tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post3152991312227152777..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Rethinking 2000tetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-6874607073972324312009-12-16T11:21:33.795-05:002009-12-16T11:21:33.795-05:00charo, hate to rain on your parade, but in '06...charo, hate to rain on your parade, but in '06, the Repubs did support a pro choice, pro gay marriage Independent. His name? Joe Lieberman.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-76425317235547004542009-12-15T16:04:42.008-05:002009-12-15T16:04:42.008-05:00Joe caucuses with the Democrats and has powerful ...Joe caucuses with the Democrats and has powerful Committee chairs based on it, he was allowed to retain his seniority based on one condition only, that he not filibuster witht the Republicans. He made an explicit promise not to (in fact, years ago he tried to eliminate the 60 vote threshold) if he does not want to stick with the party, let him caucus with the Republicans and be the lowest man on the totem pole.<br /><br />If he is without a caucus, as to 2012, Dick Cheney has a better chance of being elected President then he has of getting re-elected. Why in the world would anyone vote for him? And the notion that the Republicans will support a pro choice, pro gay marriage Ind. is ludicrous, so unless Joe votes for cloture now, the next 3 years he will be stripped of everything and leave office a joke, so unless he is for his own suicide, then he will vote for cloture.<br />charoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-75516734936737894482009-12-14T21:43:36.307-05:002009-12-14T21:43:36.307-05:00Yes, the progressive Democratic voters in the prim...Yes, the progressive Democratic voters in the primary made that choice. Between Mr. Lamont's $4M in personal funds and the nutroots campaigning, the primary was indeed exciting. Remember <a href="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2006/07/rape-gurney-joe.html" rel="nofollow">"Rape Gurney" Joe</a>? I guarantee you Sen. Lieberman does. He kicked Lamont's progressive butt, and now he's expected to be loyal to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party?<br /><br />Speaking of pricks, how is Pres. Scary-smart doing these days? How's that healthcare bill working out? Iran? Tell me, is GITMO still hiring? Can he even find a <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1376268,00.html" rel="nofollow">Cybersecurity Czar</a>?Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-8496996427126371552009-12-14T17:10:02.191-05:002009-12-14T17:10:02.191-05:00No, John, the Democratic voters decided they did...No, John, the Democratic <i> voters </i> decided they didn't want Lieberman, because Lieberman had become an attack dog for Iraq War apologists. He had become a reliable voice in support of a despised presidential administration. But, rather than acknowledge that his party's voters no longer wanted him to represent them, he stayed in the race. It put other members of his party in an awful position, and that's no fault of theirs.<br /><br />And since 2006, Lieberman has revealed himself to be an even bigger prick than previously suspected. By helping to deep-six health care reform, he is further alienating the voters in his state, and will probably have a harder time getting re-elected than the last go-round.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-54622150710774688002009-12-14T15:24:50.350-05:002009-12-14T15:24:50.350-05:00Sen. Lieberman beat the Democratic opponent last t...Sen. Lieberman beat the Democratic opponent last time. What makes you think he can't do it again? And, given that the Democratic party basically stabbed him in the back in '06, why are you expecting loyalty from him now?Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.com