I know we are all really, really tired of Joe Lieberman. Do you think it would have been important to know about ALL of Joe's support for GOP candidates BEFORE last week's vote? I mean, what possible relevance could donating money to GOP Senate candidates have?
Some will probably argue that this is water under the bridge. That we should let this all be in the past and worry about what Joe Lieberman does in the future. I disagree.
How many other little treasures of Joe's do we not know about? This most recent donation occurred on October 10, about 6 weeks ago. This would have been another item to consider before the vote to allow Lieberman to retain his chairmanship.
When Democrats gathered last week to decide the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), a pair of senators-elect, Tom Udall of New Mexico and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, stepped up to offer symbolically important speeches.
Having ridden the wave of support for President-elect Barack Obama, Udall and Merkley spoke out in favor of the spirit of reconciliation and moving on from the campaign, in which Lieberman was one of the highest profile supporters of the Republican presidential ticket.
But no one in the room knew, as Merkley spoke, that Lieberman had supported Merkley's opponent, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). Lieberman, through his Reuniting Our Country PAC, gave Smith's reelection bid $5,000 on Oct. 10, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
How quaint. Lieberman sits there (probably with that stupid ass smirk) while the Oregon Senator he actively opposed tells us all to move on from the campaign. The new spirit of reconciliation.
I do not trust Joe Lieberman. He will always do what is right for Joe, not the Democrats. Joe is Lucy to the Dem's Charlie Brown. How many more times will the Dem's keep trying to kick the damn football?
UPDATE: As pointed out by Adam B below, this FEC report was out on October 22, 2008. Other recipients of Lieberman's Love include:
Lampson for Congress
Contribution 5000.00
Peter King for Congress
Contribution 5000.00
Moderate Victory Fund (Dennis Cardoza's generally pro-D PAC)
2008 Contribution 5000.00
Friends of Gordon Smith
Contribution 5000.00
John Lewis for Congress
Contribution 5000.00