Lieberman Backs GOP's Collins In Maine

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Courant.com

PORTLAND, Maine — - In 2006, Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine campaigned for Connecticut colleague Joseph I. Lieberman, the former Democrat who won re-election as an independent after losing his party's primary.

Now, as Collins faces what many see as a tough re-election challenge from Democrat Tom Allen, Lieberman has returned the favor by backing Collins and raising money for her campaign.

Political experts and the candidates themselves are split on how Lieberman's involvement in the 2008 race could affect the outcome.

Some suggest that having a former Democrat in her corner could rally swing voters to the two-term senator by distancing her from the policies of President Bush.

Read more: http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-aplieberman1224.artdec24,0,1493731.story

[Stuart G]

1. Lieberman is the kiss of death..

Kiss Susan Collins good by...:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Xipe Totec]

13. for 30 pieces, he'll do anything...

[regnaD kciN]

23. Watch out...

...someone will be calling you an anti-Semite!

[Xipe Totec]

44. Yea, That was close to the edge

I know.

I just meant to say that he's a traitor

In the biblical sense of the word.

[kysrsoze]

59. I say "Right on!" If anyone were ever an accurate modern-day portrayal of Judas

it's Holy Joe. Nothing anti-semitic at all. He doesn't represent Jews. He's sold his soul and will sell whatever else he can for his sick GOP-love. Screw him.

[IsItJustMe]

65. LOL, isn't that the truth. That's how fricked up this country has become, even in places where you

are suppose to be able to speak your mind. Freedom of speech or thought, WHERE?

[Tempest]

67. And they would be ignorant

He was clearly using the reference for its historical significance.

[Cha]

39. From your keyboard to the

lucky Stars in the Universe!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

42. Connecticut loves him.

:loveya:

[Tempest]

68. Not so much

Holy Joe's approval rating has been steadily decreasing over the last year.

He barely hits 50% approval now.

[xchrom]

2. there are unfortunately plenty of americans who

can't see the lunacy of lieberman.

they may very well count it as a plus.

[balantz]

16. One of the sad truths we may easily forget here at D.U.

[cyr330]

3. What Republican will he endorse next?

How could good Dems from Connecticut have voted for Lieberman? They should have known he was going to do things like this. . . .

[Zorra]

5. I think it was mostly republicans that voted for Lieberman. n/t

[hooraydems06]

18. If that was true...

... he wouldn't have the numbers to win. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated/independent voters largely outweigh the number of registered Republicans in Connecticut. Thus, Lieberman had to (and did) have enough idiot fooled-after-all-this-time-to-know-better (or possibly still just pro-war) Democrats and "He-brings-home-the-pork-so-lets-give-him-the-power-to-do-whatever-he-wants" independents cross over to edge out Lamont to victory.

[Zorra]

54. Apparently, he got 71% of the republican vote according to exit poll.

From WaPo:

Lieberman, who according to a CNN exit poll won 71 percent of the Republican vote, has said that he will continue to caucus with Senate Democrats.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701593.html

That's an enormous percentage of republicans voting for a (so-called) Democrat.

Still, any Dem that voted for Lieberman is a fool.

[kirby]

7. They didn't

Most of them voted for Ned Lamont. The Repubs and some independants voted for Lieberman.

[hooraydems06]

17. "Most"...

... but not all... and not exactly by a stunningly overwhelming number also, though they would vote for Lamont by a stunningly overwhelming percent if given the chance to do it over today. More independents would also side with Lamont if they had the chance to do it over, as well. But it's too late for that.

The question posted by the OR "How could good Dems in CT vote for Lieberman?" is a valid one. Ironically, more Republicans would vote for Lieberman today than actually did on election day.

[obiwan]

48. Good Dems from Connecticut didn't re-elect Lieberman.

Republicans did. Lieberman got more votes from Republicans in his state than did the "official" GOP candidate. Way more.

[icnorth]

53. I was going to suggest Ruby Julie Annie...

but in the spirit of the season I just couldn't bring myself to say it...:+

[struggle4progress]

57. Gotta say I'm startin to think Joe wuz helpin George in 2000

[Rageneau]

4. Has Joementum pulled off his mask yet and exposed his lizard-man head?

Democrats like he and Reid and Pelosi make me think that body snatchers have taken them over.

[cornermouse]

6. Oh but we ne-e-e-e-e-e-d him.

:eyes:

Yeah. Right.

[MasonJar]

8. Plaease let the dems get enough Senators so that we no longer have

to have this jerk in our caucus.

[BearSquirrel2]

36. And please give the house a blue-dog free majority ...

And please lets give the house a blue-dog free majority so that they can actually do something. I understand why Pelosi doesn't pursue impeachment now. She doesn't even have the votes to GET impeachment. Those blue-dogs can flip on so many issues and hand Republicans wins.

[pleah]

9. I like to think people are smart enough

to see through this sheep in wolf's clothing.

[fascisthunter]

10. One Thing about Lieberman That Makes Me Smile:

His "type" is being rejected from the Democratic Party due to a growing grass roots movement.

[Zorra]

11. But how many more liebermans are lurking in the DLC?

Waiting to stick that RW knife in our backs at just the right time?

Like Lieberman, they'll continue to pretend to be Dems until we vote them out in favor of genuine Dems, after which the traitors will support republicans and possibly switch parties

[fascisthunter]

12. Oh Plenty.... Yet the "Knife" Won't Be in Our Backs This Time

they've been exposed for what they are and know it. It's gonna get harder and harder for them as the noose tightens.

[Cha]

40. Oh, more than

a little.

[regnaD kciN]

25. And just how have the results of this year's Democratic Congress...

...differed from a Lieberman agenda? From what we've "accomplished" so far this year, it looks to me like we're following his ideas to a T.

:grr:

[default_to_freedom]

52. Yes, but that knife cuts both ways. I'll take his help whenever it is offered.

(Lieberman is on the right side more than 50% of the time)

[pipoman]

14. There always have been and always will be Rats in both parties

Lieberman = Hagel = Miller = Jeffords





I don't trust any of them.

[hooraydems06]

19. Sure you're progressive??

I wouldn't call Jim Jeffords a "rat". I trust him.

Nor would I call Chuck Hagel being a "rat" for speaking out when he knows the country is heading in the wrong direction. I don't necessarily trust him (especially considering ES&S), but I wouldn't call him a "rat" for standing up to the party line those times he actually has.

[pipoman]

24. All are betrayers of the party which elected them...

I have more respect for someone who stands with their party when the going gets rough than someone who jumps ship mid-stream. I don't trust someone just because I may agree with some of their positions.

[hooraydems06]

45. I see...

... well personally, I trust people who know better than to not align themselves with a totally corrupt, creepingly fascist party like the Republicans to begin with.

[cali]

64. what idiocy. Jim Jeffords was typical of a New England republican

of a different age when the party was had some sort of diversity. He left the party with the overwhelming approval of Vermonters. And we count in that. Unless you're a Vermonter, you don't. He didn't jump midstream either. He was betrayed and ostracized by his own party, repeatedly. He had a record in the House and Senate to be proud of. I agreed with the majority of his positons- on foreign policy, the environment, health and education. That's why I voted for him even when he was a republican. And when he became an independent, I cheered him on.

[The Wizard]

15. Josef Leibermann

is a douche bag, a big douche bag, a really big douche bag, douche bag douche bag douche bag.
As a quasi independent, he's half way out of the Republican closet. And yes, he's a big douche bag. He should have his foreskin reattached. This will be his last term in office, so he's making the most of it. Any Democrat with half as brain wouldn't touch this douche bag with a ten foot pole. He's radioactive and a political plague.

[PlanetBev]

56. So, Wizard, let me get this right...

You're saying that Lieberman is a douche bag, right?

:evilgrin:

[The Wizard]

62. Yes

a really big douche bag whose mouth I wouldn't piss in if his throat was on fire.

[SoFlaJet]

20. Is there a more hated politician

in this country than LIEberman? At least some of these republicans we dislike have the courage of their convictions and will call themselves what they are...LIEberman got re-elected saying he wanted to be an independent democrat. I can't wait till we get a leader in the senate who will tell him to just fuck off and go ahead and join the republican party already.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

21. Even Zell Miller was dismissed as...

..."a crazy old bastard who probably doesn't know where he is at an given moment"...

No, you're right...Joe knows exactly what he's doing and he's too stupid to see the point at which he WON'T be repaid for his faithfulness to the GOP.

A VERY SMALL number of "Bush loyalists" receive rewards.

The rest become COMPOST.

:patriot:

[regnaD kciN]

26. Wanna bet Holy Joe gives the GOP keynote address next convention...???

:shrug:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

28. They have to toss him a "Scooby snack" at some point...

...the true acknowledgment of his sold soul will be the moment in which he accepts the GOP's "thank-you gift."

[Cha]

41. I wish he would...that's

where he belongs. With all the drooling podzoids.

[BenDavid]

22. all allen need do is run ad with mojo and bush kissing and there

is no way ms collins could with lieberman's support distance herself from bush.....

[regnaD kciN]

27. Why Do You Hate The Jews?

:rofl:

[SoFlaJet]

37. The true question is

why do some politicians vote what's in the best interest of a country because that country is of their faith and not which is best for their own constituency?

[acmavm]

29. A discussion has already been going on regarding the wisdom of

getting rid of this asshole.

Please see:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2524798

[LostinVA]

30. Collins is more of a Dem than Joe is

[FreeStateDemocrat]

34. Seems to me the puke minority votes as a block on most all critical issues. She's a puke & so is Joe

She needs to lose for backing the idiot far too many times.

[davidinalameda]

31. this is old news

this was announced months ago

[rodeodance]

32. ha--joe campaigning for collins---hope she loses!!

[L0oniX]

33. The dirty rat.

[College Liberal]

35. Just for this bullcrap i am going to do something i have never done before

and send a check to the D running against Susan in Maine.

[MaineDem]

49. Thank you.

I posted a similar thread in GD-P which died a slow death. Here's the Democrat, Tom Allen's website. http://www.tomallen.org/index.asp

Thank you and any other similar-thinking DUer for any help you can give us.

[Cha]

38. lieman is a fasicst..fuck him.

Best Wishes to Tom Allen..Come on Tom Allen..you guys can do it up there in Maine!

"Distancing her from bush" with lieman? What are they talking about? 1984 Speakese?

[hollowdweller]

43. Why does Harry Reid like him so much.

I saw Reid interviewed and he totally took up for the rat. I've never heard a party leader kiss the ass of a turncoat like that before.

RAY SUAREZ: When you and the other 99 members come back to work in the third week in January, it will still be 51-49. But Joe Lieberman, who caucuses with you, routinely votes against the Democrats on questions involving the war, and four other members are out running for president.

Can you muster your troops when need them? Has that been a challenge, having four Democratic members of the Senate out there on a campaign trail?

SEN. HARRY REID: First of all, Joe Lieberman, Joe Lieberman is my friend, and he is a good Democrat, votes with us on everything, except the war. So Joe Lieberman is easy to work with.

[still_one]

46. keep in mind that in 2008 lieberman will be irrelevent, and if he isn't then it is up to us

to make sure we put DEMOCRATS IN WHO STAND FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES

[MaineDem]

50. Exactly

Once we have more than a one-seat majority Joe will be relegated to the back benches, where he truly belongs. I hate what he did after losing the primary but I appreciate that he gave us the majority leader. He can't be irrelevant too soon for me.

Which is why I hate to see so many people bad-mouth the DSCC and its fundraising efforts. Knowing firsthand how much they're helping to defeat Republicans I understand how important the donations are. Please help!

[jmm]

47. Methinks he wouldn't have support Gore in 2000 if

he wasn't his running mate :eyes:.

[wordpix]

51. bwahahaaha, lol over this quote:

"Some suggest that having a former Democrat in her corner could rally swing voters to the two-term senator by distancing her from the policies of President Bush." :rofl:

That is funny. Like Lieberbush is distanced from BushCo policies, right. If Susan hangs onto Lieberbush, bye, bye to the senate.

[UTUSN]

55. What a *seductress* that COLLINS wimmen IS!1 n/t

[GOPNotForMe]

58. Such a craven asshole. And could have been our VP... nt

[depakid]

60. The man needs to be stripped of his committee assignments

Period.

If the Dem "leadership" refuses to follow through with that next term, they don't deserve one ounce of respect.

[LeftCoast]

61. I'm curious when was the last time Lieberman actually endorsed a Democratic candidate?

Enjoy yourself now Joe...after the next election you will be fairly irrelevant. With any luck, the Democrats in the Senate will realize that and you'll lose your plum committee assignments.

[Orsino]

63. Thank you, Connecticut.

Hope you're enjoying Lieberman's efforts on behalf of the Dems. Aren't you glad you didn't vote for Lamont?

[mainer]

66. Tom Allen is a good man -- contribute to him!

He's a Rhodes scholar and a reliable liberal. Up till now, it seemed that his run against Collins would be an uphill fight, but maybe now the rest of the country will pay attention and contribute to his campaign.