Archive for 'Joe Lieberman'

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

Nutroots® Rule The Democratic Roost

Ryan Grim details a scenario that should be cause for concern for all moderate, non-’progressive’ liberals: the complete domination of Harry Reid by the likes of Matt Stoller and Kos.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had been under weeks of pressure from liberal bloggers and MoveOn.org members angry about a scheduled Democratic debate co-sponsored by Fox […]

13 Comments » - Posted in John Edwards, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Thursday, March 1st, 2007

If Ned Lamont Writes An Open Letter To Joe Lieberman In The Huffington Post…

…and a tree falls on a bear doing his ‘duty’ in the woods, does anyone hear it scream?
Wait a minute, I think that was the advertising tag for the movie Alien, wasn’t it?…

1 Comment » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Monday, February 26th, 2007

Another Strong Defense Of The War From Lieberman

Really, George W. Bush should just hire Joe Lieberman to deliver his Iraq speeches - though it gets him pilloried on the left, he truly has been one of the war’s most eloquent defenders, and his latest is no exception:
What is remarkable about this state of affairs in Washington is just how removed it is […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, POTUS, Iraq, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Lieberman Says No Switch, But Leaves The Door Open A Crack

I said the latest spate of ‘Lieberman going GOP’ stories were much ado about nothing yesterday, and today Senator Lieberman used the exact same words to deny them - almost:
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman rejected speculation Friday that he would join the Republican Party, calling the notion “much ado about nothing.”
Lieberman, I-Conn., told Time magazine this […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Lieberman Bombshell?

Or much ado about nothing?
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut told the Politico on Thursday that he has no immediate plans to switch parties but suggested that Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq might change his mind.
Lieberman, a self-styled independent who caucuses with the Democrats, has been among the strongest supporters of the war […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Who Said It?

The quote:
“Iraq is the central part of a larger and ultimately longer-term conflict in the Middle East between moderates and extremists, between democrats and dictators, between Iran- and Iraq- [sic - Syria was meant, I presume] sponsored terrorism and the rest of the Middle East. . . . Are we going to surrender to them, surrender that […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Honorable Mention, 2006 Jackass Of The Year: Ned Lamont

Later this evening, I will name the 2006 Jackass of the Year, but there were so many contenders this year, I had to put in a few honorable mentions. The first goes to Ned Lamont.
Joe Lieberman had worked up a mighty torrent of discontent in certain progressive circles, and, remarkably, he lost the Connecticut […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Weekly Jackasses, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, December 29th, 2006

Lieberman: More Troops Needed

This is not going to endear him to the Kossacks:
If Iraq descends into full-scale civil war, it will be a tremendous battlefield victory for al-Qaeda and Iran. Iraq is the central front in the global and regional war against Islamic extremism.
To turn around the crisis we need to send more American troops while we also […]

No Comments » - Posted in Iran, Joe Lieberman, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Lieberman’s Right, Hagel’s Wrong: Iran And Syria Will Not Help Us In Iraq

Tell me who sounds more realistic here:
LIEBERMAN: I believe that America is a mighty enough nation that we should never fear to talk to anyone. But anyone who believes that Iran and Syria really want to help us to succeed in Iraq, I just is missing the reality. Asking Iran and Syria to help us […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Joe Lieberman, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

‘Neutered Lieberman’ Holds Court, Gets Standing ‘O’

One of the more laughable post-election assertions by either side came from our good buddy Kos:
Lieberman has been neutered. If he leaves the caucus for short-term gain, he loses all leverage and power and harms his long-term interests. Yet he doesn’t stay in the caucus as a Democrat, but as an independent. And in that […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Elephants, Donkeys, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Interesting Meet The Press Today…

…marred only by the appearance of MoDo (transcript here).  Said MoDo:

MR. RUSSERT: Maureen Dowd, here’s the cover of Newsweek magazine. “Father Knows Best.” With Bush 41, Bush 43, and it’s subtitled “With Congress Lost, Iraq in Chaos, Bush Calls In His Dad’s Team. Can James, James Baker and Company Save the Son’s Presidency?” Very similar […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Elephants, POTUS, Joe Lieberman, Election 2006, Donkeys, NY Times/Media Watch, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Lieberman Triumphant Means A Break For Hillary

Contra the ridiculous assertion by Kos that Lieberman has been ‘neutered’, he is, in fact, at the peak of his power:
The midterm elections provided radical left bloggers with, among many other results, their worst nightmare on Tuesday. They had succeeded, earlier in the campaign year, in helping defeat Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary in […]

No Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Election 2006, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, November 10th, 2006

With Or Without Dean

Was Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy a stroke of brilliance, or did it cost Democrats an even larger margin in the House? That’s the question behind a raging post-election controversy. Ryan Lizza of The New Republic:
Some big name Democrats want to oust DNC Chairman Howard Dean, arguing that his stubborn commitment to the […]

33 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, November 3rd, 2006

A Little Of This, A Little Of That

Rich Lowry on the internal Republican polling…
Shock of the day: Kos doesn’t like Lieberman, and vice-versa (hilariously, Kos takes offense because Lieberman called DKos the leading left-wing blog; apparently Markos thinks he’s in the mainstream.  Bonus hilarity for complaining about Lieberman’s thuggish tactics (heard any Rape Gurney Joe jokes lately, Markos?))… 
Second shock of the day: massive Democratic […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, 2006 News, Elephants, Donkeys, NY Times/Media Watch, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, October 30th, 2006

Matt Stoller Still Can’t Catch A Clue

Looking into a broken mirror:
In the Lieberman-Lamont fight, there has been a fair amount of handwringing over why Lamont isn’t blowing Joe out of the water.  Why, if Joe lost to Lamont, isn’t he losing in the general?  Why did Lamont let Joe get away?  Well there are a number of reasons, but among the […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Shock Of The Day: The Times Endorses Lamont (Again)

Gail Collins is nothing if not consistent: she’s consistently wrong, but she’s consistent.  Only the editorial page of the NY Times could write the following:
Mr. Lieberman, a three-term Democratic senator now running as an independent, talks about the threat of Islamic terrorism. Mr. Lamont, who beat Mr. Lieberman in the Democratic primary, reminds voters what […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, NY Times/Media Watch, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, October 20th, 2006

A Mystery Wrapped In An Enigma

Matt Stoller just can’t figure out why Joe Lieberman has such a big lead:
This race in Connecticut is puzzling.  The Q-poll is mostly nonsense.  It was completed last night at 9pm, with the Q-poll director Doug Schwartz pretending as if the second debate, which ended an hour earlier, figured into the results.  I don’t know […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, October 20th, 2006

It’s All Over But The Nutroot® Whining…

Lieberman by 17:
Candidate debates this week did not help the two principal challengers in the Connecticut Senate race, as Sen. Joseph Lieberman now holds a 52 - 35 percent likely voter lead over Democratic candidate Ned Lamont, with 6 percent for Republican Alan Schlesinger and 7 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released […]

3 Comments » - Posted in 2006 News, Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, October 13th, 2006

Calling All Nutroots®!

Where the hell are you people? Jane, snap to, your leader needs you!  The latest intrade quotes on the Connecticut Senate - Lieberman has a 81% chance of winning…ouch!  The bad news: the House staying GOP is only at 38%, but the Senate keeping elephants in charge is at 72%…

4 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Joe Lieberman, Elephants, Donkeys, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Is It Hillary By Acclamation?

It sure will be if John Edwards is the toughest rival she faces.  Michael Barone looks at the fallout from the Warner withdrawal:
Mark Warner announced this morning that he’s not running for president. As Prince Metternich asked when informed that the Russian ambassador had suddenly dropped dead, “What can have been his motive?” I suppose […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Mark Warner, John Edwards, Al Gore, Russ Feingold, Democratic Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Election 2008 by Mark

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