Liberals Are Patriots, Unctuous Joe

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What the heck---he was unsuccessful running as VP as a Democrat. So why not try running for VP as a Republican? And if that doesn't work, there's always perennial candidate Ralph Nader. Give the guy credit for being persistent.

HillbillyBill of TN 7:07AM August 15, 2008

Joe Lieberman is a man who is a Jewish American. He stands in the Judeo-Christian tradition and unashamedly spoke with John Hagee at Christians United for Isreal. The religious right should pray he be John McCain's running mate. He practices what he preaches, is truly independent and honest in thought and action, and will stand staunchy behind Isreal, and Bible believers as myself know this is important. He stood boldly as a Democrat and denounced on the Senate floor Bill Clinton's public affair while President. I am proud of Joe Lieberman and think him even more viable as a candidate than John McCain. Joe Lieberman for VP, and President!!

Susan Morris of TX 5:08PM August 14, 2008

POLITICALLY CORRECT AND POLITICALLY HONEST WEB BATTLE SITES
The vast majority of the politically-correct web sites resemble Pravda in their Marxist propaganda subversive to the family, Christianity, nationalism, and the Constitution; and their distortions of American history, and censorship of opposing information. Earlier they supported either Leiberman Neo-Lib Hillary or Podhoretz Neo-Con McCain; now, after Hillary’s shocking defeat by the Kennedy Liberal, Obama, these Crypto-Neo-Marxists are desperately united behind McCain.
Predictably, when Obama is finally elected, they will cunningly strive to make him serve their political and economic interests. They will stop their slandering and hate-baiting, and start slavishly ingratiating themselves; then systematically subject him to intensive psychological conditioning, political coercion, and bribery. Some, in early anticipation of Obama’s imminent victory, have already started deserting McCain, back-stabbing Bush, and seeking refuge in mock patriotism.
The politically defeated New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and USA Today leading these strategic changes are coming up against a powerful new defensive Zeitgeist that is emerging in America. With it, the Age of Politically Correct Speech is ending, and an Age of Politically Honesty Speech is starting. This wonderful patriotic escalation in the Cultural War, a historical turning point, suggests that their change in subversive strategy will provoke increasingly stronger counter-offensives on the many politically-honest web battle sites.

Jeugenen of 2:27PM August 14, 2008

No one ever said Obama voted againt the war. The article states he opposed the war, which he did. That is more than anyhone can say about your candidate, and that is the only topic of this article.
Cut the crap indeed...from you

Jason of FL 11:40AM August 14, 2008

Obama is on record with not supporting the constant drumbeat for war we were subjected to at the end of 2002 and early in '03.
Doc of IL, you are correct, Obama could not have voted for or against the resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, but that doesn't mean he did not have an opinion. I believe at the time he was a senator for your state, so many in the country did not hear about his speech against the possible actions against Iraq until long afterwards. It is also that if he were in the US Senate he might have succumbed to the political expiediency of voting for that resolution and afterwards fell back on the platitudes of "I thought force was a last resort" and the like.
It is dishonest to say he didn't vote for the use of force, like you said. It is not dishonest that among the major candidates for president of eitehr party he was alone having taking a strong opinion against going to war.
We'll never know what he vote would have been in the hypothetical; but to characterize Obama's contention that he was against the war from the beginning as a "lie" is disingenuous also.

Ed from Tampa of FL 10:32AM August 14, 2008

He's such a whiner. He only has viability because morons listen to him. Regardless of party politicians are all the same. If the American public was really smart they would stop trying to "identify" with candidates and just vote against the incumbents every single election. In the face of voter-imposed term limits politicians might actually begin to respond actively to their constituencies instead of serving big business and the military-industrial complex.
Get a clue Americans!!!

James of AL 9:40AM August 14, 2008

What a refreshing column. A great perspective
I join you in applauding the patriot as the one who can say, NO!
That is the stuff that makes this country great. And yes Joe is an embarassment to the people of CT as he represents the worst in elected officials- self righteous and self promoting with HIS OWN AGENDA...nobody knows anything but Joe!

Meg of CT 9:28AM August 14, 2008

I'm sick and tired of hearing how Obama didn't vote for the war.
He wasn't in the senate at the time to vote one way or the other.
It's basically a lie to say he was the smart one not to vote for the war. He wasn't there. He couldn't have voted for it even if he wanted to.
Lets cut the crap.

doc of IL 3:08AM August 14, 2008

But you do a disservice to political discussion when you insinuate that they don't believe in the same things.
Maybe we share the same values as you do, only we believe in a different philosophy of government.
Bush and the entire republican party have given conservatives a bad name. Bush's big government, big spending, pro-war, anti-constitution, anti-civil liberties presidency is not conservative.
It is not the way we citizens who want to protect the constitution and want to conserve the american way deserve to be represented.
The Republicans are not true conservatives.

Brian of MA 9:57PM August 13, 2008

It's so easy to descend into name calling, so I going to take a break from it and not call the other side some epithet. I will say that I love our country, and for me, my best expression of patriotism is to fearlessly fight for our democratic ideals. I think the best way to return to a proud, strong America is to support Obama. It would be nice if Lieberman understood this, but I would rather focus on the positive.

harriet of LA 9:08PM August 13, 2008