Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Cindi in Louisiana — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:25:28 GMT

New ad by McCain camp exploiting Biden's comments about the international crisis that will occur within six months if Obama is elected. All I can say is, "WOW." We better get an ad up featuring Colin Powell's endorsement and vote of confidnence for Senatoe Obama FAST. As it turns out, our Joe is hurting us worse than Joe the Plumber or Joe Six Pack!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

rob, san diego, ca — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:27:06 GMT

Lieberman is playing politics. He's trying to schmooze both parties - problem is that he's not good at doing either...

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

WOW — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:30:22 GMT

Nooooooooo.....Not Leiberman.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

John in IN — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:31:47 GMT

I'm not sure I'll finish writing this ......

That's the way life is - the VP must be able to take on the presidency on November 4 - the day of the election ... period. The transition starts then.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Sheila from Texas — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:31:55 GMT

Cold feet Senator and the truth comes out...The handwriting is on the wall...!

Obama/Biden the Best Leaders for our country's foreign and domestic Jobs 08-12

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

John Alexander, Edinboro,PA — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:37:08 GMT

The cohesive eight years of repub rule,
The one thought party,
The every vote for Bush party
is now the enemy of
the Maverick and the Powder Puff
The group mantra party is musty and dry like a mold that has dried up but still leaves a mark and a strange smell.
Hubris my friend, it was hubris!
Vote dem for a new path forward!
Obama/Biden for REAL change, for real america, for the people who built this country with their hands, vote for the future of your children,
We are one nation and can come together with real leadership,
no more kings
no more lies
no more fear!!!!!!!!!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

stephen, sacramento, ca — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:38:40 GMT

wow, really walking your rhetoric back, sen. liberman.

now sen. liberman will "do everything [he] can to be bringing people together across party lines to support the new president so he can succeed. What's at stake for our country is just too serious." should have thought about that before endorsing a canidate that's campaign has ripped america into two.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Tim in Connecticut — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:39:04 GMT

Lieberman will work across party lines? In Connecticut we're unclear what Party he belongs to. Well, he'll try to work across pary lines until we vote him out on his next re-election bid. He is Joke!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

steve — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:39:32 GMT

Joe,

That "reach across party lines" ship has probably already sailed for you. You've spent more time at McCain's side than Cindy has. Your fate rests with his.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

SAGG - Greensboro, NC — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:40:02 GMT

Sen. Lieberman, let me put this number in front of you, one that should make you quake in your boots, one that you hope won't happen on Nov. 5th: 61. That is, 60 Dem Senators plus another one, so the Dems can kick your sorry tail to the curb, as they won't need you to block any Repub filibuster. You'd better hope that number won't come up. Otherwise, you can kiss any legislative ideas from you goodbye. Hey, maybe you and McCain can catch up with what could've been...

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

CE — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:40:21 GMT

Palin is more ready TODAY than Obama. She has more executive experience than Obama or Biden.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Ed, FW, TX — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:40:38 GMT

Lieberman is a spineless pandering creep with very warped positions and a little too much "self-interest" in all his plays. Now he is positioning to be a "uniter". Give me a break, Senator! Let's hope the DEMS eject you from their caucus.

Lieberman is a "quisling". (Wiki that folks, It's a WWII expression that I think fits him very well)

Obama-Biden '08

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

BB, e brunswick, nj — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:40:48 GMT

Is this guy kidding???? He is such a back stabber!! I hope the Democrats remove him from his chairmanship. He's done NOTHING with it and has blocked any investigation of the criminals in the White House! Good riddens Joe LIEberman!!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Karen, Charlotte, NC — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:41:14 GMT

Uh-oh...could this be a slip among McCain's counted Republican rank? Uh...I mean the Democrat...nay..Independent...Lieberman's rank. Maybe it's just a Freudian slip from Lieberman! Definitely -- no one seems to believe she would be ready to be President. If McCain is elected...Palin will be one heartbeat away...If we thought 8 years of Bush and his VP were bad...this could be a real tragedy for this country -at a time we are least able to withstand it. Palinworld would be a dis-saster.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

sandy Ct. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:42:22 GMT

scrambling to save your position Joe? Joe the turncoat. You haven't been propping mccain up lately, packing up your office?Moving to a corner in the Capitol? As a Conn resident I think your political career is over. You pulled a fast one on your state citizens and I don't think it will go unnoticed. I voted for you&Gore 8 yrs ago. You have let me down since then!
OBAMA/BIDEB '08 FOLKS DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Michael McCarthy Nashua NH — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:43:46 GMT

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I like Joe allot, but after two failed presidential campaigns, and a weak showing as a vice presidential candidate I don't know how seriously I'd take him on this issue. Besides, if the reports are to be believed he might have been expecting to be McCain's running mate himself. Sometimes things just don't work out the way you want them too.

People are amusing. Democrats loved him when he was Kerry's running mate. Then they hated him for supporting the war effort, so they through him out of the party. The fact that he ran as an independent and won infuriated people. THEN he endorsed McCain. Now some people are back to loving him for not endorsing Palin.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Emily, Michigan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:43:55 GMT

As a Jew, I would like formally to kick Joe Lieberman out of my religion. He is such a two-faced worm. From here on out he has to go to whatever church Sarah Palin attends, and maybe they can exorcise the witchcraft that has stolen his backbone and his brain. Or maybe not. I am just sick of having my religion represented by such a hypocritical sellout.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Dawn Pittsburgh — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:44:55 GMT

Too late Leiberman! McCain should have never picked Palin and put our country at risk!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Michael — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:45:04 GMT

And so it begins... Republican LIB wants to be a DEM again... So Fake...

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Pamela, Ca — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:46:47 GMT

Is that the sound of pedals going backward??

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Linda Bell Canton, IL — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:47:21 GMT

I am an Obama supporter. He inspires us. There has never been a better man running for the Presidency before. None of you Republicans can ever be as good
a person as he is. None of your slander, bitterness,
whining and anger will touch him. You are not in his league and never will be. None of you have any class.
He does. Linda Bell

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Linda Bell Canton, IL — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:48:48 GMT

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Rob in Indianapolis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:48:53 GMT

The political realist tries to get out of the way of the impending train wreck.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

sgallardo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:49:29 GMT

there you have it the LIEBERMAN the former demo that was voted out by his state demos, who had to turn independent because he coud not win as a publican, now pals around with mccain, never geo., and says, "thank God she's not going to have to be president from day one... ... Let's hope she never has to be ready ... ... "She's smart"... ... And she will have had on-the-job training." ... this is from a guy who ran for a demo vp spot and now can't answer a simply question. then says, ... if McCain loses, he'll "do everything I can to be bringing people together across party lines to support the new president so he can succeed". i guess he will then try to repair his burnt demo bridges with straight talk. i think the train/the bus/de plane/the space craft has left the station and the publicans were left at the station/tarmac/spaceport/waiting room holding their eight+ years of failed (elephant)trunks.
obama 08/barac 12!!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Linda Bell Canton, IL — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:49:51 GMT

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

John Mehan, San Francisco, CA — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:50:23 GMT

Actuaries show a 1 in 3 probability that McCain could die before the end of his first term, leaving Palin as president of the United States. This VP is a poorly vetted, unethical, unqualified lightweight, NOT up to the task by any means.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Dale S., Parker, CO — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:51:14 GMT

Well, "Joe the Traitor" said the right things at the end of that interview, because he will literally be a man without a country when this thing is over, and he knows it. The Dems are going to win, and win huge. If he doesn't say the right thing, he'll be relegated to the Chairmanship of the Crap Can Commitee. He will need to kiss some serious butt in the next few weeks if he wants to find a scrap of meaning in what's left of his sad career. He was feeling pretty good when he thought they'd mot the floor with this upstart. Now he has to wonder what life as a circus geek will be like, walking behind the Elephant (literally) shoveling up its poop.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Joe Six Pack — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:51:35 GMT

Lieberman expressing doubt about Caribou Barbie's readiness to be President. The amazing thing is, although the Republican's were quick to jump on an abbreviated version of Biden's statement, the Obama camp has made no reference to Lieberman's remark. Can it be that they have faith in the American people to make up their own minds ? I say, we should trust someone who places his trust in us.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Michael Huppman (Folsom, PA) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:53:06 GMT

Someone finally said it!! Spoken like a person who should have been "the chosen one".

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

jawillie.blog.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:53:21 GMT

>>>...when asked by The Advocate if Palin is ready to be president from day one, Lieberman said 'thank God she's not going to have to be president from day one. McCain's going to be alive and well.'

He added, "Let's hope she never has to be ready because we hope McCain is elected and live out his term,"
==========
Hey Joe! Jealous much?

Just say it, Joe. You know you were the better choice for VP. You also know that your guy would be winning if he'd chosen you. Don't get mad at the reporter because the truth is staring you in the face. If you're going to be an Independent, then be an Intependent and stop kissing McCain's a55. You deserve better than to be the GOP token jew, and if you'd stayed with the Democratic party you'd probably be a VP candidate now. When the GOP kicks you to the curb and you have no where to go, remember your choices.

Obama/Biden '08!
http://jawillie.blog.com

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Richard, Portland, OR — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:53:44 GMT

Joe already has had to give up his dreams of the Presidency and the Vice Presidency, and now he is watching his dreams of a position in the McCain cabinet go down the tubes. Now he fancies himself as the "uniter" across partisan lines, after stabbing the Democrats in the back. Keep dreaming, Joe. Bad time to turn your back on the Democratic Party, Joe.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

the Pajama Pundit — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:53:59 GMT

He later says if McCain loses, he'll "do everything I can to be bringing people together across party lines to support the new president so he can succeed. What's at stake for our country is just too serious."
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Mighty big of you Joe. But, I prefer, "Let's hope she never has to be ready..." Indeed.

http://thepajamapundit.com/

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Eloise, Clearwater, FL — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:57:34 GMT

Who care about Lieberman...he is a has been that cares about McCain and the job that McCain has promised him...he does not care about what happens to the lives of the poor and middle class Americans...

Here is something for First Read to address...

McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Pinochet Revealed For First Time

John McCain, who has harshly criticized the idea of sitting down with dictators without pre-conditions, appears to have done just that. In 1985, McCain traveled to Chile for a friendly meeting with Chile's military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others.

The private meeting between McCain and dictator Pinochet has gone previously un-reported anywhere.

Read full story at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-dinges/mccain-meets-a-bloody-dic_b_137422.html

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Paul Miller — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:58:51 GMT

Please, Joe, say it ain't so. Sarah Palin has executive experience? She'll be ready? Come on. And that you'd reach across party lines to unite people? Who are you kidding? You're a republican and make a living (at my expense I might add) by dividing people. Sheesh..

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

DV, CA — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:58:58 GMT

Lieberman is such a snivelling little weasel.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

pc,keewatin,mn — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:42 GMT

When you pay a make-up artist for Sara Palin alot more than your economic advisors it says one thing-

LIPSTICK ON A PIG thats nowhere near ready to be President. The American people will deliver that verdict in 12 days!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

jsu — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:55 GMT

Dear Senator Lieberman, thanks for your pledge to bring people together and I hope you do. At least until you lose your re-relection bid.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

DS, East Hampton, NY — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:02:13 GMT

Let's do to the McPalin campaign what they did to Joe Biden and leave out just enough:

"...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 God she's not going to have to be president from day one"

I just heard Palin say that her experience on the basketball court has prepared her for running for VP...below her father's own words describing his daughter on the basketball court (in an interview with the NY Times):

"...Never much of a scorer, she was brutal on defense.
“She was kind of mean and clawing at them and stuff,” her father said.

I think this says it all.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Heather, WA — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:02:56 GMT

On-the-job training?? Really?? I thought the job of President was only for those already "tested"? Oh, that's right, OTJ training is good if it's a Republican! Sounds like more hypocrisy from the world of the right wingers.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

kayla — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:07:45 GMT

lieberat you are just two faced. trying to play both parties. sen obama. will not need anything from you. he knows you cannot be trusted.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Buh Bye Lieberman — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:08:55 GMT

What a crock! Lieberman should be permanently deported to Israel. It is all he cares about obviously. That is who he loves so he should go live there. He will not be missed here.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Brian, Los Angeles, CA — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:13:16 GMT

Wow! Perhaps the little digs at the McCain campaign and McCain, as well as Palin's shadow campaign for the 2012 nomination, caused Lieberman to make clear who is at the top of the ticket.

The fact of the matter is that Obama really has not run any ads targetting Palin, so she may be overestimating her chances of winning the 2012 GOP nomination, though she does have the Christian right element of the GOP sewn up.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Jennifer — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:17:47 GMT

If liebermann says the truth finally..I rest my case about palin.

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Stu, Los Angeles, CA — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:18:52 GMT

HOW THE HELL CAN LIEBERMAN SAY SOMETHING WILL NOT HAPPEN TO MCCAIN!?!?!?! IS HE THE ALL-KNOWING ALMIGHTY HIMSELF!?!?!? WHAT A SCHMUCK!!

Lieberman on Palin, presidency

Peg, Minneapolis, MN — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:22:16 GMT

You must be joking.

Senator Lieberman is not "casting doubt" on Palin's readiness. He's expressing horror at the notion that his good friend and colleague would possibly die too soon. No more; no less.

Has the press no shame whatsoever left? Continually, you prove that the answer to that question is: no.