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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 03:56 PM
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What is Joe Lieberman the champion of?
Does someone know what democratic issue Joe Lieberman has been the leader of? Of course we all know that he is supporting of the war. There must be some reason that he has been able to rise in the democratic establishment. What is it?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 03:58 PM
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1. champion of the Death of the American Republic
if you ask me...
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BulletproofLandshark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 03:58 PM
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2. Self-importance and self-preservation n/t
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:01 PM
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3. Israel/National Security and Environment, Affirmative Action
Edited on Tue Jan-29-08 04:03 PM by Fabio
On social issues, basically pretty liberal. But actually a leader in the environment. I give him credit. The hard line/AIPAC stuff i could do without.
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:02 PM
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4. The honest non-snide answer would be: Israel
Relations with Israel. Yet as a Jew I can't even agree with him on that one. And with the events in Gaza the last few weeks it's almost as embarrassing to be a Jew as it's been to be a DU'er lately.
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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:30 PM
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12. hes entitled to believe what he believes
but he lets isreal trump all other issues.

thats a problem.
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Ediacara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:03 PM
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5. On some social issues he's progressive
Plus, he's just gained seniority via multiple re-elections.
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:03 PM
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6. absolute arrogance of his positions and his ability to make fools of us.
Edited on Tue Jan-29-08 04:04 PM by higher class
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:06 PM
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7. Turncoats. n/t
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ThatPoetGuy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:23 PM
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8. Affirmative action, workers' rights.
He's been a major good guy on both of those.

Pity he's such a bottomfeeding scumsucker elsewhere.
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:27 PM
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9. Douchebaggery?
eom

TlalocW
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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:28 PM
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10. isreal, isreal, isreal, isreal, and environment. n/t
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:29 PM
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11. Well he's been around for a long time
I suspect that's more the source of any power he has. Also he is the one vote difference giving Reid the majority leader status, so they can't afford to chuck him over just now.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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VP505 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:35 PM
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14. Most of the time
he votes with the RePukes, his contribution to the Dem Majority is very little if anything.
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:47 PM
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17. Not from their perspective - the Majority Leader and the heads of the committees
do wield procedural power, which they wield whether or not Lieberman actually votes with the majority or not.

Bryant
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:34 PM
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13. The war in Iraq
He's let himself be completely turned around by one issue and be defined by it. That one issue will mark him for the rest of his life. Today he said he's officially going to campaign for John McCain to win. Can you imagine that? I'm betting it's uniquely due to one issue, the Middle East and his belief that the US needs to continue throwing its weight around with Iraq and with Iran. He's one of the biggest champions for continued war and killing.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:37 PM
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15. Joementum?
:shrug:
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ProgressiveFool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:49 PM
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18. Champion of Sisyphean Turd Polishers /nt
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Larkspur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:02 PM
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19. Lieberman is a champion of the Iraq War and his big fat EGO.
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:10 PM
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20. John McCain?
:shrug:
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:14 PM
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21. Not Working on Saturday's
ever, never -
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:46 PM
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22. Mostly he champions Joe Lieberman and probably
Israel somewhat after that.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:47 PM
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23. Ass melacking.
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