Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

[dmek25]

he only crossed party lines because he thought he couldn't get elected as a democrat. what a joke he has turned into

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by dmek25

he only crossed party lines because he thought he couldn't get elected as a democrat. what a joke he has turned into

To be clear, Lieberman hasn't officially crossed party lines. he's (I believe) an Independent Democrat. He votes with the Democrats most of the time, and sits as part of the Democratic Senate caucus.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

To be clear, Lieberman hasn't officially crossed party lines. he's (I believe) an Independent Democrat. He votes with the Democrats most of the time, and sits as part of the Democratic Senate caucus.

And they allow him to maintain his committee chairs so that they can maintain their majority. So it's OK to use him for that but otherwise he sucks to them.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by dmek25

he only crossed party lines because he thought he couldn't get elected as a democrat. what a joke he has turned into

He "left" the democrats because they threw him under the bus. They were the ones who decided to work against him so he couldn't get the nom in his own state. Then they get pissed because he runs as an independent and gets elected. It is that type of politics, that happens on both sides, that kills our system. A guy they nominated vor VP 6 years earlier suddenly doesn't agree with them on some issues and they scorched earth him. Talk about an "you either with us or against us" mentallity.