Lieberman: U.S. May Be Attacked In 2009

[EV_Ares]

(CBS) In describing the reasons he believes the Republicans' presumptive nominee for president would be better prepared than the Democrats' to lead the nation next January, Sen. Joe Lieberman said that history shows the United States would likely face a terrorist attack in 2009.

"Our enemies will test the new president early," Lieberman, I-Conn., told Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer. "Remember that the truck bombing of the World Trade Center happened in the first year of the Clinton administration. 9/11 happened in the first year of the Bush administration."

Lieberman nonetheless distanced himself from remarks by McCain chief strategist Charlie Black, who came under criticism for suggesting in an interview that McCain's election chances would be improved if a terrorist attack occurred before November.

"Sometimes even the best of them say things that are not what they intended to say," Lieberman said. "Certainly the implications there I know were not what Charlie intended. And he apologized for it. Senator McCain said he didn't agree. And, of course, I feel the same way.

"But here's the point. We're in a war against Islamist extremists who attacked us on 9/11. They've been trying to attack us in many, many ways since then."

A former Democratic nominee for vice president, Lieberman endorsed McCain for president because, he says, the Democratic Party he joined in the early 1960s is not reflected by the party's current leadership.

Link to entire CBS Face The Nation Interview: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/29/ftn/main4217516.shtml

[CanonRay]

1. See, you can't accuse the Rethugs of using the fear card,

'cuz ole Joe, he ain't no Republican. Right? :puke:

[Tim4319]

5. No, he is a "Wolf in Sheeps clothing"!

[liberal N proud]

2. We have nothing to fear but fear it's self

And these bastards are willing to use fear to control the people.

I realized this weekend why fear has worked so well for the bu$h regime and their right wing followers. It's goes back to the fire and brimstone preachers, Get saved or you will die preaching.
People are afraid if they don't go to church and pray they will burn in hell forever, likewise they have come to believe the US will burn under terror attacks if they don't give the GOP everything they want and keep them in power.

All they have is fear!

[LeftishBrit]

3. How does he know - did he read it in his tea-leaves?

He seems seriously nuts.

'We're in a war against Islamist extremists who attacked us on 9/11.'

Actually not. The extremists who attacked on 9-11 seem to have got away with it. We're in a war against Iraqis who did NOT attack America on 9/11, and only became dominated by Islamist extremism *after* the war started.

[Sheets of Easter]

4. To think, this asshole could have been our Veep.

He's only a shade better than Cheney...

[cboy4]

6. Oh Joe, just shut up.

:puke:

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. U.S.: Lieberman May Be Shitcanned in 2009

That's the more likely scenario.

Watching this clown get stripped of his leadership roles will be a real treat.

[bdamomma]

8. hey Joe STFU

or do you have an inside source of this? perhaps Cheney?

[sarcasmo]

9. Did Al-CIA-DUH give you this information Joe?

What a clown.

[loyalkydem]

10. This man

might as well switch and become a Republican now. He's doing all of the attacking for us. Joe is a fucking disgrace to our country

[EV_Ares]

11. Yeah, to me also is the fact the democrats are still allowing him to remain

in the party and on the committees. We are far enough along now, just kick his ass out.