tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/27/2008
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An interesting pattern now seems to be coming from Joe Lieberman: He is now reminding us all how much he respects Barack Obama, even if he's for John McCain this time around.
In a conference call with Connecticut reporters on Friday, Lieberman bristled at the media's coverage of the McCain ...
thehill.com - 10/29/2008
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thehill.com —
Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of
Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the
proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. Lieberman, a former Democrat ...
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Sen. Lieberman likely to lose his gavel in massive ...
stamfordadvocate.com - 10/24/2008
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stamfordadvocate.com —
STAMFORD - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman Friday continued
to stand by Republican John McCain's selection of Alaska
Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate. But when asked by The Advocate if Palin is ready to be president from day one, Lieberman said "thank ...
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Lieberman: Working hard for McCain; prepared to bring ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/26/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Lieberman: It’s ‘a good question’ to ask if
Obama is ‘a Marxist.’ obamalieberman.jpg In his New York
Times column today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol claimed that Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) now-infamous “ bitter ” remarks sound like Karl ...
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Lieberman: It’s ‘a good question’ to ...
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Lieberman's Role In Next Congress Tenuous
Politics Daily —
... Over the weekend Lieberman, an Independent, criticized reporters for focusing on the negativity of the McCain campaign. Then he began defending his own comments about the Presidential nominee of his former party, Barack Obama. "When I go out, I say, 'I have a lot of respect for Senator Obama," Lieberman said, "he's bright. He's eloquent.' Someday, I might even support him for president. But now in the midst of this series of crises, John McCain is simply so much better prepared that that's who I am proud to support." ...
Hullabaloo —
Slouching Toward Washington by dday Can you believe the nerve of this guy? In a conference call with Connecticut reporters on Friday, Lieberman bristled at the media's coverage of the McCain campaign's negativity. "You guys are going down a road, you have contributed to the demeaning of our politics by this kind of focus," Lieberman said. "I mean, give me a break. Have any of you been out listening to me?" "When I go out, I say, 'I have a lot of respect for Sen. Obama. He's bright. He's eloquent.' Someday, I might even ...
The Internet Is A Series Of Cubes
The Poor Man Institute —
... , after careful deliberation, announces today its endorsement of the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin for President as the ticket most likely to usher in an era of bipartisan civility. We also endorse all other hardcore Republicans for everything else, chide Democrats for being partisan, ask that we not play “the blame game” regarding Republican misdeeds of the past decade or five minutes, and respectfully call Barack Obama a troop-killing unAmerican Commie terrorist. Seriously. ...
Riding McCain's Skid Marks
Politics Daily —
... The Democrats need to pick up 9 Senate seats to achieve the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster, or 10 for a Lieberman-proof majority. The Connecticut Senator calls himself an "Independent" now, and has been campaigning for McCain. It's beginning to look like Clueless Joe might not be such a problem, though, as he seems to be realizing the new location of his butter in relation to his bread. ...
Senate Tea Leaves
Firedoglake —
Gosh, you think this is why Sanctimonious Joe got all complimentary of Obama the other day? ...
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