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uniclave80 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:00 PM
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Poll question: Will Joe Lieberman vote to confirm or reject Alito?
I find this to be a difficult question.
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Hokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:02 PM
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1. Hey, its Joementum
He hasn't kissed Bush's ass the last week or two. He is overdue.
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uniclave80 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:03 PM
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2. I think the abortion issue will make him think
and vote Ney
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zippy890 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:56 PM
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16. why would the abortion issue
make him think about Bob Ney?
Ney is the corrupt republican congressman from Ohio, close associate of Abramoff, and has been in the news quite a bit recently.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:03 PM
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3. No-brainer--he'll vote to reject...it'll provide him cover (so he thinks)
by voting against this freeper. It's what most of the Dems will do--instead of fighting for a fillibuster, instead of getting out there and repeating over and over that this is the end of Roe v. Wade, instead of actually fighting for something, they'll just lean back and say "We'll we voted against him, what more do you want?"

Complacent twits.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:05 PM
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4. Holy Joe will vote for Alito
and he will not support a filibuster.

Remember, Holy Joe loves Bush!
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Blue_Forney05 Donating Member (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:08 PM
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6. Joe
Lieberman is a DINO all the way and a huge Bush asskisser!
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:08 PM
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5. Many Connecticut constituents are pro-Choice.
If Lieberman votes to confirm Alito, he opens the door for a primary challenger or Weicker to move in and capitalize on that vulnerability.

He seals his senate seat by voting 'no' on the judge.
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Innocent Smith Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:11 PM
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7. I voted confirm...
...but now reading the other responses I think there is a good chance that he will vote to reject.
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uniclave80 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:14 PM
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8. Lieberman's words on Alito, November 8th
Edited on Sat Jan-14-06 08:15 PM by uniclave80
This statement doesn't really clarify his position, IMO:

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., said Alito told him the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing abortion rights “was precedent on which people, a lot of people, relied, and had been precedent now for decades and therefore deserved great respect.”

Lieberman called that “encouraging,” but also said the federal judge had not assured him that he would not overturn Roe.

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/campaignforthecourt/2005/11/lieberman_alito_3.html">link
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Nutmegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:15 PM
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9. I've been harassing his staffers all week
with faxes too! However, on confirmation, I'm not so sure... I'd like to think that he wouldn't...
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:55 PM
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15. Good for you, Nutmegger.
Thanks for trying on principle, anyway.
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Nutmegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 10:16 PM
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20. Well, I try...
Edited on Sat Jan-14-06 10:16 PM by Nutmegger
LIEberman needs to know what's going on outside of his and Bush Inc's bubble.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:24 PM
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10. confirm with a big wet
slobber of a kiss.
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BillZBubb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:35 PM
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11. Alito has enough votes to be confirmed so JoeMentum will...
vote against him. If it was close, Joe would vote for Alito.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:49 PM
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12. I think Joe is mostly driven by the desire to protect Israel.
Edited on Sat Jan-14-06 08:50 PM by ladjf
I don't see Alito as being in Israel's advantage. Therefore, my guess is that he will reject Alito.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:52 PM
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13. I disagree, I think JoMo is driven by protecting his seat in the Senate.
Edited on Sat Jan-14-06 08:53 PM by DainBramaged
Or ws it MoJo when he kissed Bush (YUCK) or was it simply the air has gone out of JoeMentum?
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 09:07 PM
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17. Hmmm. I wonder why so many of the most passionate
supporters of Israel I know are so hacked off at Lieberman (all East Coast Democrats, incidentally)? This is just a question. Does anyone know why? I actually don't know what Joe's angle here is, precisely, and the "it's about Israel" explanation only seems like part of his rationale.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 08:54 PM
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14. I actually think Joe will vote 'no.' He's on thin ice in CT and knows it.
True, he may not care, and may be planning to complete his jump to the neo-con's table this year, anyway, but if he votes for Alito he won't just leave CT and the Dems in disfavor, he'll leave in infamy.
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uniclave80 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 09:56 PM
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18. Joe's approval has slipped 11% the last year
And his support among democrats is eroding. his approval among Democrats dropped from 70 to 55 percent.
link
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 10:06 PM
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19. He will confirm with a combination of glowing praise and a tidbit...
of caution. Need those sound bites.
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f-bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 02:44 AM
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21. I voted yes,
because I don't trust Lieberman. He's a slimly smarmy bastard.
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Neil Lisst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 03:03 AM
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22. I think he will vote AGAINST Alito.
Here are the votes FOR Alito I'm concerned about ...

Nelson is gone, so count him out.

Biden might vote for him.

I don't think Joe L. will, because even the Pubs in his state have some who are pro abortion rights. For his political ambitions he doesn't need to vote FOR Alito, since he's already got center status with his war and God positions.
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PatGund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 08:29 AM
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23. More than likely he'll vote to confirm......
...like a good little Republican should.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 08:36 AM
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24. i don't know.
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 11:44 AM
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25. It's safe for him to reject and it makes him look like a Democrat so he
might reject. He goes for the safe things that he hasn't been bought off for....unless AIPAC has a stake in the Prez having full power.
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