AP: Collins endorses Lieberman

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

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[Mr. Morden]

Shouldn't this thread be titled "*Collins* endorses Lieberman"?

[TheresNoMoney]

I expect the vast majority of Republicans to endorse Lieberman. He is basically the Republican candidate in the race.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Especially, since he agrees with them on judicial appointments and the war in Iraq.

[Democratic Hawk]

I expect the vast majority of Republicans to endorse Lieberman. He is basically the Republican candidate in the race.

No, Lieberman's the 'defense' Democrat in this race

Dave

[Eraserhead]

I expect the vast majority of Republicans to endorse Lieberman. He is basically the Republican candidate in the race.

No, Lieberman's the 'defense' Democrat in this race

Dave

'Defense' of what exactly? The only thing he is defending is the staus quo*.

(*Not the awesome 60s psychedelic band, that would be cool)

Plus he isn't a Democrat anymore no matter what he says. He is running as an independant.

[The Vorlon]

Lieberman is 100% pro-choice.
Lieberman is 100% pro-Union
Lieberman has opposed drilling in ANWAR
Lieberman opposed every single Bush tax cut.
Lieberman supports partial birth abortion
Lieberman EDIT ~~~kinda-sorta~~~ opposed extension of the Patriot act
Lieberman never met a gun control law he couldn't support

If you actually think this man is even close to being a repubican, the sky in your Universe is a very different color than the one most of us see.

He is a decent man, perhaps even with centrist leanings, but Republican..?

No.

Other than the war in Iraq, concluding that Clinton getting felated by a teenage intern in the Oval office is a bad thing, and suggesting the some of the stuff coming out of Hollywood is not good for children, he is an up and down the line old school Democrat.

2006 will be interesting.

There is a political center in the Senate.. Collins, Snowe, Chaffee, Salazar, Nelson, Corburn (ok..maybe not Corburn - just wanted to see if you were actually reading) and a few others.

Will 2006 be the year both parties totally sell out to the crazies, or will the middle remain semi-alive?

I am betting of the former.

[Ebowed]

Lieberman opposed extension of the Patriot act

Incorrect.  The only Senators to vote against the extension of the PATRIOT ACT were Akaka, Bingaman, Byrd, Feingold, Harkin, Jeffords, Leahy, Levin, Murray, and Wyden.

concluding that Clinton getting felated by a teenage intern in the Oval office is a bad thing

Monica Lewinsky would have been old enough to have sex with Bill Clinton pretty much anywhere in the world.  The only thing stopping her would be anti-oral sex and anti-adultery laws.  If Monica had been teenaged, you can bet that we would have actually gotten to see a President Gore before the year 2000.

suggesting the some of the stuff coming out of Hollywood is not good for children

Ah, but there's a difference between that and supporting censorship.

[WalterMitty]

the only people that believe lieberman is a republican are the scoonies and jferns of the world.

[MasterJedi]

the only people that believe lieberman is a republican are the scoonies and jferns of the world.

Very true, also the creator of this thread doesn't know about people being judicially qualified. -_-

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Excuse me, just because you are qualified doesn't mean you should be rubber stamped to the Supreme Crt. The republicans blocked all of Clinton lower crt nominees and they were well qualified by the ABA. The only reason the republicans didn't filibuster Breyer and Ginnsberg, because they didn't have the votes because Spector, Collins, Chafee, Snowe and Jeffords wasn't going to support one, and Orrin Hatch recommended them. So, both parties have tried to obstruct judicial nominees despite them being qualified. By the way the republicans in 1968, when Abe Fortas was up and he was well qualified and he was blocked by a republicans.

[WMS]

Will 2006 be the year both parties totally sell out to the crazies, or will the middle remain semi-alive?

I am betting of the former.

Good to see you back, ideologically different though we may be.

And I'm betting on the former as well.

[muon2]

Will 2006 be the year both parties totally sell out to the crazies, or will the middle remain semi-alive?

I am betting of the former.

Good to see you back, ideologically different though we may be.

And I'm betting on the former as well.

That seems to be the opinion of Bob Novak as well.

[TheresNoMoney]

the only people that believe lieberman is a republican are the scoonies and jferns of the world.

Good lord man, I never said that.

Lieberman is the de-facto Republican in the race because at least 75% of Republicans will vote for him, while 70% of Democrats will vote for Lamont.

Please don't make stupid accusations.

[WMS]

Will 2006 be the year both parties totally sell out to the crazies, or will the middle remain semi-alive?

I am betting of the former.

Good to see you back, ideologically different though we may be.

And I'm betting on the former as well.

That seems to be the opinion of Bob Novak as well.

Oooh, that was interesting to read. The Wingnuts Approacheth...

[The Dowager Mod]

Not a big surprise.

[The Vorlon]

concluding that Clinton getting felated by a teenage intern in the Oval office is a bad thing

Monica Lewinsky would have been old enough to have sex with Bill Clinton pretty much anywhere in the world.  The only thing stopping her would be anti-oral sex and anti-adultery laws.  If Monica had been teenaged, you can bet that we would have actually gotten to see a President Gore before the year 2000.

Sorry - you are correct Monica was in her early 20s.

My point, however was the following...

I think a married sitting President should not be having sex with early 20s interns in the oval office.

I stipulate that President Clinton broke no law, should not have been impeached, and indeed was acting totally leagally and within the boundries of personal privacy which the State has no legitimate role in regulating.

That being said, I personally think Clinton was a moral slimeball.

[Alcon]

I don't think that there is much of an argument to be made for Clinton's actions being moral, and I don't think anyone here makes that argument, Vorlon.

Can we stay off the Clinton tangent, though? The Lieberman discussion is interesting enough.

[TomC]

Not a big surprise.

[PrisonerOfHope]

I expect the vast majority of Republicans to endorse Lieberman. He is basically the Republican candidate in the race.

No, Lieberman's the 'defense' Democrat in this race

Dave

No, he is the Connecticut for Lieberman party candidate according to the filing with the Secretary of State.  That is the party Mr Lieberman chose.  He did not have to designate a party.  I could find no idication that he could not designate Democrat, though he would not get the party's reserved line.  It is clear that he has left the party.  You can not hold a party position if you not a member of the party.  Ask any Green Party member who's been expunged.  Why then hasn't DNC required his removal from such positions?  Haven't they been taken over by the radical majority?

[Eraserhead]

Whats so immoral about getting some action on the side? Thats for you to decide in your personal life but there is no point in making judgements about other people's relations as long as the relations are between consenting adults.

[Keystone Phil]

Whats so immoral about getting some action on the side? Thats for you to decide in your personal life but there is no point in making judgements about other people's relations as long as the relations are between consenting adults.

So as long as we personally decide something then it is moral? Just because people consent to something means it is moral?

[Eraserhead]

Whats so immoral about getting some action on the side? Thats for you to decide in your personal life but there is no point in making judgements about other people's relations as long as the relations are between consenting adults.

So as long as we personally decide something then it is moral? Just because people consent to something means it is moral?

I'm just suggesting that people refrain from judging other people's lives and activities. I'm not really expecting the Santorum fan base to heed my words obviously.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Whats so immoral about getting some action on the side?

When you're in a marriage or relationship with someone else? Everything. It's even worse if you have kids.

[Eraserhead]

Whats so immoral about getting some action on the side?

When you're in a marriage or relationship with someone else? Everything. It's even worse if you have kids.

Thats just your opinion and if you think that don't cheat on your partner but you shouldn't force your morals on other people.