McCain Suggests Lieberman As Possible Secretary Of Defense

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/04/mccain-lieberman-administration/

McCain Suggests Lieberman As Possible Secretary Of Defense

liebmc.jpg In his semi-weekly blogger conference call today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) heaped praise upon Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who has endorsed McCain’s GOP presidential bid. McCain told the bloggers that he would like Lieberman to serve in his administration:

I would definitely want Joe Lieberman to play a part — particularly in national security issues — in my administration.

Commenting on RedState, Adam C — who was also on the conference call — said that McCain’s comment indicated that the senator was considering Lieberman to head of the Pentagon: “That sounds like a possible SecDef to me.”

McCain and Lieberman have been foreign policy soulmates, consistently pushing for sending more troops to Iraq. More recently, they have ignored the advice of U.S. military commanders and rushed to declare victory in the war. In late November, McCain told ABC News that “we’ve succeeded militarily” in Iraq. A day later, Lieberman told Fox News, “We are winning.”

Installing Lieberman to oversee national security in a Republican administration has been a right-wing dream for quite some time. In March 2006, the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes suggested President Bush appoint Lieberman as Secretary of State. Additionally, in 2005, both Andrew Sullivan and CBS News’s Bob Schieffer suggested Lieberman as Secretary of Defense.

[EFerrari]

1. Holy Mother of God.

(When I freak out, my inner Catholic seems to speak for me.) :scared:

[babylonsister]

2. I'm right there with you, sfexpat...

:scared::scared:

[UTUSN]

3. BwahaHAH!1 Yeah, he was real TOUGH on CHEENEE in 2000!1

I can hardly wait to see him face PUTIN or the Chinese!1 At least it will get him out of the Senate.-----------uh, oh, I should have used the conditional: it WOULD if a McCAIN presidency WERE to happen----------WHICH IT WON'T !1

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Rumsfeld Redux.

[Solly Mack]

5. Has to be senile dementia

He needs to resign and get some help.

And that's the last time I'm going to be nice about it.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Great...immediate war with Iran...

:scared:

[rodeodance]

7. oh my gawd!!

[IDemo]

8. Look out, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran...

[BrklynLiberal]

9. [puke] - [puke] - [puke] - [puke]

[TwilightGardener]

10. GAAAAAHHHHH! Make it stop! Make the Lieberworm go away!!!

[madrchsod]

11. of what country?

israel or the united states?

[Fridays Child]

12. Well, Lieberman's voice IS a weapon of mass destruction.

Worse than fingernails across a chalkboard. x(

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Payoff

Now how about that combo compared to Giuliani and Cheney (Round Two)?

[shadowknows69]

14. You could save yourself the time of the confirmation process John

By just launching all our nukes on the first day. What do you need LIEberman for?

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

15. **EEEEK****

:crazy:

[Johonny]

16. Given

McCain must win New Hampshire and Lieberman is suppose to have a strong North East independent following it seems like a smart thing for him to say. Remember if he wins he doesn't really need to give Lieberman anything. Campaign speaking (and at this time of year it's Campaign) I think he's smart to say it.

[KamaAina]

22. We've already seen how much "Joementum" he has in NH

not a whole lot. Independents could have voted for him in the NH Dem primary in '04. Instead they stayed away in droves. :boring:

[Johonny]

25. I agree with you

But my Republican friend who runs political campaigns in upstate New York assures me Joementum will help him. The guys won more than a few campaigns within the republican party so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this. His take is Joementum keeps McCain in the news, which is very needed since he spent all his money poorly. Even if the voters don't care, the networks do care. Which means free air time for McCain every time he brings his name up.

[elfin]

17. So he must think he can win this without ANY

Dem/Independent crossover.

Bet this story sinks fast as soon as he thinks he has delivered his public "thanks" to the traitor for the endeorsement.

Watch for Joe to try to horn in on McCain events in the NE, only to be shuffled to the back row as soon as possible. Neither Dems or Repugs like him. Poison

[VP505]

18. That could make

me angry if it weren't for the fact that McCain hasn't got a snowball in hell chance of getting elected. Its very amusing to me that he thinks he or LIEberputz has any chance of fulfilling that pipe dream.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

19. McCain is insane in the membrane

[provis99]

20. are all the Republican candidates hell-bent on their own destruction?

Ghouliani and Cheney? McCain and Lieberman? How far up their asses do Republicans have their heads to even contemplate shit like that? I can only laugh as they bring down the Republican house like the proverbial biblical Samson.

[Cleita]

21. If that happens, then they'd better go back to calling it the

Department of War again. Lieberman is not a person who backs the military for "defense" especially in the ME.

[PervezClinton]

23. That's almost funny.

[iamthebandfanman]

24. almost.

or perhaps the scariest thing hes said ;)