what makes this story so relevant is the fact the far left came out of the woodwork in 06 to get rid of Joe Lieberman !!

CT is as blue as a state can get !! but even in a Dem stonghold like CT when faced with a choice between a moderate (Ind) like Joe Lieberman, and a left winger like Lamont who was backed 100% by the Dailykos MoveOn types!! then the people of CT chose Joe !!

Watch for the same in 08 and if the Dem's do win in 08 watch for far left to turn on them too !!

Shame, shame, shame, on the far left who chased Joe into McCains arms !!

and koodo's to Joe Lieberman for sticking to his guns and looking out for the USA !!

- Jeff Badura

Who is going to believe Leiberman? Gosh….he defected as democrat because he tried rather to follow the Bush administration for the best of his interest. Here Leiberman goes again endorsing McCain. What best of his interest he sees on McCain? Well, he is doing everythin he can to fit.

It is just sad that he fails on his loyalty to the democrats. It is really sad what's happeing to Leiberman. He is not sure I believe where to go or who he needs to hold on that will be of his best interest.

Israel does not have Senators, they have a parliamentary system. So your bigotry is rooted in stupidity as well as ignorance..

What an IDIOT! The people of Vermont had the chance to rid our country of the ignorance of this man. After losing his primary as the Democratic hopeful and then won as a Independent. He is a former vice-presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket who is of the Jewish Religion and he backs a Republican HAWK like McCain. through this fool out at the next election and return your state to some level of competence.

Ok,OK, calm down haters your getting all lathered up about somthing your leftie side caused in the first place Your dem leaders chose not to support lieberman , they did not give him the nod at the last election. It forced him to run as an independent and once again your side acted hastely and and hatefully by making references to his loyalty to the dems. WELL he won the election and once again we all see how you guys react when somthing good happens. partisans working together is good for america after twenty some years of BUSH/CLINTON politics. One more thing,,,, what is a sword of damocle Tom from NM ???? please dont take offense Its just an odd thing to say in reference to liebermans part of gores run at office and I would like to know how it applies

Although I am definately LEFT of CENTER and generally support all Democrats, how can one can call Lieberman a traitor? The man is following his beliefs and not playing politics. While I do not agree with McCain or him on Iraq, I do agree with not always being partisan. This could serve as a paragon on Bi-Partisanship and actually making policy, rather than constant disagreements with NO RESULTS.

To everyone that called him an idiot or traitor, two words: GROW UP.

Lieberman is a traitor to his party. When the Democrats win big next year,
we won't need him anymore. I hope he is stripped of all his lucrative committee posts.

Kevin:

I agree with you completely; these hate-filled posts are reprehensible and clearly from people whose hate for the current administration is off the charts.

WHAT PART OF LIEBERMAN'S COMMENTS DON'T YOU LIKE? The part about there's too much partisanship, or the part about the good of the country being first and foremost? He votes the way he believes, and there are MANY people (a large number in the middle) who feel the same way he does.

If we had more Liebermans and fewer Clintons, Edwards', and their counterpart partisan Republicans, we'd be a LOT better off. You want the opposite of Lieberman? Pelosi. You pick which type of person you'd rather have in Washington in Congress.

Try hating less and thinking more.

Leiberman has done nothing but lose and stab his party in the back. He's grabbing at straws at this point. Lots-a-luck Joe. You'll need it.

Dont care if Joe is a Republican or whatever. I am against Joe because he tows the Bush administration war line. Joe has his head in the sand for thinking Israel is not at least part of the problem in the Middle East. His Israel 1st policy does not help peace, it simply further cements the divide.
So no, I am not a 'Joe HAter', but I dont agree with his thinking on the issues.

It is hilarious to watch Democrats bend over backwards to villify Liebermann for supporting a Republican.

John Kerry wason the verge of asking John McCain to be his VP. (hte only reason it didn't happen was because McCain refused.) Democrats were ecstatic, however, at what they viewed as Kerry's bipartisanship for the good of the country.

Liebermann supports a Republican, and he is the devil on earth.

Apparantly bipartisanship is good when you do it to get a Democrat elected but evil when it is to get a Republican elected.

Why is an Israeli senator giving endorsements in the US?

This is the US keep your opinions in Israel, do US senators give Israelis endorsements too?

The ignorance and hatred that gets posted when someone crosses party lines is despicable. When I vote for a representative, at any level, I'm not voting for someone to take care of what ever pointless party they're named under, but to look out for the best interest of the Nation. And all the little puppets dance for the GOP and the DNC, and shake your fists when candidates are open minded and make moral decisions should be ashamed of yourselves.

You won't be, and you'll continue to shake your fists, and brand those who cross party lines as traitors as always. Just keep dancing, we need the entertainment.

It's a shame most of the comments here do not see the Big Picture! Making you a Republican or a Democrat should not define all of your political beliefs- that would just makes you a sheep. In choosing a presedient we need the shepard. If you look at the two politicians, their beliefs are almost completely in line reguardless of political affiliation. I commend Joe for being a great leader who votes on the issues, not on what his party to tells him to.
The president's responsibility is to the people (most of which are of centrist view) not to the Right and Left Wingers who help fund the advertisements…

Someone on this comment page actually compared Nutso Joe to JFK. I remember JFK. Joe IS NO JFK.To even think so is beyond comprehension.

Joe is the man! Al Gore was lucky to have a serious thinker like Lieberman on his ticket-otherwise Gore would have gotten creamed in 2000.

And then Gore went behind Joe's back to endorse Howard Dean in 2003. And now the DLC is complaining?? Haha! This is too funny and serves them right!!

"…in fact I was hoping in '04 that Kerry would pick him as a running mate over Lieberman."

Good God, my mistake. I was hoping Kerry would pick McCain over Edwards, not Lieberman, obviously.

Didn't Benedict Arnold live in Connecticut, too???

I don't see the logic behind Joe's thought process. He has endorsed a man who knows nothing about unity. Polls suggest Mccain may not even carry his own home state in the primary. He is in essence an irrelevant throwback to a time when more informed Republicans were desperate to avoid nominating the impending trainwreck of Bush Part 2 for the presidency. Joe has all but assured his alienation in Senate decision making. Has he ever had a platform anyway, other than increasing foreign aid to Israel and searching for new countries to invade?

OK all you hate filled idiots!

What did Joe do? So he lost a primary and decided to run as an I. He wone, and now you refer to him as disloyal?

You are the same people who yell and scream about Bush's partisan politics.

Disloyal? Hypocrites!

It would be nice if Lieberman would just cut the cord and become a Republican. This man has become an embarrassment to all of the people that supported him when he ran for VP. I know I'm embarrassed.

What a crock!!! The reason he endorses McCain is McCain will keep going with the Iraq war, not disrupt the big business of war, and will keep the status quo of war, big government, the Military/Medical/Media industrial complexes, all while stepping all over the will of the American people. This is what they are used to doing and cannot envision themselves without power for themselves, instead of power by We The People.

Join the revolution!!! Vote for America!!! Vote Ron Paul in '08!! Take down all the Hucksters and Wannabes this primary season. They only have interest in special interests, the revolution has interest in America!!!

To all of the Clintonians out there, this one has to sting.

People are starting to wake up and realize the Hillary is out of touch with mainstream America and is not what this country needs.

Thank you Lieberman. While I am not sure I can support McCain, it is great to see that even former democrats want somebody other than Hillary.

Anybody but Hillary in 2008

I admire both McCain and Lieberman for their principles and bipartisan stands on the issues. Should McCain win the Republican nomination, I would have no problem voting for him. If he chose Lieberman as his running mate, that's okay, too. Wish McCain hadn't been deraileed in 2000.

There was a time when Mr Lieberman would have been right about Mr McCain being able to 'break through partinship' - but then Mr McCain decided to become Bush's boy and lost all credibility with many who had previously respected him.

This means nothing….Lieberman is a has been Democrat. He will not win the next election if the democrats run the right person against him.

a hypocrite a play eather side character my opinion

Lieberman divided his own party in Connecticut. How can he claim McCain the best candidate to unite the nation when most of it rejects the Iraqi invasion?

Lieberman has already failed to deliver his promise of troop withdrawals by the end of this year. And he has called for an invasion of Iran. Gungho Joe is not interested in the Palestinian side of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The best candidate available to unite the country is Senator Obama. He shares most of our values and correctly predicted the current mess happening in Iraq.

"SICKO, LOSERMAN. This man was the sword of damocles for Gore in 2000.

Republicans are using Leieberman, and he does not have any credibility left with Democrats…so who really cares who Joe endorses??? I'm actually surprised he did not endorse Bush for another presidency…. Look for his book early next year “How to destroy your political career in 5 easy steps”.

Does anyone pay attention to Lieberman anyway?

They both have a blood thirsty war mentality. They think this prehistoric behavior is patriotic.
Read a book every now and again McCain!!!

Turncoat.

Good for you Joe,,,Lieberman is by far the most logical and realistic democrat I have heard in a while. He should be considered for a cabinet position for his dedication to this country. Dems you might want to take some notes on from this guy , he believed in the SURGE and it looks like he was right in his belief in it.

I completely agree with Lieberman's point that partisanship should take a backseat to actual quality. I think this would've been a reasonable endorsement four years ago, if McCain had run, but the irony here is that McCain has since abandoned his independence and totally pandered to his party and the Bush administration. He's no longer able to cross party lines; he's shown that under fire he'll retreat to the home party and engage in divisive politics. I'm a Democrat and I used to love McCain — in fact I was hoping in '04 that Kerry would pick him as a running mate over Lieberman — but in the last year I've lost a lot of respect for both.

Separately, I'll agree that friendship is more important than partisanship, but friendship isn't really a good reason for an endorsement.

Wow Alf's dad is at it again. He never was a democrat. This idiot (funded by the repukes for re-election) would say anything to continue on his path as career politician. He is a warmonger and a liar! Throw this idiot, Bush butt-kisser out.

One war monger supports another…big surprise!

If Lieberman had his way, we would have already invaded Iran. Can someone or some entity get AIPAC out of OUR politics and take Lieberman with them?!

Will somebody please transfer Lieberman to the GOP already? He is a disgrace for the party.

thanks

Who cares? And where is the headline: Ron Paul sets new 24 hour fundraising record with the help of ordinary Americans who are sick and tired of the status quo?

I'm confused is Lieberman a senator from Israel or the US?

Lieberman seems to be having much difficulty finding a party that represents interests he supports. 3

Could that be because his interests with respect to foreign policy–mirror the Israeli Knesset–more than the will of Connecticut voters.

I guess, Barack Obamas ability to break through the washington quagmire and re-energize the average American is not good enough. It is time for us to change the guard in Washington and as great as Senator McCain is (and I think he is the most qualified republican running) unfortunately he is more of the same Washington standard.

Fresh empowered leadership right now is more important then the status quo.

Maybe Barack will pick John McCain as his veep!

rjbc

McCain/Huckabee is the best ticket for America.

Who Cares? Only reason Joe isn't a Republican is because they don't want a Jewish person in their party and he knows it.

he is so obviously bitter. Hey Joe just join the GOP. You are a great and predictable lap dog.

Is Lieberman for real? McCain is the same guy who was only a couple of months ago singing "BOMB BOMB BOMB, BOMB BOMB IRAN!" and more recently said that America needs to build up its Asian military presence to thwart the military buildup of China.

Since Joe Lieberman's loss as President and VP in 2000, Joe has been increasingly siding with Republicans on a host of issues. When Joe lost the 2006 senate race Democratic primary, but ran as an Independent and won. Joe has been ever so slightly continually moving toward the Republican party line, knowing that he won't be accepted into the Republican Party as a Republican.

Respect both of these two immensely, I wouldn't mind a VP nod on the Republican ticket for either of them.

Imagine an ENTIRE political party filled with Lieberman types that looks at ideas and issues from both sides and makes decisions based on what they think is best and NOT party affiliation.

Maybe someday……..

This is a great endorsement for McCain.

So McCain has the AIPAC and CFR vote, what's new?

This Bush Suck-Up's opinion packs no weight. He pretended to be a Democrat, then, when he was dumped as their candidate last election, duped the people of CT into voting him back in as an Independent, then stabbed them in the back by aligning himself with the Republicans. He's just a greedy politician who couldn't accept stepping down 3 years ago and sacrificed any integrity he may have once had. In spite of this endorsement, and although I'm for Clinton or Edwards and won't be voting for McCain, I hope he does well.

I did add a comment and have yet to see it. I have said as a Connectican, I see our Democrat Senator turned independent to win his race to the Senate made a promise to the good people of CT he would always be a Democrat. Yeah supporting a Republican really demonstrates that. Next election, I'll vote for the opponent. Joe, you have betrayed us.

Lieberman is still calling himself a Democrat? That's hilarious.

I have the upmost respect for Senator Lieberman. The man realized that none of the Democratic candidates know a thing about national security so he breached party lines to endorse someone he knows will.

I was discouraged by some of the comments on the earlier story by readers calling him "traitor" and whatnot. If you ask me, Joe Lieberman is the closest thing to JFK in the Democratic Party since JFK. I respect the man and the way he is not an anti-war sheep like every other Democrat I have ever met.

Not unexpected at all. Warmongers seem to seek each other out.

I think its about time that leaders of our country finally try to unite for the good of our country. Maybe this will be the beging of something thats long overdue.

Thanks, Connecticut, for bringing back this loser.

Joe is the US Senator from my home state. I supported him but will not again. i consider his support for McCain a slap in the face of the Democrats he promised to always be. It would have been better to support no one then to go against the good people of Connecticut. I will NEVER vote for him again.
Had he spent more time supporting Democrats in the Senate, they could have had the votes to over-ride Bushes pen power. I hold Joe responsible for his betrayal.

This is Lieberman's get even with the Dems who voted him out and payback to the Republicans who voted him in as an independent. What a nothing…Makes me lose repect for McCain too who I did really hold in high regard. This man only thinks of himself. Bah Humbug….

he is a traitor a to face hypocrite democrats and republican don't wan't him so he jump on anything that he thanks that will get him a head.

I think Joe Lieberman needs to start putting US interests ahead of Israel's.

It's somtething we have come to expect from you Joe. You are a liar and totally dishonorable human being. Change parties and be done with it would you? Republicans deserve you.

With this, I see Senator Lieberman demonstrating calculation and fraternal camaraderie. There is no substance to what I read, other than seeing Lieberman forget McCain losing his resolve on Bush somewhere between 2000 and 2003. McCain was once an encouraging hope, but he has relegated himself to being unoriginal. That simply shows his age, as does Lieberman’s age speaking on his behalf. It’s all too “Good Ole Boy” for me to take seriously.

Lieberman and McCain are yesterday's news.

As a resident from Connecticut my dissapointment in Leiberman couldn't be stronger. Joe is a Democrat who changed to Independent status to win his Senate seat. He promised the good people of Connecticut he will always be a Democrat. I'm ashamed he chose to endorse a Repulican for President. He should have NOT endorsed anyone if you are going to betray Connecticans. Good luck Joe next election! The word disengenuous comes to mind.

"I know it's unusual for a Democrat to be endorsing a Republican," Lieberman said at a New Hampshire press conference with McCain and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in New Hampshire

You're a Democrat again, Joe?

What's interesting is that Lieberman is the reason that Al Gore even had a chance at winning Florida in 2000 and in essence the election. Without Lieberman Bush would have won much more easily.

But those Jewish voters in Florida who were probabaly upset at that time that Lieberman's ticket had lost must feel better knowing thta they still have a pro-Israel security hawk in President Bush. And now with Lieberman supporting Bush and McCain on the biggest security issues, that whole voting bloc of Jewish voters along with "Scoop Jackson" Democrats (security hawks) is clearly behind the GOP as long as McCain or Giuliani is the nominee. Florida is really not a battleground anymore-it's a Red State.

All I could think about while watching these two men is the fact that they should retire. Neither one seems to have a grasp on reality anymore and they should step down. It's sad how many politicians, no matter how irrelevant they have become, just can't give up the power.

"You know, political parties are important in our country," Lieberman continued. "But they're not more important than what's best for our country, they're not more important than friendship, they're not more important than our future."

Wow, that is on point!

Thank you Joe for reminding everyone how to get on track.

Lieberman is known for his independance. I would have hoped that he would have stayed out of this until it was further along. I don't know that McCain can really cut through the partisanship. I agree that there is far too much of it, but I don't know who will really cut through any of it; if any one can, I don't think any of the contenders can do that are currently running.

I believe that Liberman is one of those people that can't really be pegged as either a liberal or conservative. You have to ask about the issue. Although, I think he is beginning to lean more to the conservative side than before.

Lieberman obviously has something up his sleeve. Why would any life long democrat endorse a republican. Lieberman would not be an Independent had he won his states primary. He lost the dem nomination and therefore ran as an independent.

Too bad ALL senators are not independents! Then we wouldn't have to worry about partisanship.

By the way, where's the news of Ron Paul's record breaking fund raiser?

As much as I love Al Gore, and wanted to see him as president I am now glad he lost. What a disgrace it would have been to have nutso Joe as Vice-president. He has not only displayed total disloyalty, his choice of John McCain has showed an appalling lack of judgement.