Is Lieberman really a Centrist?

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I can't remember who it was on the news, but they stated that progressives were against Bush's Iraq policies, while Lieberman, who was more Centrist, supported him.

That sounds like someone is pushing the envelope of "Centrist" so Lieberman sounds like a moderate. I think he's anything but moderate, but, where exactly does he stand? And is it time for us to define if "Centrists" really support Bush's Iraq plans?

[Nutmegger]

1. LIEberMe is a puke who deserves shame and scorn for what he has done.

We'll kick him to the curb in '08.

[atreides1]

2. Is the Pope Italian?

[Karmageddon]

3. Only if by "centrist" you mean the * dead center between the cheeks

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5. LOL!

[emulatorloo]

4. Lieberman's voting record is liberal on some issues. On the war he is a hawk, not a "Centrist" n/t

[Nimrod2005]

6. I say yes politically, AND he is a religious fanatic!!!

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7. So you're saying that Centrists, as a rule, support Bush's Iraq policy?

[Nimrod2005]

9. No, I am talking about his voting record in the Senate.

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12. Okay, I'm saying that he no longer is an example of a Centrist.

He's getting far too much credibility by being called one.

[Nimrod2005]

16. Hell yes, I agree 100%

[LSK]

8. no, hes the only thing keeping Biden, Leahy, Levin in chairmanshp positions

I wish people would think BIG PICTURE.

[Hippo_Tron]

14. And that's going to change if a bunch of people on a message board trash him?

Besides, he has no incentive to become a Republican. He has far more bargaining power if he caucuses with the Democrats than if he caucuses with the GOP. Especially since he'd probably have to share his chairmanship with the ranking democrat if the Senate were 50/50.

[Warpy]

10. Yes, unfortunately his center represents the mid point

between conservative Democrats and far right neocons.

You have to describe either end to find out where the center lies.

It's not the true center, of course, but describing the two ends does make him resemble some sort of centrist.

[marmar]

11. Social centrist....But neocon just about everywhere else.

n/t

[mmonk]

13. Define centrist.

Centrist according to the media definition would be someone that supports pre-emptive war and no constitutional checks and balances or rights. I call that fascism.

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17. I think then...

that either Lieberman is no longer a Centrist, OR, most people are no longer Centrist.

[mmonk]

21. Or the media is redefining reality and centrist for the public.

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29. I see that too.

[Idioteque]

15. He's a libertarian's nightmare...

Neoconservative on foreign policy, socialist on on economic policy, and nanny statist on social policy.

He basically wants the the government to run every bit of everybody's life. I can honestly say that he is my least favorite politician.

[Cleita]

18. My opinion of Lieberman is that he is a Quisling, which

if you know your Nazi history, makes him a traitor. Let's get this straight, today's politics aren't really about left, moderate and right, but those of us who back those who honor the Constitution and those of us who back the treasonous secret consortiums who don't. Those who back them, like Lieberman, are treasonous IMHO.

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19. OH! Maybe we'll learn more about Quislings in the next Harry Potter

book? Quislings sound like Squibs who really have magical powers, but pretend to be muggles. Sort of like an unregistered animagus.

Sorry, I'm trying to gather strength to get back outside to finish a job. Thanks for the info. I like the word "Quisling." I encounter many of them types in everyday life.

[Cleita]

25. Major Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Quisling was a Norwegian

who collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Norway. Sorry, he has nothing to do with Harry Potter. :-)

Although, he originally became a communist, he became enamoured of the Nazi philosophy but was unable to be elected to Parlaiment in a country as democratic as Norway. Because of this he helped the Nazis to gain a foothold in Norway.

When the Germans secured Oslo Quisling declared himself head of a new Norwegian government under Germany. The Norwegians fortunately resisted. Although he eventually was tried for treason and sentenced to death, he got life imprisonment instead.

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28. Thanks!

[Richard Steele]

20. He thinks he's the center of the universe, if that's what you mean.

[jannyk]

22. Is this a 'trick'question? What's the 'punchline'? nt

[WI_DEM]

23. On Iraq he's anything but a centrist

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30. That's my point.

I think he's getting more mileage out of being called a "Centrist" than he deserves. It confuses people who don't know him like we do.

[mvd]

24. When he's at least just as much to the right as Bush on..

the war, that's a reactionary position. Not a centrist IMO.

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31. Exactly.

[valerief]

26. Are war hawks centrists? nt

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32. I think we're beyond the median point on the war issue.

Which is why he should be redefined as anything to the right of Centrist.

[Jacobin]

27. He's a Likudnick

[Edweird]

33. Centrist my ass! He is a lying scumbag.

If this dirtbag is in the center, where the hell is the right? He's providing political cover for dimwit over the hertbreaking disaster that was katrina. He supports the war.. He doesn't care about the wishes of the democratic voter ( he lost the primary and ran anyway). This pasty faced dickwad is anything but centrist. The current left is probably about where the center should be right now, but because of this insane fascist shift to the right, everything is off.