Video: Joe Lieberman, Republican?
posted at 11:36 am on December 17, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Do you think CNN’s Dana Bash expected a different answer when she asked Senator Joe Lieberman if he’d run as a Republican? Based on her reaction, I’d guess that she expected either a demurral (“I’m not thinking about my next election”) or a denial (“I’m happy to be an Independent/Democrat”). Instead, Lieberman told Bash that “all options are open,” which will only stoke calls from the Left to banish Lieberman from the Democratic caucus and strip his committee assignments:
Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat who sits with Democratic caucus, said Tuesday that he would not rule out running for re-election in 2012 as a Republican.
Lieberman angered his colleagues in the Democratic caucus this week by threatening to torpedo health care legislation if it contains a government-run public health insurance or an expansion of Medicare.
Lieberman said he wasn’t sure which party, if any, he would represent in his next election.
“I like being an independent, so that’s definitely a possibility,” the Connecticut senator said. “But I’d say all options are open.”
He called running as a Republican “unlikely” but added that he wouldn’t “foreclose any possibility.”
That would be quite a political journey, almost Churchillesque, in a political system that punishes party-jumping. After all, it was just nine years ago that Lieberman represented the Democrats on a national ticket as Al Gore’s running mate. Just switching to an independent is significant, but flipping to the GOP would be almost unprecedented.
And it almost certainly won’t happen. As I explained to a dismayed family member last night after Lieberman indicated he would vote for the ObamaCare bill (without a public option or Medicare expansion), Lieberman is solidly liberal in his domestic politics, even if he’s a hawk on defense. If Lieberman feels uncomfortable with Democrats on their statist expansionism and retreatism on the war, he would feel equally uncomfortable with Republicans on a wider range of issues. The surprise isn’t that he will vote for Reid’s ObamaCare Rump, it’s that he held out against the public plans for this long.
If any Democrat in the Senate is looking to flip, I’d watch either Ben Nelson of Nebraska or even possibly Evan Bayh of Indiana, both of whom have been increasingly critical of their party and both of whom need to distance themselves from it in their upcoming re-election efforts (Nelson in 2012). Those are also long shots, but they’d be more comfortable with GOP policy than Lieberman.
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He saved their bacon, frankly.
He fell on the sword. And the insiders full well know it.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM
If he votes for the health care bill he will not run as a republican. I don’t see it happening.
Brat4life on December 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM
I like hearing old people use the word ‘poppycock’.
BadgerHawk on December 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Oh man, the Jew-haters in the Republican party are not gonna like that. Yeah, I’m talking to you: Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan, the anti-semite poster eh and his twin Spathi.
Andy in Agoura Hills on December 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM
You must march in lock-step with the radical communist leftwing of the Obamacrat party, or you will be DESTROYED.
Hope and Change, Joe! With friends like these, eh?
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
He’s much better off remaining as he is…it’s a powerful position as the “Maverick” of the Left.
Blame KoS…they basically created the position for him.
Asher on December 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Agree. I don’t see it and I think it would be bad for Lieberman and the GOP. He’s too liberal to be a Republican and for deep-blue Connecticut, he’s as good as it gets.
AUINSC on December 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Ironic though, since he can’t even eat bacon.
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
A lot of us have already flipped, and quite happily. Today’s Democratic party is a shell of its former self.
anXdem on December 17, 2009 at 11:42 AM
It’s also fun to watch the leftwing’s heads exploding over this while they cheer(ed) Specter’s/Snowe’s/Collins’/McCain’s constant thumbing-in-the-eye of the GOP.
How’s real bipartisanship taste, Obamacrats?
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Joe Lieberman (R)Melmac
Trusser13 on December 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
So what’s Joe’s opinion on Gore and ClimateGate?
That could make a hell of a right hook if he scuttles ObamaCare.
MadisonConservative on December 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Don’t forget about The Dean. He’s not too fond of the Joos either.
BadgerHawk on December 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
OK, probably the wrong cliche.
But the base seems naive about this issue. They don’t know what a gift he handed them. I’m sure that real insiders fully know.
He is today’s scapegoat. He’s apparently way OK with that role in this stage, and it’s not a bad one.
He saved Lincoln, for example. She has a chance now to convince Ark voters she always was for them.
He gave new life to several campaigns coming up. Now, it’s up to them to make that happen.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:44 AM
NED LAMONT! YEAH! WOOHOO!
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Don’t forget Blanche Lincoln. Her only hope of re-election at this point would be a no vote on the bill. I don’t know if she has the courage, however. She may be just hoping it dies without her input, and Arkansans let her slide.
Vashta.Nerada on December 17, 2009 at 11:44 AM
No thanks Joe.
We need fresh faces, top to bottom.
fogw on December 17, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Ditto, but don’t expect to get “love” here. *haha
I can assure you. This is still the right-wing.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:45 AM
The fact of the matter is… The Dems have gone beyond SNAFU mode, they have gone beyond TARFU (Things are Really *Fouled* Up), and have executed a perfect swan dive towards the rocky bottom of the FUBAR (*Fouled* Up Beyond All Repair). They’ve managed to annoy EVERYONE. The lunatics on the left are crying that this bill doesn’t go far enough, and the overall majority of the U.S. is looking at this bill and realizing “This bill does everything BUT fix health care”
Razgriez on December 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM
She can vote on a bill without the public option. She’s already out there selling it.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Welcoming Lieberman into the GOP? Good way to drive conservatives out of the GOP. Not a good move for the GOP to embrace this guy.
rhombus on December 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Ann, I’d recommend you just resign yourself to the fact that the Democrats are going to take a large drubbing next year no matter what Lieberman does.
There is no escaping it. The Obamacrats have, in one year, been the most fiscally irresponsible radical leftwing government the nation has ever seen. And we’re sending you – the so-called “permanent Democrat majority – a message that you won’t forget.
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
She can try to sell it all she wants – they aren’t buying.
Vashta.Nerada on December 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Maybe, but only because both will be in solid red states for a while. Also didn’t Nelson fold after the anti-abortion amendment failed?
Lieberman I respect. Nelson and Bayh not so much. I don’t think either will stand against a cloture vote unless it will already fail.
jhffmn on December 17, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Why would that drive conservatives out of the GOP? And before you answer, here’s a hint: John McCain is a Republican.
Andy in Agoura Hills on December 17, 2009 at 11:49 AM
You and others misread me alot. I do not agree with you on a lot of issues.
But I think the Dems deserve the drubbing. They will get it.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Maybe we can use poppycock instead of popcorn?
WashJeff on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I agree. I think she’ll need a bit of a miracle.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
You got that right. Enough of these fools and their poppycock!
scalleywag on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I don’t think Lieberman will ever vote for this bill. Why would attacks on him and his family force him to vote for this bill?
Seriously, I think he’s just stringing them along and never was going to vote for this bill. He’s steering it to the point where the left can’t stand it and they’ll abandon it. What does he owe Obama? What does he owe Reid? What does he owe Pelosi?
By contrast, what does he owe McCain? Well, lets just say that McCain has been a good soldier in this fight. . . and Lieberman is closer to McCain than either Reid or Obama. Remember Obama chastising Lieberman on the floor of the Senate? Payback is hell.
ThackerAgency on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
i dont trust this man.
moonbatkiller on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
There is reason enough to change religions!
WashJeff on December 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Joe lieberman is a class act
he stood by George better than many on the right
I would love to know what he used to clean himself after running with gore
I have no doubt it was terrible for him
we owe Joe thanks
Sonosam on December 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
BH, yeah I forgot about him and Dave Rywall and Grow Fins. HA is certainly becoming a great hangout for racist trolls. I wonder why? Hmmm….
Andy in Agoura Hills on December 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Why would we want more rinos? Anyone suggesting such a thing hasn’t been paying attention. Independent conservatives will be targeting them as soon as they run for reelection so the RNC will be throwing money away trying to get them elected. If they didn’t learn their lesson with Scozzafava, then the GOP should go the way of the Whigs.
Buddahpundit on December 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Palin/Lieberman 2012!
That would ‘splode some heads.
Mord on December 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Well that was fast LOL!
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Lieberman reminds me of a boss I once had, who was headed into retirement after years of being a dominating force within the art world in universities.
Man, he was a stinker during that period!
He flipped the department right and left. He had the power, and he used it.
He did not calm down until a year before he really retired. Then he was sweet as pie.
He was a 5-time Guggenheim awardee, a powerhouse in American art.
But I learned a lot about people entering into that stage of life. They often are quite feisty, unpredictable, and they enjoy it, too, believe me.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Agreed. I can’t stand today’s Democratic Party. That being said, I’m not a conservative either, but I would NEVER vote for a Democrat on a statewide ticket or a presidential ticket. They’re too liberal. They’re whiny, hateful, little creatures, aren’t they? I take ideas from both sides, mostly coming down on the right of center, but I just can’t take the slander, immaturity, and underhandedness (is that a word!) from the Dems. They’re hypocrites, and they’re going to learn their lesson soon.
NathanG on December 17, 2009 at 11:55 AM
No, you just hadn’t figured me out.
I’ll discuss abortion with you, if you like. I’m still AnninCa. :)
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I sincerely hope not.
jbh45 on December 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Joe should run as a TRUE independent without the national money from the Dems or the Republicans either. He’ll probably lose though.
NathanG on December 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
I 100% agree with Ed on Lieberman’s status.
He shouldn’t run as a Repub. He doesn’t believe in fundamental core conservative principles. While I understand the parties have different State platforms, I sincerely doubt that Liebs would fit in to the Connecticut Republican platform all switching would do would be to create contention for him and the party. It wouldn’t really help anyone.
His best fit, right now, is as independent. That also doesn’t preclude him from caucusing with Republicans, if he so desires, and keep his independent status.
batter on December 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
I know there’s no love on here for McCain, but he and Joe are a lot alike: they both run on their principles and if they lose, they lose.
NathanG on December 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Ditto. I’m joining Teaparties when I agree. Joining Liberals when I agree. Joining GOP when I agree. Etc.
I’m done with trying to be in anyone’s big tent.
I don’t even WANT to be in their tent, on either side.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Of course, Democrats never tried to tell anyone they were going to have a permanent majority – that was Rove.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,107219,00.html
But Democrats are going to get stomped in 2010. They have huge majorities in each house, they have the White House, and the economy still sucks (relatively speaking). Even if things were going great, Democrats were going to lose a few seats – I don’t think Americans like one party being in charge all the time, or having too much of an advantage, for whatever reason. The fact that things are not going that great is only going to motivate people to vote against the party in charge.
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Andy: I’m assuming you are being snide and we basically agree. Here’s a hint about those who want more McCain’s in the party. McCain lost to Bush, McCain lost to Obama. If he’d only run with Lieberman… he would have lost.
rhombus on December 17, 2009 at 11:58 AM
They do when they have no big power. McCain disappointed when he was on the verge. I think he’s really a sell-out type.
Now? He’s got nothing to lose, so he’s back to being forceful.
But that’s not leadership, either.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 11:58 AM
He already proudly announced he’s voting for it now that he “thinks” the Medicare buy in was taken out.
Joe has now officially painted himself into a corner. He’s toast.
Knucklehead on December 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM
I agree. Pork BBQ is proof that there is a God, and if your religion forbids pork, then it’s probably wrong. Sorry Jews and Muslims!
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Even more so, does anyone recall a commenter at Hot Air advocating going after the spouses of Specter, Snowe, Collins, and McCain when those four wandered off the reservation?
Democrats are simply un-American.
BuckeyeSam on December 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM
IMHO Lieberman represents they dying remnant of the old Scoop Jackson wing of the Democrats from the 70s. The leftwingers have worked for a generation to purge these people from the Party, and they have very nearly succeeded, which again in my opinion is very bad both for the Democratic Party and for the country as a whole. But according to the traditional media, it’s only the Republicans who force their candidates to pass some kind of purity test — never mind that we had the likes of Specter on our rolls for decades.
jwolf on December 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Yep, but he doesn’t have re-election until 2014, and if he doesn’t think he can win, he’ll just retire.
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I’m going to look for that next time I’m at the grocery store.
BadgerHawk on December 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Are you sure? The last story I read, he was saying “Maybe.”
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Join us, Joe! I would love to have you on our team!
:-)
terryannonline on December 17, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Folks you have to understand that no matter what, Joe is about the best you are going to get from our state. Remember 2006 when Kos and the nutroots tried to ram Ned Lamont on us and almost won? I can guarantee you there would not have been a worry about getting vote #60 to pass Obama care if that had happened.
Johnnyreb on December 17, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Oh, that makes sense, actually.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:01 PM
That’s not really an issue I care about.
Good Lt on December 17, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Center line road kill from the left side of the pavement is still dead meat.
Fletch54 on December 17, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Is not Dodd in trouble? If there is no thrid party person running, we may have a chance for GOP member to get in.
WashJeff on December 17, 2009 at 12:03 PM
*bowing down*
Thank you. Neither do I! LOL*
Everytime I give in and post, I’m subjected to torture and I wonder what in the world is wrong with me for even saying a word.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Exactly! Bob Bullock of Texas is a great example of the old guard. It’s disgusting what they do to these people. That being said, people need to stop acting like John McCain is the devil because he’s a centrist! (ducks tomatoes). Centrists are apparently a dying breed.
NathanG on December 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Yeah Dodd is very vulnerable, and this is going to be a big year for the GOP. I wouldn’t be surprised if a Republican won that seat.
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Yeah, I bet Lieberman would like a little payback for that episode. He has a long memory just like McCain.
I like the ‘stringing along’ theory. It isn’t necessary for him to say he won’t vote for it, at this point. He just has to do what he can to delay the vote so that it collapses on its own.
Nobody, not even Dems, can justify the current Senate bill on its merits. The only justification available now is a political one (and a dubious one at that).
Missy on December 17, 2009 at 12:05 PM
I think he likes tweaking the Dems a bit, just to remind them what happened when they tried to kill his career. No, he isn’t about to go Republican.
TQM38a on December 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM
As a Conn. resident and voter, I too would highly doubt the Senator would switch to GOP. This state loves it’s congressional Dems…and long-termers in the Senate as well (look at Dodd).
Independent is one thing…this state elected *puke* Lowell Weiker *puke again* when he went from GOP to Ind….
JetBoy on December 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM
This issue seems to me to be the problem of the internet.
In order to get enough posters, issues are elevated to a national level.
But in reality, this is a local political issue.
Joe needs to represent his own constituents. We all need to be talking to people in our own areas.
But we can’t.
We end up talking like some representative from Nebraska is relevant to someone from SF, CA.
Oh please. They’ll never agree.
But we don’t have regional blogs that really work.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Has any political group ever treated one of their former candidates for president or vice-president like the Dems are treating Lieberman?
jay12 on December 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent whose support is crucial because Republicans are united in opposition, said he’s ready to back the bill as long as two provisions are dropped — a plan to expand Medicare and to set up a new government insurer. Democrats are poised to oblige him and other lawmakers who voiced misgivings about those ideas.
Well, they gave him what he wanted and announced he would vote for it. I guess you weren’t paying attention.
Knucklehead on December 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Joe didn’t leave the Democrats, the Democrats left him.
Juno77 on December 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Dodd is vulnerable…but his competition would most likely come from another Dem. There’s really no GOP potential candidate for Senate around here. At least none that heve name recognition, or are even sell-liked statewide.
JetBoy on December 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Labels do matter, depending on the state.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:10 PM
This is rich. Lieberman has lost all of us who supported him. He’s still a liberal loon.
I wonder if Bayh or Nelson has the guts to switch parties.
cubachi on December 17, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Maybe I skimmed too fast this morning. He said he would not support the filabuster.
That’s different from the actual bill. I read that he still wasn’t sure about that.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:11 PM
How funny would it be to have two Republican Senators from Connecticut?
BadgerHawk on December 17, 2009 at 12:13 PM
How’s that?
Is it your point that he saved the Democrats from themselves?
Juno77 on December 17, 2009 at 12:14 PM
I do think a lot of the “kinks” in politics today will be embedded in the bigger story of the failure of a national media that we see taking place.
It’s breaking down. Local press sources will proliferate in the next decade. National discussions on people like Lincoln, where nobody really understands Arkansans, or even Palin, where nobody has a clue about Alaska, will die out.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Exactly. Remember, their core base would be Democrats in their state, who are the minority. But they absolutely have to have a broader base to win.
This issue has killed them on the broader base. Joe is the official 60′th vote. It’s a silly story, and I’m amazed at so many media types who are going for that bait.
He obviously isn’t the only Dem who was uncomfortable for going for the medicare expansion plan.
But that’s the official story of the day. Joe killed the mandate.
That gives Dems in more conservative areas a bit of breathing room.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:18 PM
The GOP does not need a “Republican” like Lieberman. He would be just another RINO from the NE. I suspect that all options are open because there is a very real possibility that the GOP will wrest the Senate out of the hands of the corrupt Democrat party. If that happens, Lieberman will almost certainly caucus with the GOP as an independent so long as he gets to keep his committee assignments.
highhopes on December 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Leave him where he is. We don’t need another McCain.
Helloyawl on December 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Since I have no such confidence, I am “aiding and abetting” with my keyboard that Lieberman will keep skewering the Dems and not vote for this bill.
As a constituent, I send him emails twice a day. Today I already sent him excerpts from Coburn’s excellent WSJ article. There’s all sorts of stuff online to send, even if he has a staff doing it for him.
Every little bit helps. I hope.
marybel on December 17, 2009 at 12:21 PM
It might, but it has brought out Howard Dean, dKos and similar yahoos, who will bring down Obama’s numbers.
It’s what killed Clinton’s bill.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:22 PM
…it’s also what turned the Service Union against the bill, and more to follow…
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:23 PM
The bill for public option or even medicare expansion is dead already.
Dean is noisy now. So what?
It’s over.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Remember, the idea is not to reform health care for the people, it’s to take over the money and the power.
The liberals will not rest until they have a public options. That’s what it’s all about. He won’t go for that.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:25 PM
“It’s over when the fat lady votes”. See HA article.
She hasn’t, yet…and anything can/will still happen.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:26 PM
He already did. The biggest progressive blog is running 6 anti-Obama stories today.
Believe me, Axelrod misadvised. His base is turning against him.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Ann, these turkeys will go home for X-mas. Wait until they get to see/hear their constituents. Yesterday was a key day.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Not sure what a “solid” liberal is, but he is not left enough for the radical base (where Pelosi, Reid & Uncle Barry are comfortable). Unswerving opposition to the public option denies him membership in the socialist wing.
From there, not really much distance to the McCain camp. Now, you could quite persuasively argue McCain is not a legitimate Republican.
Problem is, too many people refuse to wear either the liberal or conservative label – essentially because they are afraid of examining their own values and making a moral commitment. I suspect this is because they understand the fundamental morality of conservatism, but still have that lingering yearning for a government handout for themselves – the kind liberals promise to everyone.
So – I can see Lieberman as a Republican. Conservative? Certainly not. But until there are at least four parties to choose from (talk of a third party is almost as ripe on the liberal side as the conservative), Dems and GOP are the only sane games in town (although he might get away with being Independent once more in CT).
ManUFan on December 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Now, is when the opposition needs to offer true relief to people.
This isn’t an issue for no reason.
I wait to see what the opposition offers.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
We agree. They need their base in 2010 and beyond.
We know that no party can win without the independents, and the middle. But, most definitely, no party can even start without its base. It’s what’s ailing the Republicans in the last few years too.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:31 PM
I agree, in part.
The idea that nobody will notice the mandate portion, the lack of real relief for those with pre-existing conditions (sorry, but allowing the companies to charge 300% isn’t relief), and the fact that taxes will be imposed for 3 years BEFORE any relief hits the populace?
Unbelievable.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:31 PM
We agree, again. McConnell (who’s an arrogant ars) wrote a good article, or spoke about the “Obamacare this that and the he*l it is”. What he didn’t do, is provide an alternative.
However, the alternative exists, is 200+ pages. It just needs to be promoted.
True reform is need. This, however, is a monstrosity and should never be shoved down the throats of the American people. In this case the people do sense how wrong it is. They will stop it. If not, they will punish everyone for it.
Schadenfreude on December 17, 2009 at 12:33 PM
I take your word. I’ve never paid a smidge of attention to the GOP for my entire adult life.
So I can’t speak to what’s going on there.
What I have learned since “exploring” is that it’s not a lot different than what I’ve seen in the Dem party.
It’s the same dynamic, in other words.
You need Independents, like I guess I am today, to win.
You’ll not please us, of course. You’ll make decisions for your base that are, frankly, offensive.
Then, the middle weakens.
That seems to be how it goes.
Give me a candidate that actually supports the middle?
I’d work myself into poverty.
I’m so sick of both sides, in short.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Maybe you should take a look at them – they offered some good alternatives to the Dem plan.
Chainsaw56 on December 17, 2009 at 12:40 PM
It’s a long way from now til 2012 for Joe and for Nelson as well. The only way I could see Joe flipping is if the DNC kept going in the direction Obama is leading, marching us off the cliff fiscally etc. There’s time for things on the ground to change, and they likely will. Pushback is increasing, IMO.
As to Bayh, I think he’s in trouble. He has name recognition, but serves a “purple” constituency that isn’t happy with where Obama is leading us. He needs to pull the party toward the center, but doesn’t have the influence to do so. He also has credible (but not overwhelming) opposition in the GOP side, so a “flip” would only enrage his base without a clear avenue to pick up enough conservatives to win, IMO.
I’m hoping Bayh goes bye-bye next election.
cs89 on December 17, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Obama: “I am on the precipice of keeping all the democrat senators in the D column.”
csdeven on December 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I disagree.
Proud Rino on December 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Now it looks good. LOL*
It didn’t look worth a flip, even when I voted for McCain. But I’d already decided against that issue as a key voting factor. I compromised a year before Dems did, obviously.
But, no, I haven’t seen a real concern from the far right about people on this issue.
They seem stuck in dialogue about how people aren’t “trying.”
Yes, people ARE trying, and they need some help.
Real help.
Dems have just failed them. Will the GOP step up and offer something that works?
Boy, that would be a shocker.
AnninCA on December 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM
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