Lieberman Willing to Star a Republican Convention

The Hill has a breaking news story headlined "Lieberman willing to star at Republican convention." Gee, ya think? via Memeorandum

Barack Obama the Socialist

Barack Obama is a socialist. We were pretty sure this was the case after he made his remarks about how bitter people in small towns cling to religion. As Bill Kristol points out, this is very similar to Karl Marx' line about religion being the opiate of the masses, if not as eloquent as the original German "Die Religion ...

McCain-Rice Beats Obama-Clinton in New York

A John McCain-Condolezza Rice ticket would beat the Democratic "Dream Ticket" of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Clinton's "home" state of New York, a Marist College poll shows. A McCain/Rice ticket would edge out both a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket for New York’s 31, usually true blue, electoral votes: 49% of registered voters in New York State support ...

Brownback and Lieberman Introduce ‘Ten Commandments Weekend’ Resolution

I have learned through Diana Hsieh that my Senator, Sam Brownback, apparently has nothing better to do with his time than get together with his buddy Joe Lieberman to introduce a Senate Resolution recognizing "Ten Commandments Weekend". The resolution states, after several out-of-context quotes, erroneous interpretations, and unfounded historical analysis, that:Whereas the first weekends of May in 2006 and ...

Lieberman: Democrats Protectionist, Isolationist, Hyperpartisan

"Independent Democrat" Joe Lieberman says he hasn't left the Democratic Party -- they've left him. Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Lieberman, Independent of Connecticut, said it is not the same party that made him its vice presidential candidate in 2000. "It's not the Bill Clinton-Al Gore party, which was strong internationalists, strong on defense, pro-trade, pro-reform in our domestic government," he ...

Hillary Clinton Wins Ohio, Texas (Postmortem)

Hillary Clinton won the Ohio and Texas primaries, revitalizing her campaign and ensuring that the race will continue, probably to the Democratic convention. It's not clear as of this writing (6:01 Eastern) how many delegates she's won and her path to a majority of delegates remains unclear. What It Means: The Spin Game The candidates' spin: "For everyone here in ...

John McCain’s Vice Presidential Not-So-Short List

John Hawkins lists 24 candidates that John McCain might conceivably pick as his running mate with synopses as to the pros and cons of each. I'm rather sure the eventual choice is on that list, as there's nobody that I've heard of who isn't. Indeed, there are several people I haven't heard of on it. Frankly, the available ...

Lieberman Stripped of Super Delegate Status

The Democratic Party has stripped Joe Lieberman of the Super Delegate vote to which his Senate seat would otherwise entitle him because of his endorsement of Republican John McCain for president, Mark Pazniokas reports. Lieberman's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, ...

Florida Primary Postmortem

The victories of John McCain and Hillary Clinton in Florida last night presage what will happen in next week's Super Duper Tuesday contests and have significantly reshaped the race. Polls and Predictions Compared to Final Results The polls finally got one right, correctly predicting the winners and the order of finish of all challengers with uncanny accuracy. The final RealClearPolitics ...

Lieberman Rules Out Running With McCain

Joe Lieberman says he won't run as John McCain's vice president. Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who nearly won the vice presidency as a Democrat in 2000, says there's no way he'll be Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate should McCain become the party's presidential nominee. "No, I'd tell him, 'Thanks, John, I've been there, I've done that. You can find ...