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Going Out on a Limb, I Predict: Joe Lieberman (R) CT
By letterhead | May 27, 2008
OK. Usually this site stays clear of politics because it’s just so darn ugly. And there’s so much lying, pandering, obfuscation, mealy-mouthing, hyperventilating and just plain spinning that its’ too much to keep up with.
But the more I watch Sen. Joe LIE-berman jockeying for the kissing-spot closest to McCain’s ass, and hear him burbling Republican talking points on TV, the harder it gets to keep the following prediction to myself:
Based on all his right-wing rhetoric (e.g., bombing Iran, Obama being a Marxist, Obama being the Hamas candidate) and his constant stumping as McCain’s “answer man” and officially joining the McCain campaign, acting as an apologist for Pastor Hagee, his willingness to appear at the GOP convention, and campaigning for GOP candidates in his home state, bla bla bla…
I WILL GO OUT ON A LIMB AND BE THE FIRST TO PREDICT THAT IF THE REPUBLICANS LOSE CONTROL OF THE SENATE, JOE LIEBERMAN WILL JOIN THE GOP. (AND THERE’S BETTER THAN A 50/50 CHANCE HE WILL ANYWAY.) Let the recall petition begin!
(And for the record I am a registered independent and I wish someone would please tell Bill Clinton to sit down and shut the F*K up. The whole victimology rhetoric kept his ass from getting impeached because it was basically true. As far as Hillary goes… not so much. She is her own worst enemy where truth, transparency, and authenticity are concerned.)
OK. That’s it for politics… for a while.
Next up… we will be exploring the issues of stealth and disinformation and how they are destroying the PR profession from within.
(Happy belated Memorial Day)
Topics: Politics | 5 Comments »
May 27th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Agree. Made the same call myself back in January over at the Playground and got a lot of flack for it, but my guess it is on the money. He placates the right while appealing to the center.
That’s why my money right now is on Biden as Obama’s veep — they want someone who would be an effective pitbull against McCain and Lieberman.
May 28th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Oooooh…. damn! Steve went even further out than I did! Not sure about the whole VP thing. Although it does make sense. All the conservative pandering and religiosity shores up McCain with the Huckabee crowd.
I don’t see Biden though. He’s too much of a Washington insider for someone running on “change… Biden’s not Southern enough, has no military credentials, and can’t get that “white working class” vote that Hillary claims is the key to the election. And if Obama got tagged as elitist, Biden will get hammered on it.
I would have put my money on Jim Webb, if he wasn’t so vulnerable on women’s issues. But let’s hope Obama picks someone just as tough. He’s going to need all the brass he can get to take on the GOP machine… brass balls as well as knuckles.
May 28th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Actually… how about Chuck Hagel?… anybody? I definitely see Hagel as cabinet materials… but any chance of an Obama-Hagel ticket? Or is that just too far out there. Does anybody think Hagel would break from the GOP and go independent? Would he need to?
May 28th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Webb was my first bet, too, but there’s a lot of weirdness and a paper trail that seems to be a problem. I agree on the change thing as a problem with Biden, but then it may be what the doctor ordered to relax the party powerful.
As far as Hagel, he’s very pro-life and still a mainstream Repub on a host of other issues. We’d be looking for someone who would be set to step in 8 years from now or someone like Cheney who would not even consider.
Besides, wasn’t Karl Marx a member of the Young Hagelians?
May 28th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Yeah you’re right. Hagel is a bit of a stretch. But he’s “gimlet eyed” about the whole neocon movement and wing-nut take over of the GOP. On the whole, while I disagree with him on some issues, generally I think he’s a pretty civil, reasonable and principled guy.
As for the Dem Party Powerful… they have lost election after election and need to get thrown out on their asses… McAuliffe and that whole brand of back-room, knuckle-dragging political thuggery. They beat the shit out of each other, but then roll over and play dead for the Republicans. They’ve proven spineless on every issue of any importance and kept the party locked in defeat mode for way too long… they need to step aside or get shoved aside.