Originally posted by: Thump553
Originally posted by: winnar111
Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
He's basically a traitor. He deserves to be stripped of all titles for turning his back on the Democratic Party, of which he agrees with on 90+% of the issues.
Wait, what? Because he holds a different viewpoint on who would be a better President, he is a traitor?
Lieberman went way, way beyond holding a different view on who would be a better President. The Dems (unlike the GOP) can tolerate that kind of disloyalty. Instead of campaigning for McCain as he said he would, Lieberman also campaigned for Palin and gave numerous speeches praising her. He also campaigned for the GOP underticket. In short, there was absolutely no difference between Lieberman and a rank and file GOP member.
As far as Lieberman being a "liberal" consider the source of the rating, the National Review. As a matter of fact, Lieberman hasn't been a liberal since the 1970s.
I personally doubt he will run again in 2010. He's totally burnt his bridges with the CT Democratic Party, no longer attending any functions or contributing any support in any way. I don't know the last time he was in CT, unless it was a fund raiser for McCain. In 2010 he'll be in his mid-70s and it would be a fine time for him to retire. Otherwise he will face a strong challenge for sure.
In 2006, he said he would exercise independent judgement, and he has. He said he would maintain the Dem majority in the 110th congress, and he has. He put his party before his country and stood up for the candidate he believed in.
I don't know why any of this makes people so angry. At least he was honest upfront about it, unlike Jim Jeffords who blindly switched parties months after the election.
Kick him out if you want. You're certainly entitled to. My guess is he'll want to join a (hopeful) 2012 Republican administration anyway.
It must be rather liberating for him, though, not to have to deal with this kind of bullshit.