Jewish Dem Ire Boils Over On Lieberman

The Hill:

Jewish Democrats are anxious that Sen. Joe Lieberman's support for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) will hurt their own nominee's chances with voters of their faith.

Their increasing frustration came to a head Wednesday when liberal activists and bloggers dropped off a petition calling for Democratic leaders to remove Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut who caucuses with the Democrats, as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the next Congress. The petition contained 43,000 signatures.

Read the whole story: The Hill

Comments

[MonicaL]

After all, the Party is what's important. Not principles, not beliefs, not ideals. Not country, not the nation, not our homeland. Not safety, not security, not protection. Not family, not friends, not children. Not neighborhoods, not villages, not America.

No, just the Party. You must support the Party, regardless of all else. Even if you feel the Party to be in error. The Party must survive, thrive and grow.

Long live the Party.

[ElPerro]

That's what Rove said!

[BBackSoon]

So you think Lieberman is doing what he thinks is best for the country?

[wilburr0g]

Yeah - the country of Israel.

[DeeKres]

Stop crying your Clinton tears. It's just plain ugly now. Get on board or get out. Join PUMA where your leader, disguised as a woman (but really a man) gave money to John McCain over a year ago. That's right, they really care about former Clinton supporters.

[ElPerro]

Am I the only one in here who can claim that I proudly HATED Joe Lieberman 8 years ago and refused to vote for Gore mostly on the basis that he chose Holy Joe?

[kellygrrrl]

my husband didn't vote for G0re for the same reason

[talexis]

How Gore came about to 'choose' Lieberman' as the VP is something I hope Gore will explain one day.
That Lieberman believes in the single cause that Israel should always have America's support at any cost to this country's moral and financial detriment and is clear.
This is the type of one-dimentional Jewish thinking that reflects on all Jews badly and only Jews can do something about - but sadly there is little criticism of this political snake.

[GZLives]

"That Lieberman believes in the single cause that Israel should always have America's support at any cost to this country's moral and financial detriment and is clear."

Really ?
Please provide your evidence or link because its not clear at all ... in fact its merely your idiotic opinion based on what exactly - that he's a Jew?

This is pure lying drivel from a whole bunch of people here who really need to check where they're coming from.

I don't care for Lieberman but the man served this country for a lifetime and you people have the audacity to throw him under the bus because he disagrees with you?

[THORGODOFTHUNDER]

Absolutely not. 8 years ago I just couldn't vote for Gore because of his pick for Vice. Lieberman must go.

[wilburr0g]

I didn't vote for Gore either because he had that sniveling likudnik toad on his ticket.

[ProudLiberalDan]

Count me in that list. I bless the fact I never had to cast a vote for LIEberman.

[Liberal2]

Ahhh, a Bush voter...I thought I recognized the intellectual odor.

[DXM]

"“I’m going to do what I think is right, try to make the government work, and not worry about what political effect [that] may have a year, two years or three years from now,” Lieberman said."

And the Senate should do what is right starting with the next Congress and boot him out of the Democrat Caucus as well as strip him of not only his chairmanship, but all his committee assignments (if he is to be on any Senate committee, the Republicans can give up one of their ever-shrinking number of seats). Then come 2010, the voters of Connecticut should do what is right and vote Sen. Lieberman out of office.

[dadw5boys]

CUT ISREAL LOOSE THE USA WILL DO JUSTR FINE WITHOUT IT.

WE DON'T NEED TO SUPPORT 290,000 ULTRA ORTHDOX JEWS WHO WILL NOT WORK AND LIVE OFF WELFARE!!!

JUST STUDYING THE TORHA ALL DAY IS NOT WORK!!!!!!!!

$3.2 BILLION IN AIDE FOR WELFARE IS NOT A GOOD FORGIEN POLICY!!!!!!

WE MAKE SINGLE MOTHER HERE WORK!!!!!!

NOT ONE ISRAEL SOLDIER IN IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN HELPING FIGHT!!!!!!!!!

[geobushono]

AND, those same orthodox Jews do NOT serve in the IDF...it's the law.

[Chas53]

WTF, you mean those settlement inciting folk don't have to serve in the military??????

[Chris]

For a party that claims to be the big tent. You sure seem to be closed minded to anyone who does not walk in lock step with the "leadership". IS this big tent just a 3 man dome tent?

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Nice try.
Now please list the democratic party platform planks that Lieberman supports.
If it no longer walks like a duck...

[majormoderate]

yea when a former vp candidate for the D party starts campaigning heavily for the R candidate, he deserves to get kicked out of the tent

[Levittown]

The committee Lieberman heads is okay. He reflects Democratic concerns and votes Democratic on all issues. His " stay the course " stance is because he sees the middle east
in a very personal and orivate way. And this will do him in.

[don]

It's best to keep the snakes outside.

[billrott]

There is a difference between not supporting the party candidate an openly campaigning for the other party's nominee. Additionally, Joe here has been using BS Republican attack points that have been proven to be false. The guy is a real piece of work

I hope you have your same attitude when colin powell and chuck hagel start campaigning for Obama. Something tells me you won't though.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Ka-Smack!

[robiform]

Very well said--I'm a Jewish Democrat who thinks that Lieberman is not only out of step with most Democrats, but he's also out of step with many Jews, as well. It's unfortunate that there are no provisions for Connecticut to have a recall election--the citizens of that state are stuck with him until 2012!!

[iheardthisbefore]

I think that anyone who thinks that Joe Lieberman, actively campaigning for
McCain, SHOULD BE IN THE REPUBLICAN BIG TENT, not the Democratic
big tent.

[tinarm]

Lieberman should be kicked off his committee and conn. should be ashamed of themselves. I just wish he'd go ahead and change his party because no one believes he is a dem.

[CtJean]

Hey! Watch it! We in Ct did not vote for him. bushies & company sent mucho money here to campaign for him. I've said this many times, the repugs put up a non-person as a candidate and then fully backed lie the liar. You cannot convince anyone here that the election was not rigged. If they could do it in a national campaign, they could do it at this level.

Sigh ...

[1099]

Yeah, any election in which your preferred candidate doesn't win is rigged.

Sigh...

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Sadly, his Dem party affiliation allowed Dems in the Senate to gain control of committees.
Oh that there were but 1 or 2 more legit Dems.

[Chris]

Other than they war what conservative belief does Lieberman support?

[coba]

hes losing in the polls now in conn. so hopefully he will be gone soon sensico.wordpress.com

[Grunty1]

He isn't up for reelection until 2012, so he aint goin anywhere anytime soon, barring impeachment, illness, or B'ush raptures him.

[LORISNJ]

He is no longer a Democrat, he is an independent who caucus' with the Dems.

[toby25]

I find it funny that Joe Liberman is now considered the devil but 8 years ago he came within a hair of becoming the democratic vice president. What is with the democrats? What was Gore thinking? Did Liberman make a complete transforma­tion?..I hardly think so.

[spiderbucket]

As far as I am concerned he cost us the election that time. I can't stand the guy. But YES he DID do a complete transformation. You might recall some minor things happened in the last 8 years like 9/11 and two wars. For better or worse a lot of us were changed.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

But not all of us sold our souls in the face of challenge.

[Drewkowski]

You are right, but back then, the Democrats still loved the illegal wars Bush started, and simply wanted them to be "better managed," that is, with more bombs.

As soon as Democrats realized the american people were ahead of the curve, and not at all imperialists, and that they could win elections by pretending to be peaceful, they shifted. some either did not get the message, or thought it was too radical a shift.

Regardless, don't look for Democrats to act liberal or rational. There is a long history of doing the wrong thing despite the evidence in the party, and it is not going away that easily.

You want a candidate that panders and is "capable" of winning, vote Obama. You want integrity, vote for Nader.

[qdog112]

Well you convinced me.

[Triciann]

Obama is on record as being against the war! As for Nader what's he been doing for the last 4 years? Nothing for America!!

[Jeff1958]

Back in 2000 when Lieberman ran as a VP, Bush hadn't been (s)elected President. Therefore Lieberman couldn't possibly have supported Bush's illegal wars at that time.

[GZLives]

If you disagree with the far Left, they will do anything to destroy you even though this is exactly what they accuse everyone else of doing.

In this case, its using the usual BS - question the Jew's loyalty of course.
Its an anti Semite's field day ... and it makes me want to puke.

[CTmom13]

He's my senator and I signed it....he was NOT voted in by CT dems, he was voted in by CT republicians since their candidate was so weak

[Chris]

Well he is an Ind not a dem.

[BBackSoon]

Joe is that you?

[supergranny]

How can there be any interest in getting Lieberman to return to any Democratic stature? The man can not be trusted. Let the Republicans have him. Tie him to the Bush anchor and watch him float with the rest of them to the bottom of the sea.

[VivaZapata]

Gurgling Joe's turncoat behavior makes him one of the more despicable politicians in today's lineup of disreputable characters. Connecticut, you got snookered.

[SouthpawSass]

Lieberman is to the Democrats what an unsightly hairy mole is to the face of an otherwise attractive woman... Remove it once and for all.

[mamacat]

Sen. Lieberman is behaving like someone who has been beloved and respected all of his lifetime, but now may be in the early stages of dementia. His current behaviour lacks an underlying rationality that would seem to be out of character with his past behaviour.

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

heh! heh! heh! Finally, some movement here! I am loving this!

[CaptainVideo]

Lieberaman is not a Democrat, he is a Likudnick.

Fortunately not all American Jews support the positions of Lieberman and AIPAC. See the following web site for J Street.

http://www.jstreet.org/

[arvay]

This is a most welcome development, and will help shut the mouths of fanatics who try to smear anyone who opposes Israel's actions as a bigot. It's more evidence of the historical inevitability of what Obama is doing -- bringing us together as Americans.

I hope someone has those videos of Hagee invoking Hitler as God's "hunter" and they can be played over and over and over when he appears at Hagee's upcoming wingnut festival. Lieberman should be pinned to the wall by reporters on this issue. It demonstrates his total intellectual and ethical corruption.

[Chris]

Is part of Obama's bring everyone together include Lieberman? Or by everyoen do you mean leftist.

[greginwva]

Ole one issue Lieberman cant(doesnt) even pretend to hide that the problems of everyday Americans mean a thing to him.Israel can take care of itself just fine no matter who our president is.We are Israels friend no matter who the next president is and we wont let anyone get between America and Israel.Lie­berman surely knows that McCains continued tax cuts to the rich and a continuation of Bushs health care,econo­mic,educat­ional,ect ect,policys will break our back.He wants war with Iran above anything else.I dont even like to think of the disaster a McCain presidency would bring but I wish the AP,ChuckTo­dd,Wolfie,­Jessica and morning foe would think hard about it and start reporting instead of cheerleading for McCain.

[VivaZapata]

fortunately, most Jews do not support AIPAC. most Jews realize that when you lie down with dogs ....

[geobushono]

well that is going to come as a surprise to aipac , it calls itself America's Leading Pro Israel Lobby.
Don't let the smiley face of liberal Jews blind you to the FACT that MOST Jews consider the survival of israel to be of paramount importance­........Ou­r government understands a threat when it hears it.

[Zentomato]

I want to comment here about this but I really have to go hit the head and take one heck of a Lieberman. Be back in a few minutes. Shalom.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

It will never catch on like "Santorum.­"