Joseph Lieberman on Abortion

[MHGinTN]

By returning Joe to the Senate despite the despicable treachery of the Dean leftist democrat party IS dividing democrats. The pubby candidate is ethically compromised and hasn't a pray of being elected in a blue state.

[colorado tanker]

How can old Joe be a conservative Jew and still vote in favor of abortion?

The Democratic Party today simply will not allow any of its candidates to be truly pro-life. It's an automatic DQ. So, people like Joe rationalize it in their own minds, but always vote the way the Party says.

My prediction is that the alleged "pro-life" Democrats, Casey in PA and Ritter in Colorado will come out exactly the same way; there won't be a single pro-life bill they can support, for any number of "dog ate my homework" explanations.

[Alter Kaker]

The pubby candidate is ethically compromised and hasn't a pray of being elected in a blue state.

Agreed, which is why we need to get him to drop out, and replace him with a viable replacement (I suggested Jack Orchully, Sen. Mckinney and Sen. O'Connor). All are capable of winning a three or four way election.

[Alter Kaker]

(Shleshinger aint giving up his 15 minutes of fame just because you want him to)

Well, let's at least try to get that guy to go back to Derby and leave us alone. Because if we have the chance, we CAN win this seat -- just not with Schlesinger.

[Alter Kaker]

I meant Jack Orchulli, not Orchully. Need more coffee.

[agrace]

Thanks very much.

[Bubba_Leroy]

If you go back further, you will find some fairly pro-life statements early in his political career.

[gridlock]

I disagree with Joe on many things. But he is right on the WOT, and that is enough for me. Your milage may vary.

[BlackElk]

The far less convoluted path to a better Senate outcome would be re-election of Conrad Burns in Minnesota, re-election of Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania, election of Tom Kean, Jr. in NJ (holding our collective nose all the way!), election of Congressman Kennedy to Dayton's vacant Senate seat in Minnesota, electing the challenger in Washington State over Cantwell, re-electing Jim Talent in Missouri, re-electing Mike DeWine in Ohio and similar races. If Orchulli or some GOP candidate were elected in Connecticut, he/she would likely be gone in 6 years. Jodi Rell may well be able to go to the Senate at some point but I feel sure she would be as thrilling as Susan Collins or Olympia Snowe. Nice lady but....

[BlackElk]

Also, who is Senator O'Connor: District, hometown, voting tendencies???? Is he John O'Connor from the Hartford area????

[BlackElk]

Would you imagine that you might find an abortion mill in Saudi Arabia???? Afghanistan????? Iraq???? Iran?????

[BlackElk]

The PAC was "Buckleys for Lieberman." Bob Dornan came in for a fundraiser. Tom Scott (five-term solid conservative state senator and scourge of Lowell Weicker) was an organizer.

Also, Weicker has briefly re-emerged in support of Red Ned Lamont.

[Alter Kaker]

My brain isn't working. US Attorney Kevin O'Connor is one of the most popular figures in the state -- if he could be persuaded to run, he'd beat both of them clowns.

[Alter Kaker]

Which is more convoluted: supporting a liberal Democrat who votes left of Hillary (Lieberman) or finding an electable Republican (not Lieberman, not Schlesinger). I don't see how voting for Lieberman, in the hopes that he might vote more conservative out of gratitude is anything but the most convoluted pipe dream imagineable.

[Jim Robinson]

supa consrvative aka Sammy 987, freedum fiter, Austin protestor, David Ben, i was wronged, laura lu, libertys fire, bland fare, yellow chip, etc, etc, etc, banned again.

[dynachrome]

This one was zotted by the mighty Jim Robinson himself. See #75

[Dr. Scarpetta]

""The sole candidate who filed for the race was ex-State Senator and Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger. He was viewed as having very little chance of prevailing even in a three-way race, and he was hurt all the more by being forced to admit that he ran up gambling debts at Connecticut's reservations by using an assumed name. Many Republicans -- including popular Governor Jodi Rell, pressured Schlesinger to abandon his bid, but he has refused.""

http://www.politicsfodder.com/archives/2006/08/post_54.shtml

(I don't know how accurate this is since I'm not from Connecticut and haven't followed it.)

[Antoninus]

Let's see. Noob shows up with the word "conservative" in his screen name.

Fortunately, we're too stupid to realize he's a Troll...

[Hildy]

BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

[rabidralph]

Grow a spine and vote Republican.