Joe Lieberman and John Mccain

Lieberman Now 'Gushing' For Obama

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 an...

100 Days: "I Was Deeply Moved And Inspired": Lieberman

Connecticut Post | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Although he supported Republican John McCain for president, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman has fully embraced Obama-mania. "This is truly a great day ...

Has Joe Lieberman Followed The Ancient Jewish Process of Repentance?

Steven Waldman | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Steven Waldman

Putting aside the particulars of what Lieberman said during the campaign, I'm pretty sure that "we all do it" is not part of the Jewish tradition for achieving spiritual purity.

An Open Letter To Joe Lieberman

Bob Cesca | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Bob Cesca

I submit to you, Sen. Lieberman, that you were punished yesterday more than you realize. Stick with me on this. I'll explain: it never fully occurred to me how Obama would use his strengths in a position of leadership. Until this week.

Lieberman's Biggest Crime Of All

Bob Geiger | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Bob Geiger

Beyond every outward thing Joe Lieberman did in Congress in 2008, he finally came out and admitted through his actions that he is exactly what we've always known he is -- a Republican.

The Daily Szep -- Joe Lieberman... The Turncoat Returns

Paul Szep | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Paul Szep

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Bring Joe-Mentum To The G.O.P.

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Clifford J. Tasner

Now that the political tide has turned, it seems like there's no downside to Joe Lieberman taking his Joe-mentum to the G.O.P.!

Harry Reid: What Lieberman Did Was "Wrong"

Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Harry Reid told CNN Friday that he is unhappy with Joe Lieberman's passionate support of John McCain for president. "Joe Lieberman has done something...

The Reason Lieberman Must Go

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

The Republican Party falsely accused Obama of hastening the genocide of the Jewish people -- while Sen. Lieberman gave this strategy his seal of approval by campaigning for McCain.

Enter The HuffPost Election Forecast Contest

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Predict the final outcome of the electoral vote, the popular vote, and the party breakdown of the new Senate and House. The winner gets an iPod already loaded with the top songs of the '08 race.

Obama And McCain: Address Gun Violence In America

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Tonight, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will debate each other in a town hall at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This time, unlike...

Mrs Palin Goes To Washington

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Bud McFarlane tells me that right now "a friend" of his is working with Palin on foreign affairs. "She's clearly very intelligent," he says. "It's a good sign she hasn't been afraid to say what she doesn't know. That was Ronald Reagan's strength."

Dems Rebuke Lieberman, Consider Sanctions After RNC Speech

Washington Post | Paul Kane | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Democrats officially warned Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) on Wednesday that he could face repercussions for delivering a speech at the Republican...

McCain's Dogs

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Lieberman Nailed It

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

Republicans know something Democrats don't: voters don't vote on the issues, so you might as well do what you believe and portray yourself as a strong leader - and try and actually translate your values into law.

McCain Wanted Lieberman, Advisors Say

The New York Times | Elisabeth Bumiller and Michael Cooper | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- In the end, the choice of his running mate said more about Senator John McCain and his image of himself than it did about Sarah Palin, t...

Rush Limbaugh Fears Lieberman for VP -- And So Do I

Jane Hamsher | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home


Jane Hamsher

Joe Lieberman is being vetted as a Vice Presidential running mate for John McCain, and it seems to be an option that McCain is seriously considering.

No More Liebermans: Obama Should Pick a Progressive for Veep

Kathryn Kolbert | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


Kathryn Kolbert

Lieberman arrived on the national stage as the running mate of Gore, whose campaign stressed support of the people over the powerful. We can't afford to have another VP who would undermine the progressive movement from within.

"Partisan" Does Not Mean What Joe Lieberman Thinks It Means

ZP Heller | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

Lieberman has publicly endorsed McCain and traveled the world on his behalf. And yet he is lecturing us about partisan politics?

Lieberman Must Go!

Robert Greenwald | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

2008-06-25-liebermanpull.jpgJoe Lieberman is a war hawk, plain and simple. We should render him powerless in 2009.

A Sad and Lonely Lieberman Reaches Out

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


Max and the Marginalized

After a lovely missive from our favorite member of the Connecticut For Lieberman Party hit my inbox, we scratched out this song about him -- "Coalition of Turncoats."

Why Does Joe Lieberman Continue to Stand With Hagee?

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Menachem Rosensaft

Lieberman knows better. His in-laws survived the Holocaust. I cannot understand how he can justify standing alongside a man who preaches that the murder of millions of Jews somehow had a divine purpose.

Joseph Lieberman To Headline Upcoming Pastor Hagee Summit

Max Blumenthal | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Max Blumenthal

Prior to McCain's sweeping renunciation, Lieberman could have reasonably claimed to be unaware of the preacher's repugnant views on the Holocaust. Now, he has no excuse for ignorance.

The McCain-Lieberman Big Pause Policy For Iraq

John Tomasic | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

What did we learn from General Petreaus this week? As expected, perhaps, we learned less about the future of Iraq than we did about the future of this year's presidential campaigns.

Lieberman Stripped Of Superdelegate Status

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president, will be disqualified as a superdelegate at the Democratic convention "u...