Say It Ain’t So, Joe: Hawkish Lieberman Flaunts His Infidelity
My friends on the right are cheering the rather dull speech given last night at the Republican National Convention by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Warsville). Lieberman used to be a Democrat, but he [hearts] the ongoing conflict in Iraq and John McCain’s support for it, so he decided to switch sides and root for Republicans this year.
That’s fine, but there ain’t no coming back.
That’s not to say that you can’t, as a partisan, disagree with things that happen on your side of the aisle. But saying that Jill Long Thompson’s campaign ads are terrible or that City-County Council Democrats have an image problem is not the same as endorsing Mitch Daniels or running as a Republican.
Lieberman made his bed; now he gets to lie in it. Maybe his decision to play on the GOP team will inspire some in the middle, but I’d argue the issue that he’s championing — George W. Bush’s endless war — isn’t a terribly popular one.
Whatever happens, he’s either going to be a Republican or stuck somewhere in the middle. I don’t think there are too many Democrats who’d accept him back with open arms after he cheated on them and bragged about it on national television.
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What do you expect after his party betrayed him by running someone against him in the primary. They gambled big time and LOST! I have respect for Lieberman. He’s a statesman; not a politician. The American people have grown tired of partisan hacks like you, Jen.
And yet, LL, you’re here? Either you’re not an American or you’re not too tired to read and comment.
And yet you still come here to find out what I’m saying. I’m cool with that.
The American people have never liked partisan hacks, but if partisan hacks do their jobs, candidates get elected. It’s a nifty little system.
By the way, John McCain’s been taking advice from Karl Rove, another hack-turned-commentator. Does that mean you’re not going to vote for him?
Yeah, I’m consistent. I get tired of partisan hacks from both sides. Talking heads cannot be trusted to do the right thing because they’re too busy trying to protect the status quo. Some things aren’t worth protecting. I like Sarah Palin, not because she’s a Republican, but because she stood up to Republican political bosses who were not doing the right thing for the people. I like Joe Lieberman because he went against his own party when it was the right thing to do.
Yes, I check your blog site out on occasion, because I do like your wit and humor whether I agree with your or not, Jen. I do think you tend to verbally abuse people whom you disagree with too much. Is it so hard to build a bridge with people who don’t share your political values?
You’d be surprised how many of my friends don’t agree with my politics.
Forgive me for being tough, but I’m regularly called fairly offensive names by those who disagree with what I write. I’m a big fan of the Golden Rule.
The thing about Sarah Palin is that she didn’t stand up to anyone. Her act is just an act, and because she was barely vetted, she’s falling apart on stage. I expect she’ll give a good speech tonight. She is, after all, a good speaker who’s very telegenic. But everything she says about herself and her image as a reformer will be a fib. She took money from the people she says were bad for Alaska. She hired a lobbyist to get more earmarks. She potentially misused her authority as Governor and, as the story is coming out today, as Mayor, too. She wants to secede from the United States, and her family values include selfishly running for Vice President instead of being around to raise her four-month-old and help her pregnant teen-ager through a difficult time. Let’s not forget whose decision put Bristol Palin on the national stage.
As for Lieberman, he lost a primary but wanted to stay in power, so he crossed party lines to get it done that way. I can’t respect that kind of shameless ego. He gets what’s coming to him after the Republicans are done using him as a tool to promote John McCain.
So Jen buy what you just said the Bill Clinton should have not been seeking public office while his daughter was still in school?
Don’t libs like you sa a woman should have the same rights as her male counterpart?
Alittle two faced are we not but I guess since she is from the right that she isn’t included in what you libs preach.