CNN/AP: Lieberman expects cold shoulders from Senate colleagues

[DeepModem Mom]

Lieberman expects cold shoulders from Senate colleagues
August 31, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman, whose independent re-election bid has rankled Democrats, says he expects a cold shoulder or two from Senate colleagues when he returns to Washington next week.

"Obviously, some of my colleagues may be coming up more directly to embrace me, some may be looking to avoid eye contact," the Connecticut senator said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press. "I'm just going to do my job and that will be that."...

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"I feel like I've got good personal relations with most of my colleagues, apart from the politics," he said. "We're all pros, and campaigns come and go."...

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Lieberman did not say whether he would attend the traditional Tuesday luncheon with other Democratic senators. He said the demands of the campaign could limit his Washington schedule, though he stressed he would be in the Senate for key votes and other business.

Lieberman, however, said he plans to attend party luncheons when he can....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/31/connecticut.senate.ap/index.html

[Idioteque]

1. Fucking turncoat better not show up at the party luncheon...

I hope Russ hands him his ass on a platter if he does.

[rusty charly]

2. i hope he loses by a landslide

"and that will be that."

[rpannier]

3. Joe slowly pulls further away from the Party

over to the Dark Side.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. Campaigns come and go...

Stabbing your party in the back doesn't. He just doesn't get that what he's doing is qualitatively different than normal "politics".:grr:

[Botany]

5. Gee Joe

Have you done something to piss people off?

[fooj]

6. I hope he gets more than "cold shoulders"...

:evilgrin: