Lieberman rips W's war plan

[Lasher]

Embattled Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman - facing a possible primary defeat Tuesday because of his strong backing for the Iraq war - yesterday launched a Hail Mary attack on the Bush administration's handling of the war.

"I supported our war in Iraq but I have always questioned the way it was being executed," Lieberman said.

"This administration took far too many shortcuts. We continue to suffer the consequences, as do the Iraqi people."

<snip>

But the cheerleader image was cemented last year when Lieberman chided Democratic Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for suggesting a troop pullout. "We undermine the President's credibility at our nation's peril," Lieberman said last year of war critics.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/440252p-...

[IndianaGreen]

1. Lieberman is sounding like Rick Santorum

What we hear is desperation!

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. You mean Santorum the environmentalist

supporter of government handouts?

[Demit]

2. He's always questioned it? Mm-hm, uh huh, okay.

Guess he was doing that in his own highly principled, well-intentioned, very silent way.

[karynnj]

52. Couldn't he have at least signalled that in 2004

both when running himself for the nomination and when, as a surrogate for Kerry, he said NOTHING against Bush on Iraq in Florida.

[radfringe]

63. That's because back then

he was for it before he was against it...

[JHB]

3. I see Joe's pitching for the "gullible fool" vote...

...usually a good bet, but I don't think it'll work here.

[Lasher]

23. I knew there were going to be some yuks in this message string

So far this one's my favorite. Heh heh.

[calimary]

58. Just another "Joey-Come-Lately" I see.

Um, Mr. Lieberman, that bandwagon already left. No point in trying to climb on now.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. Desperation, move me brightly...

Or:

I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
I feel me slippin' away...

[redqueen]

69. nice

[Lerkfish]

5. wow! the smell of desperation

what a maroon.

[marmar]

7. He's just embarassing himself now...

Henry Rollins says it best:

I am a liar
Yeah, i am a liar
Yeah i like it
I feel good
Ohh i am a liar
Yeah
I lie
I lie
I lie
Oh, i lie
Oh i lie
I lie
Yeah
Ohhh i'm a liar
I lie
Yeah
I like it
I feel good
I'll lie again
And again
I'll lie again and again
And i'll keep lying
I promise

[JerseygirlCT]

35. Maybe

he'll end up in a three-way tie for third place this time, too?

It's going to get very interesting around here in the next four days!

[Vidar]

8. Too late, too late!

[grytpype]

56. Way too frigging late!

[calico1]

9. That's funny, Joe.

How come I never heard you say you questioned anything about how the war was being conducted? How come I never heard you criticize the administration?

[matcom]

10. HAHAHAHAHAHA Fuck You Joe

Just.Fuck.You.Idiot.

buh bye

[geomon666]

55. LOL!

Well said. Just laugh at this clown.

[mikeytherat]

11. I thought we had to support the President in a time of war

According to Joe the Ho, criticizing the President during a time of war is very, very bad, so I must ask:

Why does Joe hate America?

mikey_the_rat

[peace frog]

12. So Joe was in favor of the war before he wasn't

To quote Church Lady: "Well isn't that special.... how conveeeeenient."

The more smoke Joey "Short Ride" blows up voters' asses, the lower his poll numbers.
Mission Accomplished!

[Joe Bacon]

13. Another whopper from LIEberman

Show me ONE instance where LIEberman hasn't kissed Bush's ass on this.

Not even his College Republican shock troops can save LIEberman, he's going down faster than the Titanic!

[TAPat]

14. Jeebus - If my eyes could roll any further back in my head,

I'd flip over backwards

[peacebird]

24. LOL!!!! Great expression!

[ClintonTyree]

15. "Joementum's" last gasp attempt.........

in conning voters out of their votes. It makes my heart soar like an eagle to see this GOP toady grasp at anything he can to stay in power. Joe always thought he was so safe, that no one could seriously challenge his position. WRONG, Joe! Your cushy ride on the taxpayers' dime is coming to an end. I'm sure the GOP will not forget all of your loyal service though. They'll find a nice, lucrative position for you after your reign is over. Go get 'em Joe!

[bkcc]

73. Just for the record....

Is "Joementum" not the lamest, made-up word you've ever heard? It makes me cringe everytime I see or hear it. It's like hearing your parents say "cool" or "rad." Just doesn't and has never sounded right. Pretty much like most of the stuff coming out of Lieberman's mouth.

[katty]

86. pathetic, Joester's last stand-somebody pull that soapbox out!

[Ian David]

16. Joe always questioned the way the war was being executed, but ...

we couldn't hear him, because his tongue was in Bush's mouth.

[lapfog_1]

25. That is NOT where Joementum had his tongue...

anatomically impossible when one considers where Joe's lips are permanently attached

[54anickel]

17. "Our war"? Not going to win any war critics or those who were out in the

streets against it from the very beginning using phrases like that Joe.

[Lasher]

21. By that I think he means his and Junior's war.

But hey, did you see where Lieberman just got endorsed by The Hamper?

[missTheBigDog]

18. Whatever, Joe.

I just wish this little weisel would just go away. He is an embarrassment to the democratic party and needs to just change his party and become Bush's lackey.

[greyl]

19. Sharpton: "I was disappointed that every time we came out of the huddle,

it seemed like my friend Joe had {on} the other team's uniform,".
From the article


Liebermans's stament was weak, weak, weak. I don't think he has a command of the issue.

[rodeodance]

36. "It sounds like he's finally starting to wake up," said Lamont spokeswoman

"It sounds like he's finally starting to wake up," said Lamont spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, campaigning for Lamont yesterday, repeated the main charge against Lieberman: that he's an overly enthusiastic cheerleader for the war.

"I was disappointed that every time we came out of the huddle, it seemed like my friend Joe had the other team's uniform," Sharpton said.

Lieberman's campaign said the senator's attack on the administration was nothing new. "This is one of those great myths that the Lamont campaign have been able to peddle," said spokesman Dan Gerstein. "He's been critical since the war started."

[TankLV]

84. Yeah - I just don't like the way the "war" is DONE. I'd do it BETTER.

Not AGAINST this ILLEGAL "war" - but he'd do it BETTER.

Shmuck.

Go back to your repuke friends for comfort, "holy" joe...

[habitual]

20. Looks like someone saw that latest poll

and once again decided that it was most important to do whatever he needs to do to win his seat again.

Lieberman's campaign slogan may as well be:

Lieberman First, Constituents Second - You've gotta be an egoist before you can be an altruist.

[Ganja Ninja]

22. What a shameless flip flopper. n/t

[hatrack]

26. NOW he notices?!?

Pathetic.

[Mend]

27. joe and dubya having a little spat...soon they will kiss

and make-up. Then joe will become secretary of defense.

[peace frog]

30. Nope, Junior will dump Holy Joe

the nanosecond he is no longer politically viable and thus qualified
to bolster BushCo in the national arena. Secretary of Defense, never,
but don't cry for Joey "Short Ride", he'll become a gozillionaire when
he joins the DC lobbyist cabal. Win-Win.

[Mend]

32. not even ambassador to somewhere or other?

wow, I hope you are right...buh-bye joe.

[peace frog]

34. It's not "goodbye"

but merely "au revoir"

[Bluebear]

28. 'I have always questioned' HAhahahaHHHoHaha ASSHOLE. nt

[democrank]

29. Right, Joe.

John Murtha should have more respect for the AWOL Commander in Chief`s war plans.

[Submariner]

31. Too late Joe, here's a Smooch for you

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. *Gasp*Gasp*Gasp* Too late, Joe. You're goin' down.

You made your bed - now lie in it.

[rodeodance]

37. "He's been critical since the war started." Crapola in a can

...Lieberman's campaign said the senator's attack on the administration was nothing new. "This is one of those great myths that the Lamont campaign have been able to peddle," said spokesman Dan Gerstein. "He's been critical since the war started."

[kurth]

40. Yes, he's been critical - of the Bush critics

Go to hell, Joe.

[Lasher]

45. That's the big thing with me.

He's not the only Democrat who has supported Junior's invasion of Iraq. And if you look at his overall voting record, there's others who have done a worse job of supporting values that are shared by most Democrats. The thing that really irks me is, he has enthusiastically sold out fellow party members to get attention for himself.

But there's more to it than Lieberman's endorsement of the Iraq war. He has consistently supported Republican talking points. This has made him quite popular on the Sunday talk shows, but apparently most of his constituents have finally had enough.

Mr. Lieberman isn't the only nationally known Democrat who still supports the Iraq war. But he ... has joined the Bush administration by insisting on an upbeat picture of ... Iraq that is increasingly delusional. Moreover, Mr. Lieberman has supported the attempt to label questions about ... Iraq and criticism of the administration's policies ... as unpatriotic. How else is one to interpret his warning, late last year, that "it is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be Commander-in-Chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine Presidential credibility at our nation's peril"?

And it's not just Iraq. A letter sent by Hillary Clinton ... credited Mr. Lieberman with defending Social Security "tooth and nail." Well, ... that's not what happened. In fact, Mr. Lieberman repeatedly supported the administration's scare tactics. "Every year we wait to come up with a solution ...," he declared in March 2005, "costs our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren $600 billion more."

This claim echoed a Bush administration talking point... But the talking point was simply false... There's more. Mr. Lieberman supported Congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo affair... And ... Mr. Lieberman showed far more outrage over Bill Clinton's personal life than he has ever shown over Mr. Bush's catastrophic failures as commander in chief. ...

Mr. Lieberman, who is often described as a "centrist," is or was very much at odds not just with the Democratic base but with public opinion as a whole. ... Mr. Lieberman's defenders would have you believe that his increasingly unpopular positions reflect his principles. But ... the common theme in Mr. Lieberman's positions seems to be this: In each case he has taken the stand that is most likely to get him on TV.

You see, the talking-head circuit loves centrists. But a centrist, as defined inside the Beltway, doesn't mean someone whose views are actually in the center... Instead, a Democrat is considered centrist to the extent that he does what Mr. Lieberman does: lends his support to Republican talking points...

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2006/0...

Edit to change verbiage of the first line

[Pale Blue Dot]

38. But they have SATELLITE DISHES!!!

Everything's GREAT there. Right Joe?

Joe?

[Atman]

44. Hey, Joe toured The Green Zone! He knows all is well there.

Maybe he should tour the Green Party Zone next. It seems safe for republicans there, too!

[Azathoth]

39. Joe, this undercuts what little credibility you have left

If you had stuck to your guns and kept your lips firmly pressed to Dubya's backside, then people would have figured you went down defending what you believed in. Now people are going to realize that the only thing you truly believe is that you are entitled to your Senate seat no matter what.

[elgati]

41. Is that a tear on your cheek Joe? FU

[Beetwasher]

42. Hey Joe! I Thought Stuff Like This Undermined the War Effort

At least according to what you've said in the past, asshole.

[calico1]

43. I have a feeling his internal polling is not

showing good news. Otherwise, why would he do an about face like this?

[BigDDem]

46. WHAT???? Joementum questions the war???

He must hate the troops and love Saddam.

[Scout1071]

47. High-Larious. Does Joe think this is last comic standing?

Is he trying to be funny now?

He is more pathetic by the day. Joe, you ignored the will of the people for too long. Now it's time for the people to speak.

[JNelson6563]

48. He must be tired of seeing this

haha!

[warrens]

49. This is making me sick

I can't believe this guy. Does he think no one pays attention?

[rhett o rick]

50. He better be careful or he will lose his repub supporters. nm

[calico1]

51. Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.

After all, they love him MAINLY because he supports bush.

[samsingh]

53. is this for real or a joke?

[Lasher]

62. It appears to be real. Here's another source.

"Billions of taxpayer dollars have been squandered. Our soldiers in the field have been shortchanged, and the war effort impeded," Lieberman said during a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "The only beneficiaries of waste and fraud are the same bad apples who are responsible for it."

http://www.marinetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1996013...

[samsingh]

87. it's impossible to take Lieberman seriously.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

92. Is it just me, or did anyone else immediately look at the date

this article was written? Aug. 2, 2006? Why doesn't Joe supply us with some similar speeches documented in 05 or 04 or 03? Because I don't believe he made any. And neither does anyone else.

[stepnw1f]

54. eccccccchhhh... now he backpeddles

Numbers sinking?

[Cocoa]

57. undermining the president is ok in some situations

for example if you're about to lose your senate seat.

[leesa]

59. He supports an illegal, immoral war...nothing different.

[nolabels]

60. I have seen maggots with more spine than this fellow

Like he can't even stand up for his stated positions. Maybe the rest of the RePubliCONs will bail him with electronic voting....or.........na.......a three way race must look even better to them RePubliCONs.

Heck, a three way race is probably exactly what the RePubliCONs are looking for anyway.

Joe, you are a bigger fool than you know and probably than we give you credit for

[KansDem]

61. Well, here's his first mistake...

We undermine the President's credibility at our nation's peril

How can you "undermine" something that doesn't exist?

[xchrom]

64. turn the lights off when ya leave the room -- joe.

hopefully joe is the first of self righteous, sanctimonious corporate whores to bite the political dust.

[GAPeace]

65. He's taking Hillary Clinton's position basically

Had to say it.

[Riverman]

83. YES! Clinton and his throngs from the DLC are trying to

prop up Holy Joe in order to protect Hillary's position! A pox on all their slimy, opportunistic, cowardly houses! I want all DLC'ers to quit the Democratic Party and as Al Sharpton says, they come out of the huddle with the other teams shirt on and actually join the other team. Be honest! Stop pretending to give voice the the democratic party constituents. And, Democrats need face the facts that the DLC has highjacked the Democrtic party and to get some balls and enforce party discipline - expel any elected official who got elected with democratic party support, foot soldiers and money, who goes against democratic constituents. Get Rid of these Bastards

[ckramer]

66. You're right Joe, but it's too late to be anti-war!

You will be spending time with your family for a long time to come, Joe.

[MrCoffee]

67. 2 problems with this headline

1) That's what the New York Daily News thinks "ripping" is? I should seriously apply for work there.
2) "W's war plan"...hahahahhahahahahahhaaaaa. I needed to laugh like that. Katie Harris won't be around much longer, so it's good to see that the comedy keeps rolling.

[graywarrior]

68. This bears repeating

[paparush]

70. S...s.. s.. s.. s.. s.. s.. s.. s.. < -- Lieberman Balloon Deflating

[alfredo]

71. Better late than never. Of course one has to doubt his

sincerity.

Sorry Joe, you fate was sealed with a kiss.

[bkcc]

72. Nothing like impending defeat to make you change your tune.

Too little, too late, Joe.

[samsingh]

74. too little too late and he clearly doesn't mean it .

[MarkDevin]

75. Does Lieberman remind anyone else of the 1992 Bush (Sr.) campaign?

And we all know how that turned out!

[Generator]

76. Please

$500 billion dollars short and a few thousand dead too late.

Also, who does he think he's kiding? It's laughable really.

[illumn8d]

77. A little too late Joe...

Oh wait, I mean a LOT too late.

[Rex_Goodheart]

78. With apologies to Hank Williams...

Goodbye, Joe, you gotta go, me o my o.
Gonna show Joe's a beat rogue in your bio.

[Rex]

79. Cya Joe, wouldn't want to be ya.

nt

[Moloch]

80. Too late, Joe....

If you have any dignity left, you'll withdraw from the CT senate race after you LOSE it to Lamont.

[David__77]

81. He's critical because he wants MORE aggression.

He's a bigger warmonger than Bush. He was rooting for aggression against Iraq when others were comtemplating lifting sanctions in the late 90s.

[CraigHinTenn]

82. sounds like a flip flop..

[Bretttido]

85. Too little too late you pathetic slimeball

[genieroze]

88. Holy flip flop.

[Dr Fate]

89. You cant take back a kiss, Joe. n/t

n/t

[stepnw1f]

90. Buh Bye ... (nt)

[goforit]

91. Lieberman just wanted to NUKE IRAQ off the phucking Earth!

You're whining is just a little too late JOE!!!

[WhiteTara]

93. bwahahahahah

what wonderful theatre!