Letters to the Editor
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Sen. F. Bomb. Lieberman
I know of no Democratic who refers to Lieberman as "Senator Lieberman" or "Joe Lieberman." Apparently he has changed his first name, Alex, you may wish to make a note of it.
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shocking!
How odd that Joementum found a way to talk about himself so much there. Truly, I am stunned.
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Just switch to "Republican" already, Joe...
...and while you're doing it, be honest and openly admit you would send countless American soldiers to die in Iran in a heartbeat - just to assuage the only people you TRULY serve: right-wing Israelis.
Oh, and by the way: it makes perfect sense that you were once chummy with your fellow DLCer Hilary; after all, you are both about as "centrist" as Karl Rove is svelte...
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As an Arizona native who now lives in Connecticut...
I must say that I dislike both McCain and Lieberman, and it has nothing to do with me disagreeing with them on an issue or two--I consider them both to be terrible human beings devoid of any redeeming qualities. Well, actually, that was a bit harsh. I think McCain has a poor temperament for the presidency and is a person with whom I disagree on many issues. And Lieberman...well, hmmm, you know, he's just a terrible human being without redeeming qualities.
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Might Joe Be Maneuvering for a VP Spot?
Sounds like campaigning to me. After the way these two have behaved in Congress the last few years, they just seem to belong together, don't they? Let's find someplace else besides the White House for them, though, where they can do less damage.
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both sides are guilty of that
Love me, love my crazy relatives. Dems and GOP alike, if you're not with the furthest fringiest reaches of insanity you're viewed as disloyal. This country barely deserves a moderate government anymore and should just revert to alternating brands of extremism.
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Words cannot begin to express
what Joe Lieberman is. Not polite words, anyway.
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Oh Joe, please GO.
Memo to Joe:
Those people you're so grateful to for crossing the party lines aren't particularly happy with you, you bitter little politician. Once you got re-elected, and stopped bamboozling the public about how badly you wanted to see the troops come home, people (even those across party lines) started to really not like you Joe. So, yes, you go do whatever you feel you need to do, and here's the attention it will get nationally: a big yawn.
Signed,
A constituent
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DINO-mite!
Wow, if that's not Shoeless Joe Lieberman bucking for the VP slot on McCain's Straight Talk Express, nothing is -- and it's a natural synergy, when you think about it, given McCain's enthusiasm for a 100+ year War on Terror/War on Anybody, and Lieberman's own deep ties to the defense industry (and what surely got the creep reelected) -- it's a natural union between those two, if you want war without end.
Then again, nothing could derail McCain quicker than having smarmy, smug Joe Lieberman on the ticket. Just look how badly Joe Blow sank Gore. I'm reminded of one of the few times I agreed with Ari Fleischer... (CNN, 8/8/00)...
"It's nice that the vice president picked someone who agreed with Governor Bush on so many issues," Fleischer said, in reference to Lieberman's philosophical breaks with the Democratic Party on issues such as school vouchers.
And, Hell, Bill Clinton loved him, too...
"He's a bold thinker, he's always full of new ideas." Clinton said. "And he's supported the changes that we've made over the last eight years that have turned America around and moved America forward. I think he's just an extraordinary guy... I like him."
Why, Joe Lieberman's DINO-mite!
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Bite me, Joe.
Just go away you old fool.
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So the reward from Joe for us in CT
is that he ignores us. I suppose I should thank my lucky stars that I don't have to listen Senator Droopy Dog.
In the end Senator Lieberman is interessted in himself. I think his ego is stroked by his fellow neocons. He won't be McCain's running mate - they appeal to the same audience.
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Yeah, Joe! Follow the anonymous Salon advice and declare yourself part of the Republican Caucus in the Senate!
Because I have had about enough of Harry Reid as the majority leader and Pat Leahy as Chairman of Judiciary.
Face it, Joe, the Salonistas hate you and they'd happily see you dead if they had their way about it. So why preserve the Democrat majority in the Senate for them? Why not just switch? Personally, I'd give you free reign to run the agenda in the Senate, just to end the Democrat leadership of Judiciary, and get all of the Bush judicial nominees through before the end of the year.
So, yeah, Joe, just do it! Quit faking it! Quit the Democrats once and for all, and join the Republicans!
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Surprise, Surprise
When you don't represent people, they don't vote for you to be their representative. At least, that was how I felt about the Democratic voters in CT.
As for the artless sarcasm of the person advising you to cross the aisle, I have this to say:
I agree 100%.
I am sick of Reid's leadership. He has done nothing for us, and it's time for him to go.
I feel like he embodies the problems with most Democrats today: they're getting better at getting elected, but once in power don't have any agenda except staying elected.
They're gutless cowards and do not deserve to lead the House or Senate.
My only reservation is that the Dems make such a lousy, mewling opposition too.
The sooner Joe Lieberman leaves, the sooner we can all enjoy caring even less about what that horrible man has to say.
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Joe the "Rapture Ready" Freddie
If Joe didn't love to attend all those "Rapture Ready" conferences, people would probably take him seriously.
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Ha! They really mean it, Joe! Switch!
You'd think that every liberal, every Democrat, every 'progressive' would be lining up to kiss your ass every day just for not turning over the Senate majority. But no, Joe, you'r not pure enough for them. Hell, these people didn't elect you. They wanted Ned Freaking Lamont. So screw them, I say. Join us, and you'll make a difference in the Senate agenda.
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Are you there, Joe? It's me, Margaret.
Why is Elephantman addressing Joe Lieberman as if he reads the Salon letters page?
If Joe Lieberman crosses the aisle now to facilitate whatever remains of the Bush agenda, he can look forward to spending the next four years as a back-bencher in the likely event that the Democrats solidify their majority in the 2008 elections.
Also, I don't think Joe switching sides would automatically greenlight Bush's judicial nominees. I mean, weren't the Republicans always complaining about the Democrats obstructing their nominees when the Democrats were in the minority? What incentive would the Democrats have not to stonewall the process when Bush is the lamest of lame ducks?
Personally, I don't think Joe is going to run again in 2012. I think he ran as an Independent just to say "Fuck you" to the Connecticut Democrats who nominated Ned Lamont. Oh yeah, and also because he has such a big hard-on for George W. Bush and the Iraq War.