Wow, I can name TWO good things about Joe Lieberman...

[Bush loves Jiang]

1. He took Bush to task for his unprincipled position against Taiwanese democracy. (To be fair, Clinton was no better.)

2. He's pro-choice. (When you list that as a quality in a Democrat, that's called desperation.)

[hellhathnofury]

1. Joe appreciates your support.

3. He has a strong enviromental record too.

Congressional Candidate 107th 106th 105th
Senator John Edwards (NC) 68% 88% n/a
Congressman Richard Gephardt (MO) 91% 93% 83%
Senator John Kerry (MA) 92% 94% 100%
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (OH) 95% 90% 86%
Senator Joe Lieberman (CT) 88% 94% 100%

http://www.globalstewards.org/democrats.htm

[Ediacara]

2. He's actually reasonably good on quite a few issues

Including gay rights (except the issue of marriage) and the environment. What I dislike about Joe is that he pontificates about morality, and I guess I am too much of an agnostic to really get turned on by his style.

That being said, I'd rather have a senate full of Lieberman's than a senate with 97 Trent Lott's and 3 Wellstone's. He's generally on the right side of most issues, which is good.

[LTR]

3. He stands up for the little guy

Very pro-small business.

But so are the other guys, especially Gephardt.

[beyurslf]

4. I think Joe is on the right side of many Dem issues

minus the war and his constant in your face religion. I just get tired of him always talking about his god. If I wanted to hear it, I would go to church.

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[Cheswick2.0]

25. the poster didn't say there was anything wrong with going to church

He said if he wanted to get preached to he would go to churh.

[hellhathnofury]

29. I do to, so he can get the Howard-faith treatment.

[Walt Starr]

5. Joe Lieberman is infinitely preferable to many Democrats

and I'd take Zell Miller over George W. Bush any day of the week and twice on Sundays!

[hellhathnofury]

6. Joe is much better than Zell. Much much better.

I don't know why people call him a Republican?

[Walt Starr]

10. I would say that Joe Lieberman is infinitely preferable to Zell

so that tells ya where I am when comparing Lieberman to Bush.

;)

[JPJones]

7. Citing Drudge is just lazy

What does his staff do all day? Certainly not researching their press releases.

[hellhathnofury]

9. They seem to be campaigning.

Why? I dunno.

Prove they cite Drudge more than the NYT, WP or WSJ.

[JPJones]

12. Here's the press release

Sorry, no link, it is gone from their website.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jano Cabrera
Thursday, January 15, 2004

LIEBERMAN STATEMENT ON CLARK IRAQ TESTIMONY

MANCHESTER, NH -- Joe Lieberman issued the following statement in response to the Drudge Report's discovery of congressional testimony from September 2002 in which Wes Clark made the case for war in Iraq. The report provides evidence directly contradicting Clark's repeated claims that he has been "very consistent" on the war "from the very beginning."

Statement by Joe Lieberman

"Yesterday, Wesley Clark attacked me for pointing out his multiple positions on the war in Iraq. It is no longer credible for Wesley Clark to assert that he has always had only one position on the war - being against it. His own testimony before Congress shows otherwise.

"He may think it is 'old-style politics' to point this out, but the only thing old here is a candidate not leveling with the American people. If we want to begin anew and replace George Bush, we need to level with the American people, which is what I have done in this campaign and throughout my career. You may not always agree with me but you will always know where I stand."

[hellhathnofury]

16. Howard Dean said the same thing.

I think principled men have something in common.

[JPJones]

20. So Wes Clark

is not a principled man?

Wes Clark's principles saved a lot of lives in Kosovo and cost him his stars.

[hellhathnofury]

24. I think he really made up his mind in Septemeber of 2003 about the war.

Joe's been consistent and I respect that, Clark really hasn't.

[Cheswick2.0]

26. lol, come on

That wasn't his principals, it was his ability to wage war.

[hellhathnofury]

27. Howard Dean discovered an electable position and

Wes needed to co-opt it. Look what happened to Kerry, his handlers aren't stupid, in my opinion.

[JPJones]

15. The point being

that they cite Drudge in the press release. They also say that Drudge revealed the testimony. Hello? It's public testimony. Google the original transcript, unless that is too much work.

[hellhathnofury]

18. So what, all the campaigns use it but at least Joe's is honest about it

the media uses it too and we at DU look at it too.

[JPJones]

21. So laziness is OK

as long as most people are lazy.

You really are a cynicalSOB.

Note to moderator: notice that this is actually his name.

[hellhathnofury]

23. It doesn't bother me, are you lazy? I know I am.

Drudge has come into wide use and I realize that, no reason to hold it against him. I'm sure the others use it too but just don't cite it. That's honesty.

[WI_DEM]

11. Joe

also marched with Martin Luther King, Jr.

He also has a pretty sharp sence of humor.

[hellhathnofury]

14. He's more liberal according to the ADA than some favorites...

http://www.adaction.org/SenateVR2002.htm

Lieberman (D)85%
Graham, B. (D)75%
Landrieu (D)70%
Edwards, J. (D)70%
Cantwell (D)80%

Okay, so you disagree with him on Iraq but he voted teh same as Kerry, Edwards, and Gephardt.

It's time for the bias to stop.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

13. Lieberman is more liberal than half of our "Democratic" candidates

I've never understood why Lieberman is the scapegoat. Well, after his performance in this primary season, perhaps I can. If he wasn't so intent on starting World War III and such an obnoxious moralizer, he would be no worse than the rest of the corporate whores.

If Gore had picked Edwards we wouldn't be having all these problems.

[mmonk]

17. I'll have to do research

to see if i can find anything more. How long did that take?

[wheresthemind]

19. he sticks to his convictions...

votes his conscious... I think he really believes everything he says, so though I may disagree with him, I have enormous respect for the fact he is not afraid to say what he means.

He kinda reminds me of Paul, only on the wrong side of most issues : )

[Cheswick2.0]

22. those are two good things about Joe

I gotta give him that! I hear he has a good sense of humor.

[hellhathnofury]

28. There is a strong tradition of Jewish humour.

I'm not surprised that Joe is a funny guy.

[hellhathnofury]

30. Kick

:kick: