republican Party to accept Lieberman as one of their own? NADA!!

[dysfunctional press]

18. i'm guessing that this may be joe's last term.

unless the voters of connecticut want to select him as a repug.

[lame54]

19. He's the last one to come up with this idea

[frylock]

22. because that's what zell miller did, right?

when the GOP used him up like a chickenhead, he was able to finish his accomplished career as a republican. joe, you are a goddamned idiot.

[Cha]

23. Fuck head lieberman..always the whinging victim when he's

the one who turned into a raving maniac..

Wonder if we'll ever see Ned Lamont in the Senate?

[subterranean]

24. He might as well just go ahead and make it official.

[dbonds]

25. Its News Max, very unreliable - and he can't leave the Dems, they booted him last election.

[closeupready]

26. If he did this, it would hurt him far more than anyone else.

Because he would lose many of his perks. And in a Congress poised to turn even bluer, his vote would no longer be pivotal, so Republicans would tell him "hi, how ya doing, take a number and get in line."

[mwooldri]

54. It really is not in his interest to become an R.

The Junior senator would find himself out of a job if he did that - he is after all in a quite a blue state, and the main reason why he won last time IIRC is because the Republican party at the federal level campaigned to support his re-election, leaving the official Republican nominee in CT out in the cold. The 'Official R' got 9.6% of the vote in 2006, compared to 34% in 2000. It was a clever tactic to his re-election: split the D vote and get most of the R votes. In 2012 he'd be reliant on splitting the D votes and getting the R votes again if he stayed I. If he went R that'd unify the D vote. If he groveled and went back as a compliant D then he'd keep his seat.

However come 2008 elections, if we do very very well indeed, Lieberman may become totally irrelevant.

Mark.

[JerseygirlCT]

63. I'm absolutely convinced he knows this is his last term.

There's no chance he'd be re-elected - whatever party he claims to belong to.

Even the fools who voted for him last time are sorry they did.

[snappyturtle]

27. Great as if yesterday was too soon. nt

[AndyA]

28. I'm pretty sure Jack Kennedy would have a few choice thoughts for

Lieberman if he were around today.

"Hero" Jack would not be thrilled with Joe's alliances of late.

[spanone]

29. he shouldn't have a fucking choice the democrats should kick him out

[sakabatou]

30. Now my late grandfather, your shul buddy

Would want to punch you, LIEberman.

[baby_mouse]

31. Joe - just DO IT.

Get OUT of the bloody WAY.

[Kerrytravelers]

33. Is he switching parties to become a Democrat?

Please. Who cares? We don't need his nonsense... and it won't matter. This will be his last term in the Senate.




Hey Joe! I want to tell you a little secret you don't seem to know yet. Come here! I gotta tell you something. How do I say this... Hate to deflate your ego and all, since you seem to think you're some cort of badass or something... ... but your Senate career and standing? Well, my friend (to quote your new BFF,) that seems to be a thing of the past. Basically, here is your political career ---> You have officially drank the RW kool-aide But don't worry, the Democrats won't forget you. They'll be on their side of the aisle, and will acknowledge you like this:



But, I suppose he is wanting some attention. OK. I'll oblige. "Say it ain't so, Joe." Here, let us seduce you back. Is that enough, Joe? Ok, you can take your ball and go home now.




For crying out loud. :eyes: Go, already. Please. Go. This idiot makes me want to scream. Does anyone listen to him blabber anymore? Are you gone yet? Doing my happy dance! Let's all do a happy dance!




'K. See 'ya, dude.





This thread just needed smilies to get through it.

[AlCzervik]

34. Just go already, it's like a "I'm leaving DU" thread for crissakes.

[Kerrytravelers]

35. Ah yes, the ever popular "Goodbye Cruel World" cries.

[mainegreen]

36. Yeah, but can he get elected as a Republican in CT?

I'm betting not.
He won based on a three way split election.
Going back to two way, the odds of his winning go down I'd imagine, and I bet he thinks so too.

He'll stay independent for now and utilize the vote splitting to his advantage.

[KamaAina]

37. In other news, Clay Aiken came out of the closet

I'm shocked. Shocked!

:sarcasm:

[NoGOPZone]

38. Joe, rats are supposed to LEAVE sinking ships, not join them. nt

[Faygo Kid]

39. Good. Compromising our integrity has gone far enough.

Good riddance. It's your last term, Joe.

[Indenturedebtor]

40. I don't think that the defense industry cares what party you're in

They just care how you voted when you were in office. I'm quite certain that you will not be gaining office again you sack of filth.

[onethatcares]

41. he's an Independent, no one wants him.

damn douchebag, and that's smearing douchebags everywhere. Sorry.

[beac]

42. Poor Joementum, he knows he is screwn.

"You can't fire me, I quit!"

And I'm sure all his new GOP buddies will be RUSHING to give him some choice chairmanships, etc. :rofl:

Maybe Governor Palin will make him the head of her new 'Jews for Jesus' task force back in Alaska. :shrug:

[Poiuyt]

43. Lieberman PROMISED that he would vote with the Democrats

In a November 15, 2006, article, Leibovich reported: "During the campaign, Mr. Lieberman said repeatedly that he would continue to vote with the Democratic caucus." Indeed, in October 2006, after Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic Senate primary to challenger Ned Lamont and decided to run for his seat as an independent, blogger spazeboy posted a video in which Lieberman was asked: "Would you unequivocally ... caucus with the Democrats?" Lieberman responded: "I've said that 1,200 times." When asked to clarify with a "yes or no" answer, Lieberman responded: "Yes. Yes."

more -

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807140008

[ddeclue]

44. You mean he's NOT a Republican already???

Oh Dear God...GO already... all the better... you are guaranteed to be in the minority and be powerless next year anyways...

[obamaforme]

45. Good riddance!

[goclark]

46. Let the door ~

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

47. Fuck him!

He wanted Clinton impeached to send a message!

[Rockholm]

48. Just do it....fuckface.

[slampoet]

49. Is this headline from 2001 >?

[Johonny]

50. He won't

He knows he'll lose his senate seat if he puts an R next to his name come next election. He'll stay independent and try to caucus with whatever party is in power.

[optimisticin08]

51. He is a scumbag

[ElsewheresDaughter]

52. I hope the g d door knocks his ass to the floor on his way out

[Contrary1]

53. In other words: "You can't fire me; I quit!"

:rofl:

[demokatgurrl]

55. Good riddance, what the hell is taking so long?

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, Joe.

[undeterred]

56. Don't keep teasing us Joe, say its so.

[sarcasmo]

57. Senator Palpatine has never been a Democrat, a Dino is all he will ever be.

[Virginia Dare]

58. Looks like Joe needs a little push..

[ogneopasno]

59. Get OUT!

You're kidding!

[marmar]

60. Va te faire foutre, Joe Lieberman......

Get the fuck out you POS...... Good grief I hate that man, and I hate to say I hate anyone. :argh:

[Forkboy]

61. Cya later then, cockface.

[JerseygirlCT]

62. I really wonder what his staff is thinking these days...

Can't be a surprise, but then again, they thought they were signing on for a Democrat all those years ago.

He's such an ass.

I don't know that it much matters what party he picks. We'll have the majority, almost certainly, without him anyway. And it's not like we were really counting on his votes.

Making it all official just seems to get it all out of the way and in the open, doesn't it?

[Dukkha]

64. Hey asshole, you're already out!

you're that stammering drunken idiot that won't taken a hint and leave at the end of the night even when the cab has been called for you.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

65. The next time Joe invokes the name of a Kennedy

somebody needs to spit in his face. Seriously. If I could hock a loogie from Wisconsin and nail the bastard, I'd do it myself.

[arthritisR_US]

66. he won't be missed....n/t

[NoPasaran]

67. And Joe Lieberman today

Is not the same Joe Lieberman who was a Freedom Rider in the 1960s. Que sera, sera.

[GreenTea]

68. And what democratic president has been in office for him to say that since Clinton?

Lieberman is a fucking liar making bullshit excuses only Bush has been in office, since :ieberman ran on the Dem VP ticket.

But he thinks Bush and the republicans are great, That it's the Dems that are the problem, who has been in excutive office since 2001 the republicans were in compete control of congress, * senate as well from Jan 2001 to jan 2007!

What a lying pile of pig shit is the asshole Lieberman!!!