Vice President Joe Lieberman would he have been Gore's, Dick Cheney?

[gordianot]

As a fan of speculative history can you imagine the potential clash between Gore and Lieberman, especially with Republican majorities in the House and Senate?

[TahitiNut]

1. Gore's life insurance rates would've gone up.

Lieberman sure wouldn't have been Gore's version of Dan Quayle.

[physioex]

2. Ohhhh Yea......

I can't stand that DINO. Switch parties or call yourself independent.........

[Mz Pip]

I don't think so.

No one could be as bad and insidious as Cheney. Besides, Iraq wouldn't have happened and we would probably have gotten bin Laden by now.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Selatius]

3. He would've been pressuring Gore to go into Iraq regardless if...

9/11 happened. He has always been a big supporter of AIPAC's goals. If I was Gore, I'd be damned to be the 2nd Democrat to repeat Viet Nam.

[gordianot]

6. I suspect he would have been AIPAC's voice in the White House.

Joe is and was Neo-Con insurance just in case. Another American President had a similar problem in the early 60's.

[Hobarticus]

7. Gore was an Iraq hawk, too...

He was a big containment supporter, endorsed encouraging regime change, but whether or not he would have invaded is another story.

http://lastofthefamous.blogspot.com/2003/12/please-dont-try-to-tell-me-wrote.html

[Selatius]

8. I don't think he would've sponsored invasion at all.

If Bush Sr. thought invasion was a horrible idea, it stands to reason Gore would've thought so as well. Unlike Bush, Gore appears less blinded by ideology in the face of reality. Lieberman, on the other hand, I don't know, since he was one of ten legislators who signed a letter urging Bush to go into Iraq next right after the campaign in Afghanistan got moving.

[Hobarticus]

9. I don't think so, either

But if a plan came along to support regime change that would've kept us out of Iraq, I bet he would've gone for it.

Richard Clarke had an interesting anecdote about Gore. He was at a briefing where they were discussing using black ops for something, and the militray planners balked at the legality of the operation. Gore said, "that's why they call them black ops".

I think he was a tougher cookie than he let on.

[endarkenment]

4. I was watching a PBS show on the history of computer gaming

and there was a young holyjoementum being a total asswipe about the horrors of violent video games. I am so glad he is marginalized. What a tool. Then again Tipper was on the same wavelength.

[HereSince1628]

5. Nah, Lieberman is a weak reed blowing in the wind.

He would never have assumed the historic level of power and influence that Cheney has brought to that office.

[T Roosevelt]

10. At least he wouldn't have shot a 78 yo man in the face

[Pirate Smile]

11. Gore wouldn't have given Lieberman the power Bush gave Cheney.

Lieberman could have been Gore's Quayle.