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There once was a Hartford man,
Who loved to play Kiss-The-Can
Of macher execs who swam in largesse
And worked on their corporate tans.
While all this may sound quite tame,
Fair history will know it is lame,
For the Senator’s kisses–
Likes his moans and his pisses
Will crown him as Infame.
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Image: (bonnet) halloweenscene.com; (pinafore) c.f. (Lieberman) blogs.latimes.com
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From the sewers of Stamford comes…
THE RAT
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Capitol Briefing
Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates
By Paul Kane
Here’s a story of the Thanksgiving spirit, forgiving and forgetting senatorial style.
When Democrats gathered last week to decide the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), a pair of senators-elect, Tom Udall of New Mexico and Jeff Merkley of […]
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New York Daily News
Joe Lieberman in talks about caucusing with Senate GOPTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, November 7th 2008, 4:50 PM
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. is considering joining the GOP conference.
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is talking to Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman about the possibility of Lieberman caucusing with the GOP.
Lieberman’s affiliation with Democrats is […]
but that apparently is what he did–that and having dinner with Cindy, Tailwagger Joe Lieberman and his wife.
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‘Explaining why McCain never went to Capitol Hill on Friday or Saturday after rushing back to Washington after the debate, top aide Mark Salter explained that McCain “can effectively (story with video) do what he needs to do […]
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Satellite images show ethnic cleanout in Iraq
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Fri Sep 19, 4:19 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, according to […]
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Images: (snake tongue) via trosch.org
Think Progress
March 30, 2008
Lieberman Falsely Claims McCain Doesn’t Support Privatization Of Social Security»
On ABC’s This Week today, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “is not for the private accounts to take the place of social security.” “He’s for what Bill Clinton used to call Social Security plus,” said Lieberman.
Lieberman didn’t […]
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We Don’t Know This Sen. Joe
Published on 3/23/2008 in Home Editorial
The Day.com
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When The Day endorsed Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman for re-election in November 2006 it was supporting a candidate who demonstrated a history of pragmatic leadership and a willingness to seek bipartisan solutions.
We wonder what happened to that senator.
Sen. Lieberman’s open-ended commitment to military involvement […]
Lieberman Defends Waterboarding: It’s ‘Not Like Putting Burning Coals On People’s Bodies’
Yesterday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) “reluctantly acknowledged” that he doesn’t believe waterboarding is torture. According to the Connecticut Post, Lieberman downplayed the severity of the waterboarding because it doesn’t inflict permanent physical damage:
In the worst case scenario — when there is an imminent threat […]
Lieberman to endorse McCain
By: Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin
Dec 16, 2007 02:57 PM EST
Updated: December 16, 2007 04:12 PM EST
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), who was on the national Democratic ticket in 2000, will cross the aisle to endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tomorrow, Republican sources said.
The two will appear together on NBC’s “Today” show tomorrow, […]