Was just checking out Facebook, and found a link to the upcoming Face the State show.
Senator Joe Lieberman, who is admired and reviled for his independent streak kept true to form today by saying he could endorse one time nemesis Ned Lamont for governor and Republican Linda McMahon for senator. During a taping of "Face the State" the state’s most popular senator, who enjoys a whopping 39 percent approval rating, explained these potential endorsements.
Has our Senator truly reformed his ways?
Has he forgiven the New York Timesfor endorsing Lamont?
Is he really listening to the religious who are pleading with him to have compassion for the poor? And maybe listen to his constituents about healthcare??
The Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care — whose members prayed for health care reform in front of Lieberman's Stamford home and his Hartford office last month — wrote an open letter to Lieberman, published in several Connecticut newspapers last week. The letter was signed by 240 religious leaders.
"Hopefully [Lieberman] will get the message that his constituency supports the public option and supports health care reform," says Rev. Josh Pawelek of the Unitarian Universalist Society in Manchester, one of the letter's signatories.
He couldn't possibly forgotten that it was Lamont supporter John Orman who took Joe's own party, Connecticut for Lieberman, away from him and demanded his resignation.
(that was a good one).
Did he forget about sending out his chief thug, Richard Goodstein to physically disrupt Lamont's campaign?, and maybe hopes that Lamont will possibly see it in his heart to forgive, also?
Ned walks into Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers for the event, and the 3 or 4 booths inside are already packed, as are some of the counter seats, with about 15-20 teenagers and one older gentleman, many of whom had asked for and received Ned Lamont stickers from the Lamont staffers organizing the event. Ned says hi to the owner. As Ned starts talking, the teenagers reveal Lieberman T-shirts. The older gentleman starts yelling "Are You an Al Sharpton Democrat or a Bill Clinton Democrat?" and something along the lines of "because Bill Clinton has the support of everyone and Al Sharpton only has the support of..." trailing off. Ned decides to leave, with his staff fearing for his physical safety.
The feelings don't cut it both ways:
"He is playing right into the Republican talking points" on health care, said Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Democrat who defeated Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic Senate primary, but lost to him in the general election after Lieberman ran as an independent.
Is this all possible?? OMG, it's 11:00 - I have to watch the show!!!!