Lieberman On Palin: "Thank God She's Not Gonna Have To Be President From Day One"

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman on Friday skirted a question on whether vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is ready from day one to be president, saying "thank God" she won't have to be.

Lieberman, I-Conn., who has helped prep the Alaska governor on foreign policy issues, said his pal and GOP presidential nominee, John McCain, is in good health.

"Thank God, she's not gonna have to be president from day one, because McCain's going to be alive and well," Lieberman said in a conference call with reporters.

Lieberman said he was confident that Palin, whose foreign policy background has been questioned by Democrats, could step in and handle the chief executive's job.

"If, God forbid, an accident occurs or something of that kind, she'll be ready," Lieberman said. "She's had executive experience. She's smart and she will have had on-the-job training."

Lieberman added that if Democrat Barack Obama wins the White House, he would support his presidency.

"I hope and pray, and I am working my heart out for McCain to be elected our next president, but if for whatever the reason he is not, I am going to do everything I can to be part of bringing people together across party lines to support the new president so he can succeed," Lieberman said. "What's at stake for our country is just too serious."

Lieberman was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 and was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 as an independent.

Comments

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

2 more YEARS of this putz!?

[AxelDC]

She's not going to be anywhere in Washington on Day 1, because Americans are resoundingly rejecting her absurd candidacy.

Meanwhile, Joe Lieberman will soon be a historical anamoly, as the Democrats can safely throw him to the curb as they grow to 58 or more Senate seats without Traitor Joe.

[pumpkin]

"Traitor Joe"...ver­y nice.

[RockySoldier]

seriously, joe? really? joe, we stopped listening to you like, 8 years ago. get lost.

[SColbert]

haha, I know!! No one wants Joe in their party!!

[treetracker]

Awww, he's just trying to hang on to his Committee Chairs. Poor, poor Joe - he picked the losing side.

[mrskorn]

Funny how dems going republican are traitors but reps going democratic are smart and heroic.
As usual, a double standard.

How about voting for the PERSON that you think has the best policies..­..

[jaysue]

I am, I'm voting for Obama

[SColbert]

Yup, when you think about all the issues. Obama is the clear choice.

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

Joe's not a 'traitor' to just Democrats, but ot all of us.

[MJWeber]

McCain & Lieberman to Wed!
http://www.mjweber.com/page6/files/df11a96a59e3204c8f595e9a2193f5f1-19.html

[McNuts]

You're just trying to make Lindsay Graham jealous.

[mrskorn]

Once again your headline is misleading. But then again, only uninformed people just skim the headlines and believe them all without reading further. Which are the readers here?

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

While others simply comment on headline inaccuracies, bash other Americans and add nothing but hate to the mix.

[barbwiregrrl]

Joe makes me ashamed to share the same religion. He needs to turn in his Yamulke as he is an embarrassment to us.

Joe, it must pain you to know that you are a shanda on your people.

[jaysue]

She'll be ready? She STILL doesn't know what the Vice Presidents job is. And she'll be ready to be President?

[AlteSoldier]

There seems to be a massive amount of in fighting within the McCain Camp.
McCain does not trust or like Palin.
The reporters covering the McCain Camp are just now picking up on the crumbs surrounding this civil war.

http://crooksandliars.com/node/23573

This web site called it right a week ago.

CNN is just now reporting on this.

Did Sarah Palin just play John McCain as the old fool?!!!!!

[getoffthecross]

And we'll be greeted with flowers and candy...
The War will pay for itself...
They never tap phones without a court order...
And Mark Foley won't mess in your mouth.

HE'S 72 YEARS OLD!

http://www.jokerzinternetradio.com/phpmotion/play.php?vid=108

[Nicolaus]

Why do they keep dis-embalming old Joe and disturbing his slumber?

I understand he was prepping Governor Palin. He said she was a quick learner. The question is what did she learn at the hands of a mummy?

Give the old Senator a rest. Wake him up when McCain wins and makes him Secretary of .. whatever. He will need it. No more Senator for him in Connecticut! He knows that!

[Ranta]

Hey Joe, what's it like to have no more status than the lowest freshman? I can't wait to see your committee assignments. How about some of the agriculture committees?

[deeppeace]

Nah. He can be the latte boy.

[Maschine]

If Joe makes you sick, wait till the Democrats welcome him home.

Then what you gonna do.

( Pelosi and all that support her will look down their noses and tell you why Joe's such an important piece of the democratic puzzle...a­nd I stress puzzle...W­HAT no impeachment ? )

[Carolab]

Doubt it. Joe is a disgrace. He used "his vote" as a sword of Damocles. The last election was rigged IMO to keep the Senate evenly split.

[gisellestwocents]

And, of course, Joe Lieberman KNOWS that nothing will happen to McCain; because JL has a direct line of communication with GOD!!!!

So Barack isn't ready, but Palin will be absolutely ready if ever needed; because within the course of 2 months, the omniscient one (JL) has provided her with the wisdom of his vast internatio­nal/nation­al experience­/education­.

No wonder Gore lost...

[DevRock]

I'm a CT resident and Joe disgusts me. Joe, just do everyone a favor and join the GOP and get this charade over with. You are a piece of garbage, cowardly turncoat. I sure hop you are finally booted next time around.