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Archive for the 'Joe Lieberman' Category

Democrats Likely To Retaliate Against Lieberman

by @ Thursday, September 4th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, Politics

It looks like Joseph Lieberman’s speech at the Republican convention is going to cost him:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Joe Lieberman’s speech before the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night could cost him the chairmanship of a key Senate committee, a top Senate Democratic aide told CNN.
During the speech, the Connecticut senator praised GOP presidential candidate [...]

RNC Convention Day One Two: It’s All About McCain

by @ Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Fred Thompson, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics, Republicans

With the first day of the Republican National Convention canceled thanks to the threat of Hurricane Gustav, things got back on track yesterday with a day devoted to playing up the parties 2008 nominee:\
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 — Republicans began laying out a vigorous argument Tuesday for electing John McCain to the presidency, using [...]

John McCain & The Veep Pick: Either Shrewd Or Insane

by @ Thursday, August 28th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics

If it’s Thursday, it must be time for rumors about Vice-Presidential running mates and, now we’ve got two more of them.
First via Jason Pye comes a report on what may be a clue that Mitt Romney is the man:
Just hung up the phone with Joe McCutchen, a Republican activist up in Ellijay.
Joe says he just [...]

Thursday Morning Republican Veepstakes Update

by @ Thursday, August 28th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Politics

It seems that John McCain has made up his mind on a running mate, and will announce his choice tomorrow morning in Dayton, Ohio:
SEDONA, Ariz., Aug. 27 — Republican presidential candidate John McCain has settled on a running mate, and the pair will appear together on Friday at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, according to [...]

Unsubstantiated Veep Rumor Mongering Republican Edition

by @ Wednesday, August 27th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, 2008 Republican Veepstakes, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Politics

First there’s this from Townhall.com:
Overheard:  Pawlenty, Romney or Lieberman.  Noon on Friday.
Then, there’s this from Stephen Bainbridge:
There’s a rumor floating around my little corner of the vast right-wing conspiracy that John McCain has cut his VP candidates down to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and FedEx CEO Fred Smith. Boy would the latter be an out [...]

McCain Veep Rumors: Right Now, It’s Anybody’s Guess

by @ Wednesday, August 27th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Politics

While the Democrats continue their convention in Denver, details are starting to leak out about John McCain’s anticipated announcement of his Vice-Presidential running mate.
For example, The Politico reports that the McCain Campaign will move quickly to shift the focus from Obama and the Democrats:
DENVER — John McCain is planning to rollout his vice-presidential nominee in [...]

Bill Kristol: Looking For Joe-Mentum In All The Wrong Places

by @ Monday, August 25th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics

As ridiculous as the idea sounds, the Lieberman for Veep buzz, which I wrote about last week (see here, here, and here) is continuing.
Today, Bill Kristol makes the case in his Monday New York Times column:
Obama and Biden will try to frame the presidential race as a normal Democratic-Republican choice. If they can do that, [...]

It’s Lieberman ! No, It’s Pawlenty ! No, It’s Romney !

by @ Friday, August 22nd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Politics

As the nation waits for Barack Obama’s Vice-Presidential announcement, attention is also turning to the question of who John McCain will choose as his running mate. And, it’s pretty clear that nobody has a clue right now.
Last night, National Review’s Byron York reported that the list had narrowed to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Connecticut [...]

Joe-Mentum At The Republican Convention

by @ Wednesday, August 20th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics

The idea of Joe Lieberman as John McCain’s running mate may still sound absurd, but even if it turns out to be the political wonk fantasy I think it is, there will still be Joe-mentum at the Republican convention:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now [...]

McCain Looking For Some Joe-Mentum ?

by @ Tuesday, August 19th, 2008. Filed under Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics

I say it’s little more than the speculation of bored political pundits, but the stories about McCain considering Joe Lieberman for his running mate aren’t going away:
John McCain is seriously considering choosing a pro-abortion-rights running mate despite vocal resistance from conservatives, with former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) very much in the [...]

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