Proof Lieberman will DEFECT to the GOP in '07...spread the word!

[jackbourassa]

Washington Democrats are absolutely fooling themselves if they believe that Joe Lieberman will caucus with them if he should win the election this November. It just doesn't make sense. Lieberman has burned SO MANY bridges with Democrats that any kind of reconciliation is IMPOSSIBLE. Worse, if Lieberman should caucus with the Dems then he would piss of Connecticut Republicans...you know the ones who give Lieberman two-thirds of his support!

It's a silly pipe dream to believe that Lieberman will caucus with us. He has proven himself to be a gutless coward who covets power more than anything! Lieberman may cost us Democrats a majority in the Senate if he is elected.

Don't believe me? Read this and puke! Joe Lieberman defended Dennis Hastert and thinks everyone is being unfair to him...

http://nedlamont.com/blog/1658/ned-on-joe-liebermans-defense-of-dennis-hastert

Not convinced, huh? Read this and puke some more! New York Republican Mayor Mike Bloomberg has dispatched several of his aides to help Lieberman in anticipation that Joe will NOT caucus with the Democrats...

http://nymag.com/daily/politics/2006/10/_mayor_bloomberg_just_produced.html

Since when has being a moderate meant that you were a total Republican apologist? He's not a moderate, he's a turncoat. Democrats better wake up to this before it's too late

LIEBERMAN HAS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Redstone]

1. NO MO' JOE!

Joe gotta go. Get everyone you know to get out and VOTE, OK?

Redstone

[Joe for Clark]

2. Couldn't agree more!

Joe

[unschooler]

3. Guess that will make one more repub voter up in Connecticut.

Fortunately, they're still in the minority up there.

[AzDar]

4. Goodbye, Joe...you gotta go, me-oh-my-oh.... n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

5. You mean he'll become the partisan Republican he's been acting like?

[welshTerrier2]

6. it may not be quite that black and white ...

keep an eye on the possibility of a new centrist third party that will try to play one side off against the other ...

check this out: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/welshTerrier2/98

[bunny planet]

7. He's the new Zel Miller.

Come to think of it, has anyone ever seen both of them in the same room together.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. I've been saying this for a while .....

..... ***if*** the 'counters' count the self selected 3rd party guy running against Lamont as a Dem, then we MUST get 52 seats for a guaranteed majority.

The self selected 3rd party guy running against Lamont as a Dem can NOT be counted on to keep his promise to caucus with the Dems.

[bonito]

9. Well ,let's shed some light in Connecticut

It's easy when you got the truth on your side. DU to Connecticut!

[Mabus]

10. Another joementous decision to jump start his overall joementum.

Joe has got to go!

[femmedem]

11. More evidence: thanks Imus for violating Geneva C. with Dems

"And I want to thank you Don for your interrogation of these other Democrats out there…and know that your interrogations aren’t covered by Common Article III of the Geneva Convention. Heh-heh-heh."

http://www.nedlamont.com/blog

[Justice Is Comin]

12. There has to be one or two debates coming up isn't there?

[Tom Joad]

13. Gutless Coward? Hardly. Standing with a most unpopular President

in his most insane policies is not a sign of cowardice. Foolishness and extremism, Yes, most definitely. Not cowardice. and now Joe is standing by the Republican speaker while Joe's fellow Republicans are deserting Hastert. He gets more foolish by the day.
You can help Joe and people like him. Give generously.

[elehhhhna]

14. Yesterday child-Joe-lester called attacks on Hastert "too patisan"

[terryg11]

15. does it matter if he's a dem or not?

either you agree with his politics or not.

Is he ok as long as he stays a dem? Personally I think he needs to go whether he keeps the D or not

[JPZenger]

16. He'll go with whichever party controls the chairmanships

Lieberman is only concerned about Lieberman, hence the name of his party Connecticut for Lieberman, not Lieberman for Connecticut. Joe will go with whoever controls the majority in the Senate and therefore will offer him chairmanships.

[robinlynne]

17. I heard on teh news this week that Bush was considering placing Joe in

Rumsfeld's place in 2004. don't remember if it was woodward who said it.

[leesa]

18. Does Joe even work for this country?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/nyregion/05lieberman.html?ex=1160712000&en=8f28322697dd074d&ei=5070&emc=eta1

He needs to get his priorities in order beyond the GOP vs Dem thing.

[flaminbats]

21. interesting link..

I believe Lieberman will switch parties, unless he is defeated this year. Otherwise..what Lieberman does next depends on who has the majority in the Senate. If Republicans still have a majority, I agree Lieberman will switch and may even run for re-election again..but only if Republicans still have a majority in 2012. If Democrats win control of the Senate this year, I still think Lieberman will switch parties in 2007. But I doubt he'll run for re-election again, and its very likely he may run for President as a Republican in 2008.

[1932]

19. Yeah. Spread the word so more Republicans vote for him

on top of the confused Democrats who are sticking with him.

[Auntie Bush]

20. Joe has got to Go!

If he is elected...he may be our next SoD...when they get rid of Rummy.

He'll have to become a Thug...that's the deal he struck when he got that kiss. This has been in the works for a long time.

[zulchzulu]

22. Trust Lieberman at your peril

Every suspicion that Lieberman was a Repug in Dem clothing has been solidly proven. He can never be trusted and my hope is that he finally flames out and becomes a household term for a turncoat.

[elocs]

23. It's a sure thing bet

if the Democrats would win a 51/49 majority in the Senate. They would probably offer him whatever he wanted to defect.

[beyurslf]

24. He will caucus with whoever has the majority.

[jackbourassa]

25. But what if he is the deciding vote???

What if it's 49 to 49 with 2 independents?

[fujiyama]

26. I think he'll defect then

I think the republicans in such a case will be so desperate to retain power they will give him whatever cushy chairmainships he wants. He'll hold out to the last minute and extract whatever deal he can get.

He's proven himself to look out for himself, and himself only. He has no loyalty to anyone.

And unfortunately a blue state may still vote for this SOB. WTF is wrong with the nutmeg state? It voted against Bush by a good 8-10%...

[JerseygirlCT]

27. He will attempt to use both sides to garner himself the most

publicity and attention. Then he will piously declaim his solitary position of bi-partisan.

Holy Joe will continue to be essentially up for grabs to the highest bidder. Blech.