If you only knew the half of it about Joe Lieberman….It would take more than I could fit here . I wish he didn’t represent our state. I can’t even watch him speak anymore he makes my blood pressure rise so.

He did not win with the majority of the Democratic vote. Vast majority of Republicans voted for him. Only 9.5% of republicans voted for their own candidate.

So Lieberman won with large majority of Republican support and a portion of the Democratic/Independent vote.

According to the polling, Lieberman’s democratic support was non-college educated voters mostly living in the inner city.

They only know him as a personable senator.I wonder if they are really aware of his voting record? How he’s often sided with business interests against that of working people. aka the new bankruptcy laws for example? 

Whatever the case, I wish the Democratic party would force his hand, and let him bolt parties.
This would open the eyes of many Democratic voters who believed him as he ran as an independent….telling voters he was still really a democrat. Those that don’t follow the details in the news would soon be in for a surprise.

Lieberman is all about himself, his ego and the voters are far secondary to him. He very nearly lost his seat this past election. And he has some nerve to announce recently, he was planning on voting Republican for President in 08’

Sadly, I believe we don’t have a recall option in our state, as some other states do…There are plenty of upset democrats here who want him out, and did vote him out in during primary.

The official Democratic party was never fully on board with Lamont’s candidacy and only half-heartedly supported him after his primary win.

Nor did the Democratic party take any action against Mr.Lieberman after he defied the results of the Democratic primary and began a run for Senate as a “independent democrat” (his words) He retained his chairmanship seats. The Democratic party could have removed him when he bolted the party to run as a “independent democrat” but did not lift a finger.

Nor did the Democratic registrar of voters of Connecticut, take action on the basis that his “newly formed” party was not based in a actual “new” party, but rather a convenience to still run, even though he lost the primary he supposedly entered into in good faith.

The Democratic registrar of voters could have denied putting his name on the ballot on those grounds. But she chose not to intervene.

What is it with you people? When the Demos execute their ‘cut bait and run’ 15cent philosophy all hell will break loose. Gas will go to $10+ a gallon and the crazies will be able to buy nukes wholesale. Israel will go first,while Europe hides and whines under a table. The USA will be next. I only wish that every one of you who screamed to run from Iraq could be located at one spot (Demo convention) to receive all the the nukes. In that way, you could get a first class dose of reality. Maybe then you would curse someone elses name besides Bush,but I doubt it,for that would take brains which seem to be in short supply on this site.

Don’t you wish we could trade Senators like they do baseball players.  I’d trade Holy Joe Lieberman for Chuck Hagel in a heartbeat.  And then there’s Olympia Snowe.  How ‘bout a trade for any of the Dem naysayers on the subject of cutting off funding for Bush’s war? 

The American people spoke loudly on Nov. 7th, but it appears that with a few exceptions, nobody in the Senate is listening.  It’s almost as if these spineless wonder Democrats don’t realize they freaking WON!  That they have a mandate from the electorate. 

Sad thing is, we are stuck with a lot of these worthless politicians for the next 6 years!  Or are we?  I believe there ought to be an immediate movement formed to recall those recently elected Senators that refuse to respond to the will of the electorate.  I think Connecticut would be a good place to start.  I seriously doubt Lieberman could withstand a recall election in that state. 

Recall, recall, recall, and vote the bastards out!!!!  And keep doing it, until we have a Senate that truly represents its constituents.

Lieberman can’t pull his head out of Bush’s a@@ because Mcain’s head is stuck in there too. This entire congress needs to be thrown out and we need to have honest people elected to serve once again and no more rich lawyers, Bushs’ or clintons.

This war will not stop till either we get main street involved,ie,start the draft and watch our
kids start throwing rocks,burning buildings,and getting arrested.Or maybe the adults that went through this with the other war,need to start throwing rocks,burning buildings,and getting arrested.

This is why the American public hates politicians. 

A resolution sponsored by a Republican, John Warner, that originally had the backing of a dozen other Republicans including Chuck Hagel and Gordon Smith, only gets two GOP votes and not from the guy who sponsored it.  These GOP Senators are complete hypocrites.

Thanks Mr. Robin for pointing out Nevada Senator Harry Reid’s vote.  I’m surprised he didn’t abstain.

Congress is a joke. We’ve been had.

Bush is clearly stupid and manipulated by Rove, his political handler. Darth Cheney is clearly insane and in denial about not only Iraq and Afganistan but why we lost in Viet Nam as well.

The ‘Democrat’ politicians that we worked hard to elect and voted for in 06, precisely to get us out of the mess in the mid east, have for the most part shown that they are spineless.

We need a ground swell, grass roots movement to elect to power an administration that has the nerve to stand up to the military industrial lunatics and get us out of the path of the oncoming freight train that is the mid east.

We need the restoration of an economy that is based on production of non military products, a rebuilding of our infrastructure and, most of all, lets get America out of the Empire Business!

“We don’t need to show you no stinking debate, Gringo!” F-You Cheney, your truly “vice” war president and Halliburton Hero.
  with apology to Alphonso “El Indio” Bedoya

Worried about troop morale? Are they serious? So somehow, congress is allowed to take a position that is yet evermore dehumanizing? Congress has determined it is in the best interest of our troops to keep them there in Iraq then to admit that they were wrong. Wow!

There’s been a lot more buzz about Iran and I can’t help but to think that this troop escalation of 52k might be an essential element against a possible direct confrontation with Iran. I’m not saying war is eminent with Iran. However, the message from Washington sounds and feels like the dialog used leading up to the invasion of Iraq. “we don’t have a problem with Iranian people-It’s their leaders who oppress their people that need to be dealt with-they’re the ones who are destabilizing the Middle East by threatening Iraq’s democracy and threatening Israel. ...THEY’RE TRYING TO BUILD NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!!”
Isn’t it funny, every time we get into a conflict nowadays, they pull the “Nuke Card?” A lot of Americans eat that S### up.

For real, Iran may in fact be aspiring to build a bomb. Ahmadinejad said Israel needs to be rubbed out, right? Bush said Iran was an axis of EVIL! Sounds like the perfect stage for diplomatic relations to me. Yeah, I don’t think so.

How many of you think the best deal in life would be to die without reason. Every day, there’s maddening news about 60 to 100 people dying.  from suicide bombers in Iraq. You got more news fleshing out major corruption scandals with the so-called re-construction contractors, etc. 250+innocent Iraqi dead from a miscommunication error. Back to this Morale S###...for saving their morale this entire admin has to admit to fault, gaurantee the troops the extra support, take care of their medical needs, assist them back into society at what ever cost and have all the Haliburton types pay for it all. They’ve bilked billions from our Tax Payers…Now, they and all the other thieves owe it to the American troops who fought for THEM!.

Harry Reid voted nay! Why? I haven’t seen any analysis. I want an explanation!

This bill was already a toothless compromise.  Compromission is the speciality of these “honorable” Congress people.

Rome must have been like this in its last throes.
Dithering blather in the Senate and the “games” for the rabble. Keep us occupied with TV and World Series and Desperate Housewives while they pick our pockets and murder our young.

They, our Congress, can be bought so they have no doubt we can be also.

Perhaps we deserve what we get.

Can you imagine if the Democrats had pulled something like this before the last election? The Republicans would begin their squealing about the “obstructionist” Democrats…

The fact is none of the cowards want to have to defend their position on Iraq, and their support of Bush’s Big Lie.

So that’s it?  No vote?  Oh no you don’t, Senators, because it’s now or never.  Either we end this war or it’ll be the end of us.  So best get back to it, Senators, because by whatever peaceful means are necessar, we’re sure to prevail.  And then you won’t be voting on some worthless resolution, but on a bill to cut off all funding for the Iraq war.  And following that you’ll be busy with the impeachment of President George Bush, after which he’ll be carted off to the International Court of Criminal Justice, there to be tried for his crimes against humanity, whereupon empire collapses.

So, Senators, it’s going to turn out that your refusal even to debate this “anti-Surge” concoction is what got everyone’s attention, and once that happens there’s no going back to the way it was, which may or may not have been your original intent in refusing to debate this so-called non-binding resolution, but, even if it wasn’t, we thank you just the same.

We have a nut case, fanatic on our hands.
He has declared war on the U.S.A. and he sleeps
in the white house. You can’t make this stuff up.
Do you think we should give him another chance?

So they couldn’t even pass this namby-pamby thing? Criminy!

Face it, folks. It’s up to us. Even though Congress has the power of the purse, they aren’t going to use it.

So maybe it’s time to boycott. Stop eating meat, stop drinking milk, drive as little as possible, quit drinking Coke, quit drinking Anheuser Busch products, quit going on cruises, stop eating at McDonald’s, and so on.

We do that, and it won’t be long before the big companies are knocking on the White House door, demanding that the war be ended.

So, it turns out that the Republican party continues to support the Iraqi Occupation. I’m not surprised.

LIEberman? The Democrats need to remove him from any Committee positions and treat him for what he is, a dirty rat back-door Republican.

Lieberman and Reid appear to be the only two “Democrats” to block debate on the anti-surge resolution. (a non binding one at that)

Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay  ID = “Indepenent Democrat” Which is what he told voters he was. After defying the Democratic primary results, which he entered into… honestly?

Reid (D-NV), Nay  <- I assume this is Harry?

First of all - leave the “your senator” out of story. These cartoon characters DO NOT in any way, shape or form represent me.
Let’s face it - democracy hasn’t been working for a long time in this country, never mind Iraq. With 80% of the people wanting out, it won’t even be discussed in Congress much less be acted upon. Representatives of the people my ass. If this is not another example of taxation without representation one doesn’t exist.
A second revolution will have to be carried out in the streets as it was over 200 years ago. The founders of this country are probably wondering what the hell is taking us so long.
If anyone believes the fantasy that it can still be done at the ballot box I’d like to hear from you. In the meantime I’ll be buying more ammunition.

Well, this is where most of the Republicans stand:
Despite a CLEAR mandate from the American people on November 7, the GOP stands AGAINST the will of America, and for the privileged few and their quixotic war of mis-adventure that has gotten hundreds of thousand of people killed.

Party first, America last is the TRUE GOP mantra.  They’ve shown it yet again.

I suggest the Senate leadership use ANY MEANS NECESSARY to get GOP senators to vote AGAINST the madman in the White House.  Cut federal spending in Republican states and Republican congressional districts.  Remove their earmarks, move them ONLY to Republican districts for Congressmen and Senators who will vote the the Democrats.

Get dirt on them and USE IT.  Our nation is at stake—time to use EVERY DIRTY TRICK THEY USE ON DEMOCRATS.  Start with getting good dirt on Saxby Chambliss, that SOB who portrayed deceitfully a genuine hero, Max Cleland as in bed with terrorists.  And go after that lying lunatic Imhofe, who says there’s no global warming. And be DAMN sure to kill Ted Steven’s quarter billion dollar bridge-to-nowhere.  Get Trent Lott’s shipyards as well.

Make them PAY for their loyalty to Mad King George, make them pay HARD! And reward the ones who come around.  Make Mitch McConnell’s victory be pyhrric—ashes in his mouth.

Democrats lose to Republicans because we are too honest, too fair, just TOO DAMN NICE!  Time to cut this OUT!  The stakes are just too high.

Joe Lieberman will make Bush’s poodle angry because he was stealing that animal’s position in Bush shoes. He could be number one Bush’s licking-boot in this nation. Sorry for those who vated for Joe lately. He should be shameless himself, his wife has to look down and his children will never up their heads before their school friends.