… the Democrat ticket this year might have been Lieberman-Clinton which might have been formidible.
Instead, the Democrats appear to be nominating the most radical leftist standard bearer in party history, Senator Barack Obama, and setting themselves up for a smashing defeat after average Americans learn what the Illinois Senator really stands for: socialism and American defeat.
Eight years ago Senator Joe Lieberman was a Godlike star for the Democats, the first Jew nominated to a presidential ticket. Now he’s Judas, but they can’t throw him out of the party, despite the fact he supports Republican John McCain and puts down Obama’s foreign policy especially on Iraq.
But, Lieberman still is the critic the Dem’s don’t want to lose.
The Dems have to tolerate Lieberman because he singly controls the political sway in the senate. Although re-elected in 2006 as an independent because Move-on.org loser candidate Ned Lamont had won the Conneticut Democrat primary, Lieberman today still caucuses with the D’s in the Senate. That gives the D’s a 51-49 control. If Lieberman caucused with the Republicans, the count would be 50-50 and Vice President Dick Cheney would cast the deciding vote in favor of the Republicans.
Wouldn’t that be fun?
Personally, I would love to see McCain offer Lieberman the V-P slot. The condition would be that Lieberman would have to flip the senate.
I think Lieberman would bring strength to the Republican ticket. He would solidify the Jewish vote as Obama has been warmly receptive to unconditional talks with Iran which threatens to wipe Israel off the map. Lieberman would also bring some Northeast states into play and woo independents across the country.
The real question to be answered is: would Lieberman bring strength in areas such as Western Pennsyvlvania and Eastern Ohio, the areas which will probably decide the next election. The people in those areas are still stinging from Obama’s “bitter” remarks. I can’t anser the battleground question, because I haven’t seen polling data on Lieberman from this area. Has anyone else?
Poor McCain is so underwhelming that this election will be won by a landslide by Obama. McCain looks like he is sleep walking and Iraq, gas prices and the economy (all Bush and republican policy mistakes) will drag him down. He will be lucky to get 200 electoral votes.
Lieberfool - he will be out of a job. The democrats will pick up at least 7-9 more Seante seats and be close to a 60 vote, filibuster proof, majority. Leiberfool will be an afterthought.