Joe Lieberman

Not sure I get your point (0.00 / 0)

Politicians use tragedy for their advantage all the time.  Bill Clinton used the shooting at Columbine to build one of his political comebacks.  Chellie Pingree used her brother's death to shill for votes in a TV ad.  

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by: Dan Billings @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 19:36:17 PM CST

cheap shot, Dan. (0.00 / 0)

Losing a family member to cancer is not a public tragedy. And talking honestly about how that influenced one to work for healthcare reform is not "shilling."

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by: jm @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 20:21:21 PM CST

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Not sure I get your point, Dan. (0.00 / 0)

Ah, Dan Billings.  Man Of Principle.  Objective Observer.  No-Spin Dan.  "I report, you decide."

Clinton + Columbine = political opportunism.

Pingree + uninsured dead brother + vote for health care for uninsured Americans = political cynicism.

Bush + 9/11 =  What?  Nothing, Dan?

Bush + Katrina + Brownie = Uh, I guess, nuttin', for Dan at least.

Uh, not sure I get your point, Dan.  Oh wait, I DO!  It's the Limbaugh/Hannity/Beck/Malkin/Coulter, etc. Party Line!

At least on health care, Lieberman is standing tall for one of his state's major industries:  Insurance Companies.  Of course, if he voted to just hand Big Insurance (as if there's any other kind) a few million bucks that might be seen as pork.  But making sure they don't lost a cent of their "Medicare Advantage" tax dollars, or have to honestly compete with someone who is Not One Of Us, is just plain "voting his conscience."

Nothin' wrong with that, right Dan?  Just so long as he isn't kowtowing to those librul "Special Interests."

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by: chickpea @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 20:31:37 PM CST

mental block (4.00 / 1)

Also, while we're on the subject of overlooked domestic terrorism, be sure to keep in mind that the anthrax attacks never happened; they didn't scare the crap out of millions of Americans (among them, maybe even Lieberman staffers?) for weeks and weeks. And certainly, no one died because of them.

Glad to have cleared that up.

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by: collinswatch @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 20:41:53 PM CST

I wasn't aware of this until just now, but (0.00 / 0)

the adult Beltway Sniper is set to be executed tonight.

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by: Gerald Weinand @ Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 08:02:58 AM CST

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No one could've predicted this: (0.00 / 0)

MPBN reports that Sen. Susan Collins announces hearing on Fort Hood slayings:

It is important for our nation to understand what precipitated this horrific attack so that we may work to prevent future incidents. The investigation is about understanding the factors that led Major Hasan, a senior Army officer and a psychiatrist trained to ease human suffering, to kill and injure so many of his fellow soldiers," Collins says in a statement released in conjunction with committee chair Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent. "Our military must be prepared to detect the warning signs for potential violence and to intervene and prevent similar attacks in the future.

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by: Gerald Weinand @ Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 12:37:56 PM CST