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AdHocSolver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-13-08 03:21 AM
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11. Lieberman brings to mind the fable about the fox and the scorpion.
The scorpion wants to cross a river, but it can't swim. So, it asks the fox to swim across with the scorpion on its back.

The fox says no because the scorpion will sting him. The scorpion argues that he won't sting the fox because then they would both drown.

This sounds logical to the fox so he agrees to swim across with the scorpion on his back. Half way across, the scorpion stings the fox, and as they both start to drown, the fox asks the scorpion why he poisoned him. The scorpion responds, "Because it is my nature."

Lieberman has shown us his "nature". He has to be relieved of his chairmanships.
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  -Lieberman Chairs Committee Overseeing Executive Branch orleans  Nov-12-08 01:42 AM   #0 
  - Can't rec it fast enough  crickets   Nov-12-08 01:49 AM   #1 
  - Absolutely... If he wants to stay, he must sit at the children's table!!!  BrklynLiberal   Nov-12-08 01:53 AM   #2 
  - Which Nelson??? Ben or Bill  rpannier   Nov-12-08 03:05 AM   #3 
  - i don't know--but if ben doesn't support lieberman than it might  orleans   Nov-12-08 11:30 AM   #7 
  - 6 days left!  bushmeat   Nov-12-08 04:15 AM   #4 
  - The relentless attacks from the right will be bad enough. Eliminate that tojan horse.  Edweird   Nov-12-08 04:38 AM   #5 
  - .  Wilms   Nov-12-08 09:56 AM   #6 
  - rachel was talking about this tonight--had evan bayh on her show.  orleans   Nov-12-08 09:39 PM   #8 
  - Bayh is either a moron or an ass kisser.  chimpsrsmarter   Nov-12-08 09:43 PM   #9 
     - yeah, i didn't get that.  orleans   Nov-13-08 01:19 AM   #10 
  - Lieberman brings to mind the fable about the fox and the scorpion.  AdHocSolver   Nov-13-08 03:21 AM   #11 
     - let the fucker be chairman of paper clips. nothing more! n/t  orleans   Nov-13-08 11:39 PM   #12 
 

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