Lieberman endorse McCain

[Sisyphus]

Joe "I swear I'm a Democrat" Lieberman, 2000 running mate of Al Gore and 2006 "Connecticut for Joe Lieberman Party" victor over both the Democratic and Republican challengers for his Senate seat, has formally endorsed John McCain. I think it will give him a significant boost among independents, but probably not among Republicans. Of course, we can always hope. If the Republican Party grows up and nominates McCain instead of the various crazy ass/sleazeball first tier candidates, my faith in the democratic process will be partially restored.

[ecoli]

McCain's campaign is stagnate... the fact that he's being endorsed by (IMO) the even more sleazy Lieberman doesn't change that. McCain is, if only slightly, better then the current frontrunners. I think you all know which republican I'm supporting, though, so I'm biased.

 

I'm also a little surprized the amount of media attention this is getting. I for one, don't really care about Leiberman, and am surprized that Connecticut voted him in based on his VP run in 2000.

 

Also, I'm bitter, because a lot of people in my synogogue were 'brainwashing' hebrew school students and congregants to vote for Gore&Lieb because of the Jew factor. That shouldn't matter, IMO. That's a personal bias, though.

[Sisyphus]

I could swear I remember you particularly talking favorably about Lieberman. Am I wrong? If not, what has changed? What was especially bad about the 2000 run?

[iNow]

I think you all know which republican I'm supporting, though, so I'm biased.

Your guy's gonna be on Meet the Press this Sunday, December 23.

 

 

Lieberman is going to get slammed for supporting someone from the other party. I wonder how this will play out.

[ecoli]

I could swear I remember you particularly talking favorably about Lieberman. Am I wrong? If not, what has changed? What was especially bad about the 2000 run?

 

It's possible, though I don't remember doing so on these forums (I certainly wasn't around back in 2000).

What changed was that I started becoming more aware of politics, that's all. You'll notice that a lot of my old posts in the politics board are quite different than my recent ones.

I've probably argued all sides of the political spectrum here (including pro-war neocon, pro-statist liberal). I remember sparring with paranioA (he may remember) because I didn't get his veiws at the time (it may have been about free markets, or maybe even the war. I can't remember).

 

I've finally settled, at least for the time being, on a left libertarian veiwpoint.

 

I don't agree with Leiberman's support for the Iraq war. I think he's currently a wolf in sheep's clothing. Don't mistake him for a democrat, I 'm thinking.

 

Lieberman is going to get slammed for supporting someone from the other party. I wonder how this will play out.

He's not in the democratic party anymore. HE's in the 'connecticut for Leiberman' party

[iNow]

He's not in the democratic party anymore. HE's in the 'connecticut for Leiberman' party

 

Is that what the political fora are calling the "association of the next forgotten politician" these days?

 

 

[Pangloss]

This seems like a good time to remind folks that Lieberman was part of the Gang of 14, as was McCain. That still counts for something in my book, for what it's worth.

 

McCain's not completely stagnant -- he picked up two key endorsements over the weekend in the Iowa and New Hampshire races, with the Des Moines Register and the Boston Herald (I know Boston isn't in NH, but I think they're considered relevent here because of the number of NH residents who subscribe to the Herald).

 

Unfortunately for McCain both of these papers are, as George Stephanopoulos put it, "somewhat liberal", and this probably won't carry enough weight to make a difference, especially amongst the heavily conservative and terribly well-informed Iowa caucus-goers.

 

Okay, to be honest, it may be a bit of over-optimism on my part in thinking he's still alive in this thing. But doggone it, I like him a darn sight better than any of the other Republican candidates.

[ecoli]

Okay, to be honest, it may be a bit of over-optimism on my part in thinking he's still alive in this thing. But doggone it, I like him a darn sight better than any of the other Republican candidates.

He would be my second choice for the repub nomination, but behind two or three dems for the general election.