McCain Wanted Lieberman

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McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:12pm

"For weeks, advisers close to the campaign said, McCain had wanted to name as his running mate his good friend Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrat turned independent. But by the end of last weekend, the outrage from Christian conservatives over the possibility that McCain would fill out the Republican ticket with Lieberman, a supporter of abortion rights, had become too intense to be ignored."


So "Maverick McCain" can't even stand up to his own supporters- how in the world could he stand up to America's enemies?


"Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint."

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:24pm

Joe,

I actually read somewhere (can't remember where exactly), that Rove asked Lieberman to remove his name from the running.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:25pm

Don't you think that the Christian conservatives also had a problem with the fact that Lieberman is an Orthodox Jew?

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:25pm

My sentiments exactly...as I've said elsewhere, he's bowing at the knee of the Christian conservatives and losing most of his credibility and my respect in the process.

Maverick, indeed...more like ass-kisser.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:25pm

Well either way he went with crazaay.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:27pm

Yes to all- Rove was, by all reports, the head of Anti-Lieberman faction. If you follow the link, McCain's second choice was Romney who was equally unacceptable to the Christian Conservatives, and for similar reasons.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:32pm

I mean really, who is Karl Rove anyway? Why does he have so much clout? Why wouldn't McCain stand up to him?

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:36pm

I just can't believe he threw all these other qualified people (men & women) under the Straight Talk Express. He's off his rocker.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:35pm

I am no fan of McCain's or Liebermen, but if McCain wanted Joe that's who he should have got. Even more evidence that McCain is NOT in charge of his own presidential run. Sad but typical.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:45pm

I wonder what Lieberman's speech will be like tonight at the convention? I expect full Zell Miller fireworks.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:47pm

delivered in that melifluous Leiberman monotone?

#12

re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:50pm

Zell Miller on Prozac I'm guessing.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:55pm

Though I loathe Lieberman, I could respect McCain for choosing him because it would be his choice, not one forced on him by the right-wing of his party. It would actually play into the 'maverick' image they're trying so hard to resurrect.

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re: McCain Wanted Lieberman

Posted: 9/2/08 at 1:57pm

Perhaps Lieberman is the only friend Sidney has other than Cyndy, that is until SP joined in.

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