Joe Says It’s So

By Kleinheider Posted on September 3, 2008 at 5:53 am

John McCain’s Democratic consiglierie says America needs a wartime president:

“Especially at a time of war, we need a president we can count on to fight for what’s right for our country — not only when it is easy, but when it is hard,” Lieberman said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Republican National Convention.

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Why McCain Will Not Pick Lieberman

By Kleinheider Posted on August 28, 2008 at 11:57 am

Because the rules forbid it:

The major thing standing in the way of a Lieberman Vice-Presidential pick for McCain is a seemingly small thing - an RNC rule that states that a Vice Presidential nominee must have been a Republican for at least 60 days prior to nomination.

There are only two ways around that rule as far as I know - the first being that Lieberman has already switched his party affiliation a couple months ago secretly without letting anybody know (highly, highly, highly unlikely). The other option would be for the delegates to vote to waive that rule at the RNC — and it’s not hard to imagine how that would go.

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The Abused Becomes The Abuser

By Kleinheider Posted on August 13, 2008 at 8:13 am

The Huffington Post accuses Joe Lieberman of using an antisemitic template to attack Barack Obama:

What is to be made of this? Does Joe Lieberman not realize that he is using one of the oldest anti-semitic tricks in the book to accuse Obama of being the Islamic candidate?

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Obama More Popular With Jews Than Lieberman

By Kleinheider Posted on July 22, 2008 at 8:31 am

From the Huffington Post:

If Barack Obama has a problem among Jewish voters, then Sen. Joseph Lieberman is in monumental trouble.

Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll. Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut Independent in a favorable light compared to 48 percent who have a negative perception. As for Obama, 60 percent of Jews view him favorably while 34 percent view him unfavorably.

The findings were released as part of a recent survey of American Jews by the new progressive pro-Israel group J Street. They seem to upturn some of this year’s conventional political wisdom.

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