People who think Lieberman is a progessive except for one issue..

[CTLawGuy]

Explain these points.

1. Lieberman backed by more Republicans than Democrats in CT:

"Seventy-five (75) percent of Republicans, 61 percent of unaffiliated voters and 59 percent of Democrats said Lieberman deserves to be re-elected. "


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1494858

So 75% of CT Republicans are progressive all except for the war? Seems unlikely.

2. Lieberman was supported by conservative Bill Buckley against Liberal Republican Senator Lowell Weicker in the 1988 Senate Race.

"Lieberman was first elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat in 1988, scoring the nation's biggest political upset that year by a margin of just 10,000 votes after being backed by a coalition of conservative Democrats, allied with conservative Republicans who were upset with Republican incumbent Lowell Weicker's liberal voting record. Lieberman was even endorsed by National Review and it was joked in many circles how the Democratic candidate was more conservative than the Republican one."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lieberman

"That was true even in Lieberman's very first campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1988 when he defeated liberal Republican Lowell Weicker. Lieberman was endorsed then by William F. Buckley Jr., who could be seen as the founder of the modern conservative movement, because Buckley despised Weicker. This unlikely alliance later opened many conservative doors for Lieberman."

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=14358

3. Hannity speaks about endorsing Lieberman

"SEAN HANNITY RADIO SHOW, FEBRUARY 10, 2006
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HANNITY: I'm good. Now listen, before we get into all the stuff that we need to talk about, there's a lot of news here. I need to know, yes or no, do you want my public support, do you want my endorsement, do you think that hurts your re-election efforts, do you want me to come out in opposition of you, I want to do what's in your best interests, you gotta tell me what you want me to do.

LIEBERMAN: Yeah. Well, you know, it's good of you to ask me in private like this. (Laughter)

HANNITY: (Laughter) I'm thinking... I'm thinking Hannity Conservatives for Lieberman and I'll do a big fundraiser in Connecticut.

LIEBERMAN: Yeah, yeah. Let me just say, I appreciate your friendship, and I appreciate your support. Really.

HANNITY: So you want my endorsement?

LIEBERMAN: What can I... if you support me... Look, I've always gotten elected by people from all parties. Now if there's a Democratic primary against me, which there might be, I might ask you to come in and endorse my opponent. (Laughter)"

http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=407

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Now I know that on many issues, Lieberman is with us, but I can't ignore the conservative love of this guy. If it is true that Lieberman is progressive all except for the war, how do you explain:

1. Why Bill Buckley backed him in 1988 over a REPUBLICAN?
2. Why Lieberman is supported by more CT Republicans than Democrats (75% of CT repubs like him!!!, only 59% of dems like him)
3. Why Sean Hannity is talking about endorsing him and holding a fundraiser for him?

How do you explain all these things? Something is not right. This wouldn't happen to a good Democrat except for the war.