Senator Joe Lieberman To Speak At GOP Convention
D. Spencer Hines
Joe Lieberman is one of the best and smartest Democrat Senators -- perhaps
THE best.
Yale '64, Yale Law School '67.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential
candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's
strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an
official said.
Lieberman will deliver a speech when Republicans gather in St. Paul, Minn.,
to nominate McCain for president, a party official told The Associated Press
on Wednesday. The official requested anonymity because a formal announcement
had yet to be made.
Asked during a visit to Georgia whether he would be speaking at the
convention, Lieberman smiled and said: "it's quite possible, but I'll let
them announce it."
Lieberman, 66, caucuses with Senate Democrats, though has been a strong
supporter of the Iraq war and is a staunch backer of McCain's presidential
bid, traveling often with the Arizona senator and campaigning on his behalf
during the GOP primary in states like Florida that have large numbers of
Jewish voters. *****
McCain might be able to capture as much as 40% of the Jewish vote
nationwide. He probably won't get the vote of Pogue Gans, but that's to be
expected. -- DSH
As he weighs potential running mates, McCain is believed to be seriously
considering choosing Lieberman, whom he counts among his closest friends,
for the GOP ticket. Lieberman's convention speaking slot doesn't indicate
either way whether McCain ultimately will choose his friend for the No. 2
slot.
Republican officials say top McCain advisers have been reaching out to big
donors and high-profile delegates in key states to gauge the impact of
picking an abortion-rights supporter like Lieberman. Conservative activists,
in turn, are waging an increasingly vocal campaign against the move, raising
the prospect of acrimony at the convention.
There's also lingering questions of whether Republican National Committee
rules would allow someone who is not registered as a Republican to be the
vice presidential nominee, or whether they would need to be changed - a
process that could incite a right-flank revolt.
Some Republicans speculate that Lieberman's name simply is being floated to
make a Republican abortion-rights backer, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom
Ridge, seem more acceptable to conservatives. Ridge, too, is believed to be
under serious consideration, along with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, both Republicans and abortion-rights
opponents.
As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish vice
presidential nominee. His campaign for the Democratic presidential
nomination in 2004 failed.
After a surprising loss to Ned Lamont in Connecticut's 2006 Senate primary,
Lieberman defied Democratic leaders and ran as an independent in the general
election. Top Democrats backed Lamont, a political newcomer, and Lieberman
won support from the GOP, including his friend McCain.
Lieberman tends to vote with Democrats on most issues and is a longtime
supporter of abortion rights, a stance that would rankle conservatives if he
were McCain's running mate.
Not only has Lieberman campaigned for McCain, he has criticized Democratic
candidate Barack Obama. Senate Democrats have been tolerant of his political
straddling because he holds their slim political majority in his hands.
Lieberman departed Tuesday for a trip to the Republic of Georgia, Poland and
the Ukraine. He is expected to return to Washington on Thursday night.
In 2004, former Sen. Zell Miller, a Georgia Democrat, praised President Bush
and mocked the Democratic ticket as weak on defense in a speech at the GOP's
national convention.
___
Associated Press writers Liz Sidoti in Washington and David Rising in
Georgia contributed to this report.
Raymond O'Hara
"D. Spencer Hines" <pan...@excelsior.com> wrote in message
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> Excellent!
>
> Joe Lieberman is one of the best and smartest Democrat Senators -- perhaps
> THE best.
he's a man who puts the concerns of another country ahead of those of his
own country.
he's shown he will betray the voters who elected him in connecticut who
expected him to remain with the democrats as he promised when he ran.
Larry Swain
And he's no longer a Democrat.
D. Spencer Hines
Joe caucuses with the Democrats and votes with them most of the time --
especially on domestic issues.
He's an Independent Democrat, the Best Kind.
I agree with him on MANY issues.
He's a Real Democrat, in the tradition of Jackson, FDR, Truman and JFK.
Not a wimpy-wussy, cut-and-run Democrat such as Pogue Gans.
Vide infra.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum
"Larry Swain" <gi...@poetic.com> wrote in message
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> Raymond O'Hara wrote:
>> "D. Spencer Hines" <pan...@excelsior.com> wrote in message
>> news:o3Yqk.914$AB3....@eagle.america.net...
>>
>>>Excellent!
>>>
>>>Joe Lieberman is one of the best and smartest Democrat Senators --
>>>perhaps THE best.
>>>Yale '64, Yale Law School '67
>>
>> he's a man who puts the concerns of another country ahead of those of
>> his own country.
Twaddle.
>> he's shown he will betray the voters who elected him in connecticut who
>> expected him to remain with the democrats as he promised when he ran.
Twaddle.
He defeated the Left-Wing, "Limousine Liberal" cut-and-run wimpy-wussy
Democrat and the Republican.
deem...@aol.com
> Nonsense...
>
> Joe caucuses with the Democrats and votes with them most of the time --
> especially on domestic issues.
>
> He's an Independent Democrat, the Best Kind.
>
> I agree with him on MANY issues.
>
> He's a Real Democrat, in the tradition of Jackson, FDR, Truman and JFK.
>
> Not a wimpy-wussy, cut-and-run Democrat such as Pogue Gans.
>
> Vide infra.
> --
> DSH
> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
> Vires et Honor
> Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum
>
> "Larry Swain" <gi...@poetic.com> wrote in message
>
> news:C8idnW6-sdTGBTHV...@comcast.com...
>
> > Raymond O'Hara wrote:
> >>news:o3Yqk.914$AB3....@eagle.america.net...
>
> >>>Excellent!
>
> >>>Joe Lieberman is one of the best and smartest Democrat Senators --
> >>>perhaps THE best.
> >>>Yale '64, Yale Law School '67
>
> >> he's a man who puts the concerns of another country ahead of those of
> >> his own country.
>
> Twaddle.
>
> >> he's shown he will betray the voters who elected him in connecticut who
> >> expected him to remain with the democrats as he promised when he ran.
>
> Twaddle.
>
> He defeated the Left-Wing, "Limousine Liberal" cut-and-run wimpy-wussy
> Democrat and the Republican.
>
>
>
> > And he's no longer a Democrat.
He'll be a Republican come January. The only reason the Dems have
put up with him is he's the potential swing vote. When the Dems widen
their Senate lead, Joe will be out on his butt. No cushy committee
chairs...heck, they'll probably demand he turns in his caucus restroom
key.
D. Spencer Hines
briefings at all three places and bring the bacon back to John McCain.
He won't be making any arrogant, messianic, silly-arsed "We Are The World"
speeches in Berlin either.
Gans HATES Lieberman, who is not his sort of wimpy-wussy, cut-and-run
Democrat.
Lieberman actually wants to WIN the Iraq War, not just cut-and-run like
Gans.
From The German:
LIEBERMAN = BETTER MAN
GANS = GOOSE
The Names Fit...
Lieber tot als ehrlos. -- Better death than dishonor...
Something Gans would never say.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum
"Paul J Gans" <ga...@panix.com> wrote in message
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> Jack Linthicum <jackli...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> [Quoting somebody]
>
>>> Lieberman departed Tuesday for a trip to the Republic of Georgia, Poland
>>> and the Ukraine. He is expected to return to Washington on Thursday
>>> night.
>
> That Lieberman moves awfully fast. I expect he'll learn a lot
> on his trip.
>
> --
> --- Paul J. Gans
Larry Swain
> Nonsense...
>
> Joe caucuses with the Democrats and votes with them most of the time --
> especially on domestic issues.
Only because the Dems need his vote, when he votes with them it gives
them a majority in the Senate, when he doesn't, it doesn't and Dems lose.
He also has endorsed McCain, acted as McCain's emissary, and will be
speaking at the Republican National Convention....by your reasoning,
that makes him a Republican.
> He's an Independent Democrat, the Best Kind.
No, he's an Independent, period.
D. Spencer Hines
Joe Lieberman is clearly an Independent Democrat, who wants to WIN the War
In Iraq, rather than just CUT & RUN, which Obama has been advocating ever
since 2005.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor
Veni, Vidi, Calcitravi Asinum
"Larry Swain" <gi...@poetic.com> wrote in message
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D. Spencer Hines
In fact, Lieberman would make an EXCELLENT SECSTATE.
Stay Tuned...
James Hogg
<pan...@excelsior.com> wrote:
>Senator Lieberman might just be our SECSTATE if McCain is elected POTUS.
>
>In fact, Lieberman would make an EXCELLENT SECSTATE.
You certainly wouldn't want him in any position where he could do
anything that would bring the USA into line with the Kyoto
Protocol, or in any position where he would improve gay rights.
James
Larry Swain
> Negative.
>
> Joe Lieberman is clearly an Independent Democrat, who wants to WIN the War
> In Iraq, rather than just CUT & RUN, which Obama has been advocating ever
> since 2005.
Ah, the typical Davey gambit: merely repeat one's errors ad infinitum
until he thinks its true.