Video: Lieberman 'won't rule out' switch to Republicans

[DemKR]

Source: MSNBC

In an interview with MSNBC's Nora O'Donnell, Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) admits that joining the Republican Party is not out of the realm of possibility for him.

"I wouldn't rule out," Leiberman says to O'Donnell, adding that "my real hope here is to stay and fight for the kind of Democratic Party I joined when John F. Kennedy was president." He also says that he could support a Republican pro-war presidential candidate.

Lieberman said, "And to be as direct as I can be, Norah, in this question of who I will support for president, I'm going to wait until both parties have their nominees, and I'm going to support the candidate that I think is best for our country, regardless of party. And obviously the positions that they take on the war on terrorism will be very important to me."

Earlier, the Hartford Courant reported that "money poured in" from Republican donors after Lieberman lost in the Democratic primary while running for re-election to his U.S. Senate seat. Lieberman later defeated challenger Ned Lamont in the general election.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Video_Lieberman_considering_support_for_GOP_0319.html

[Lint Head]

1. Switch

Switch you Son of a Bitch.
:dem:

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[DemKR]

2. I was almost reluctant to post this

in the 'news' section. He has been singing the same tune for so long...

[Demobrat]

3. Switch. Please.

Make it official.

[jimshoes]

4. Go ahead asshole

You and rest of the the neo con pirates are going to be in the minority til hell freezes over come 2008.

[Demeter]

5. Lieberman Will Have The Unique Distinction Of Being The Last Republican

because the rest of the GOP will be indicted, convicted, imprisoned, or converted to Libertarianism, or maybe even to the Democratic Party.

[havocmom]

6. Go ahead, Joe. Hold your breath til ya turn blue. You faint before damage is done

Tantrums and threats in a man that age are NOT becoming.

[DemKR]

12. You mean till he turns red :-P n/t

[havocmom]

14. he already dat

;)

[liberal N proud]

7. Acts like a republican, votes like a republican must be a republican

You sure ain't a Democrat Lie-berman

[0rganism]

8. I wonder how all those Connecticut Democrats who voted for Holy Joe like him now

Real nice guy, that Lieberman, always with the public's "best" interests in his sweet little heart. Real nice... for a traitor.

[OhioChick]

9. I heard him talking about this today....

I wish he'd quit threatening and switch already. Jackass.

[primavera]

20. You know it's never going to end

He's just going to keep blackmailing both sides: threatening to leave the Democrats if they don't dance to his tune, and trying to solicit political bribes from Repukes in exchange for the promise of defecting. Look at the man's track record. For Joe, being in Congress has never been about serving the public good; rather the inverse, how the rest of the world can serve him. I thought it spoke such volumes about his character that he viewed Democrats as traitors to him personally for having supported the candidate democratically nominated by the Democrats of his state, like Democrats should abandon their support of democracy and support Lieberpuke regardless of the fact that his constituents rejected him. I mean, really, who gives a shit what the people want? Joe evidently has some devine right to hold office in perpetuity which overrules the petty pedestrian desires of the voters, the ignorant peasants! I have no doubt that Joe will continue to milk his fence-sitting position for his own personal gain for as long as he possibly can, because he can and because the only person who matters to Joe Lieberman is Joe Lieberman.

[liberal renegade]

10. GTFO!

Your a fucking loser and a has been... Like tits on a boar, useless...

[Old and In the Way]

13. Henry - Help him out the door. Strip him of his Committee Chairmanship.

Lieberman wants to leave...just show him the door.

[BayCityProgressive]

16. so if something happened to Lieberman

healthwise, he could be replaced by a Democrat right? Just wondering..

[Old and In the Way]

18. Probably not...Governor of CT is a Republican

It doesn't really matter, the Senate is organized in Democratic control throuhgh the rest of this term...and next term we should see lots more Republics gone.

[Zhade]

37. Can you clarify this?

Is it true that his switching wouldn't immediately impact the Dem majority?

I keep hearing conflicting statements on this.

[primavera]

15. "the Party when Kennedy was president"?

Am I missing something here? Was Kennedy really an advocate for torture, mass murder, perjury, environmental destruction, elimination of civil liberties, corruption, corporate cronyism, dictatorial governance, and the abolition of the Constitution? Those seem to be the governing practices Joe's looking to emulate, but, it's strange, I don't seem to recall the Democratic Party embodying those characteristics when Kennedy was president.

[BayCityProgressive]

17. Well

in all fairness, I am not sure Kennedy fairly won his election, so in that at least, he had something in common with Republicans.

[primavera]

19. Really? Is that true?

Sorry, you're over my head here, I wasn't aware there were ethical concerns regarding his election. But, having watched the Bush family repeatedly re-write history to suit their purposes - and get away with it - I fear none of the "history" I've been brought up with is very trustworthy.

[Catch22Dem]

21. Huge controversy

Do a little searching around and read about it and decide what you think: http://www.slate.com/id/91350/

Personally, I don't feel like I know enough to say one way or the other, but I'm very much aware of it. No matter what, JFK was the right president at the right time. There's no way Nixon and the repukes could have negotiated a peaceful resolution on the brink of nuclear war. No way in hell.

[primavera]

23. Interesting, thanks for the link

I agree that had the repukes been in office with their shoot first, shoot later, shoot some more, then when everybody's dead maybe ask a question approach to governance, we and everyone else on the planet other than the cockroaches would probably all be ashes by now. Still, it's bloody depressing to think that Kennedy might have behaved in such an unethical manner. Damn, there goes another illusion... I'm really running low on those, too.

[rcdean]

31. Nixon declined to challlenge because he had IL problems too.

Daley's phantom and graveyard voters all showed up for JFK as they did for all Dems. But this was a real squeaker, so Cook Co. was singled out as a place where uncovering vote fraud could be easy. But Tricky Dick refused to challenge because the activities for the Republicans downstate were equally notoriously scandalous.

Still Kennedy haters love to pull this out of the sewer to smear him with. Along with many packs of other lies.

[rcdean]

32. Is there a recall provision in CT?

Does anyone know?

[IndianaGreen]

22. Bush thinks of himself as another George Washington

so why wouldn't another derranged Republican, this time Joe Lieberman, not think of himself as a JFK.

[primavera]

24. Good one, thanks!

I needed a chuckle! :hi:

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[rodeodance]

26. I think he has turned into a shameless little man.

[truthisfreedom]

27. Traitor joe gladly accepts funds from the enemy. He's a turncoat, a spy, and a shameless slut.

joe will sleep with anyone to stay in power. To him, it's about getting elected at all cost. He has no morals, no backbone, and no sense of dignity.


He just wants the attention and the power. He doesn't care if he's a constant source of embarrassment to the people he claims to represent.


Go, joe, go join the evil ones, and once they've got you by the balls, you'll be just like them, cringing and begging for crumbs from your fellow weasels.

[David Dunham]

28. Don't be dumb guys. If he switches, we LOSE CONTROL OF THE SENATE

[mac56]

33. So what?!

So we have to kiss his ass for two years?!

Forget it. I'd rather take my pain directly than sit here waiting for Joe's other shoe to drop.

At the very least, if I'm forced to kiss Holy Joe's ass to keep him pacified, I'm gonna yell and scream and shout about it at every turn. Bank on it.

[AndyTiedye]

36. You Won't Have Long to Wait

Lieberman will switch, probably within the month.
He is just negotitating to keep his committee chairmanship when he does.

[Cha]

42. Why should lieman keep

his committee chairmanships if he bails on the Dems? Not that he hasn't bailed on the Dems a long time ago.

[The Stranger]

29. Please, let the Traitor go -- get it over with.

He is extorting those who are trying to take back the country.

[antonialee839]

30. I wish we could rule this sleaze bag out

once and for all. Go Joe, you belong with that cast of despicable characters.

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[Red1]

35. Whoops Dup - Sorry

[KamaAina]

38. You're off message, Joe

And obviously the positions that they take on the war on terrorism will be very important to me.

It's the "war on terror" (pronounced 'terra'). Not "terrorism", "terror" (or "terra"). Got that?

Now, down to business: Whose reserved parking space do you want? :sarcasm:

[KamaAina]

39. I jsut had a horrifying thought. Guess what Holy Joe was before he was a Senator?

He was Connecticut's attorney general.

Did you copy that? He was a state attorney general.

What if, hypothetically, the federal AG position would just happen to open up, say, later this week? Would that be enough to get Traitor Joe to switch?

And that brings us right back to square one: repuke gov appoints sock-puppet replacement, Senate goes back to 50-50, with Cheney (or his replacement) as the tie-breaker... :scared:

[Raine]

40. *yawn*

:boring: The rethugs hate him and have nothing but contempt for him if he switches he is being used but ... whatever. I could almost feel sorry for him as he searches in both parties for what he can't find...respect...he's a joke. :silly: :-(

[Robbins]

41. Lieberman

This Is getting ridcules.How can the leadership let him chair the homeland security committee when he keeps aying he Is not ruling out switching to Republicans and supporting the Republican nominee In 2008.He should not be allowed to call himself a Democrat.And where are all the Lieberman Dems
who supported him during the primary now when they felt free to critize Kerry for a botched Joke
but say silent about Lieberman.ALso this proves he Is a damned liar.He said over and over to keep the 35 percent of Democrats and the barely majority of Independts that he would caucus with Democrats during the fall campaign.And I hate to say what are we really getting putting up with him to get a bare majority In the senate.Nothing Is getting done.And the Republicans who said we can't fillerbuster judges are fillerbustering Iraq debates.And how dare he compare himself to John Kennedy.It makes me sick that people who claim to be democrats justify votting with Republicans by using the logic Democrats are no longer the party of John F Kennedy.

[heatstreak]

43. Good God, 2012 is a long way off. I can't wait to see him thrown out.