Rove, Mehlman secretly directed millions of dollars to Lieberman campaign

[Human Torch]

Issue Date: www.insightmag.com - Sept. 5-11, 2006, Posted On: 9/5/2006

http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/Lieberman2.htm

GOP secretly channeled millions to Lieberman



The White House funneled millions of dollars through major Republican Party contributors to Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s primary campaign in a failed effort to ensure the support of the former Democrat for the Bush administration.

A senior GOP source said the money was part of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove's strategy to maintain a Republican majority in the Senate in November. The source said Mr. Rove, together with Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, directed leading pro-Bush contributors to donate millions of dollars to Mr. Lieberman's campaign for re-election in Connecticut in an attempt that he would be a "Republican-leaning" senator.

"Joe (Lieberman) took the money but said he would not play ball," the source said. "That doesn't mean that this was a wasted investment."

Mr. Rove has been responsible for the White House’s effort to ensure a GOP majority in Congress for the last two years of Bush's presidency. Internal party polls show the GOP could lose between 30 and 40 seats in the House as well as its majority in the Senate. A Democratic majority in the Senate would require the GOP to lose at least six seats.

[bahrbearian]

1. Who, is the third face that wants to make it a threesome?

[FrenchieCat]

4. Now....that's scary.......and not even photoshoped! Jeeze!

:wow:

[IndianaGreen]

10. Hillary was saying "Me too!"

That's the ticket!: Hillary and Joe for Likud!

[Greeby]

2. Why would Rove feel the need to pay him off

Loserman is clearly a true believer

[havocmom]

5. To keep him in the running

How much money did Joe raise in donations from DEMS?

The GOP HAS to keep him in the picture and on page one. They don't want people noticing all the other senate races going on across the nation.

[C_U_L8R]

3. throwing good money after bad...

errr... scratch that..
throwing bad money after worse

[rocktivity]

6. But is it legal

not to mention impeachable? And will the MSM pick it up?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Divine Discontent]

8. I agree

is this LEGALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL? wth!?


www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<<--- check it out!

[kohodog]

7. To whom did Holy Joe sell his soul?

"The source said that under Mr. Rove's plan, Mr. Lieberman would vote with the GOP on national security issues and help provide the party with a 50-50 split on major legislation. The deciding vote would then be cast by Vice President Dick Cheney."
(from the same article)

Being in CT, it seems Joe has lost touch and is only about keeping his seat.

I will wear Black if he retains his seat.

I will wear black when we attack Iran and HolyJoe cheers.

Joe Lieberman is not a Democrat or Republican. He is a neocon. He must go.

[ldf]

9. if this is true

then lamont's ads are made for him.

simple and to the point.

why do the republicans want lieberman to win so badly?

the citizens of connecticut need to know this.

[Botany]

11. attn Sen Reid

kick his ass off the committees now .... he is no longer a dem.

[Supersedeas]

13. Reid need to let CT voters know--Seniority is no longer an ISSUE

[PurityOfEssence]

12. And it worked great, too, didn't it?

Rove is not a genius, he's just an unprincipled thug with an unbridled will to get his way. People admire him the way they like characters in gangster movies: he does all the sociopathic things that selfish weaklings wish they had the gall to do.