A Connecticut Yankee in King George's Court

earthboundmisfit

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Mon Jul-10-06 08:58 PM
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A Connecticut Yankee in King George's Court

An especially enjoyable piece from Museum of the Bourgeois:

A Connecticut Yankee in King George's Court

"I know George Bush. I've worked against George Bush. I've even run against George Bush. But Ned, I'm not George Bush," said Joseph Lieberman recently to primary challenger Ned Lamont, in a not very clever rip-off of Lloyd Bentsen’s devastating putdown of Dan Quayle in 1984. No one is accusing you of being George Bush, Joe, just of doing his dirty work.

Some of Lieberman’s partisans say he’s been judged by an unfair litmus test on the Iraq War, such as con-servatives impose on judicial nominees regarding abortion....

much more at: http://museumofthebourgeois.blogspot.com/

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Mon Jul-10-06 09:07 PM
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1. I am not sure when Joe worked against

**, and I was less than impressed with his "run" against him too.

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