The ballad of Buckley's blowhard

"Trump nearly named him FBI director to replace James Comey, which would have been a total shitshow."

"I wonder if Lieberman would have toadied up to Trump in the required manner or whether his "look out for me and me alone" mentality would have let to a total blowup."

"He came out strongly in favor of the No Child Left Behind Act, calling it a "progressive piece of legislation.""

"Lieberman always had a soft spot for Trump."

"He seems to have been relatively innocuous during these years, primarily working on enforcing environmental laws and consumer protection issues."

"He generally supported same-sex marriage, cosponsored the 1990 Clean Air Act, and voted against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

"Lieberman may have theoretically supported Clinton in 2016, but he was happy to work with Trump."

"Secretary of Energy Carmen Electra, Secretary of Defense Xena the Warrior Princess.""

"He played an absolutely critical role in making sure that the Affordable Care Act had no public option."

"Respectable Democrats such as Hillary Clinton and Howard Dean tried to get Lieberman to respect the will of the Democratic voters and drop out, but it's not as if Joe ever cared about anyone but himself, so he ignored them."

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"Respectable Democrats such as Hillary Clinton and Howard Dean tried to get Lieberman to respect the will of the Democratic voters and drop out, but it's not as if Joe ever cared about anyone but himself, so he ignored them."

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"Hard to say if Edwards was really worse than Lieberman; both turned out to be unacceptable, but we didn't really know that about Edwards until a decade later."

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"Hard to say if Edwards was really worse than Lieberman; both turned out to be unacceptable, but we didn't really know that about Edwards until a decade later."

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"In truth, Lieberman was the worst possible choice Gore could have made."

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"In truth, Lieberman was the worst possible choice Gore could have made."

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"Harry Reid made a rare error here, telling Lieberman he would keep his committee assignments and seniority if he won."

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"Harry Reid made a rare error here, telling Lieberman he would keep his committee assignments and seniority if he won."

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"And while Lieberman did not vote to convict Clinton in the absurd impeachment trial that came out of the House, a lot of damage was done."

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"And while Lieberman did not vote to convict Clinton in the absurd impeachment trial that came out of the House, a lot of damage was done."

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"But watching Lieberman's droopy dog voice and face talking about how Joe Biden was somehow a threat to national security in the VP debate would have been absurd."

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"But watching Lieberman's droopy dog voice and face talking about how Joe Biden was somehow a threat to national security in the VP debate would have been absurd."

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"He continued to shake the militarism bells against Iran, attempting to undermine President Obama's Iran nuclear deal and even led a rally outside of Kirsten Gillibrand's office to get her to oppose the deal, which failed."

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"He continued to shake the militarism bells against Iran, attempting to undermine President Obama's Iran nuclear deal and even led a rally outside of Kirsten Gillibrand's office to get her to oppose the deal, which failed."

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"I guess Lieberman would have been comfortable just switching parties, which would have perhaps been unfortunate, but then Lamont would have been a far less aoying senator."

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"I guess Lieberman would have been comfortable just switching parties, which would have perhaps been unfortunate, but then Lamont would have been a far less aoying senator."

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"Trump nearly named him FBI director to replace James Comey, which would have been a total shitshow."

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"In 2010, he lambasted Barack Obama for not using the term "Islamic extremism" basically accusing the president, theoretically in his own party, of being soft on terrorism."

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"That came to the forefront during Bill Clinton's issues with Monica Lewinsky."

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"He spoke at a private roast of Dick Cheney (this probably is the single worst event in the history of the human race) and is reported to have said something to the effect that "it's nice that we're all here at the Plaza instead of in cages after some war crimes trial.""

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"Fox was a major funder of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth who had so viciously attacked John Kerry in 2004."

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"Did it matter to Lieberman that he was being used by the worst possible people to drive support for Israel so they can have their apocalypse?"

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"But the choice of Lieberman was just so disgusting."

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"Lieberman continued basically accusing the Democratic Party of treason for opposing the Iraq War, claiming publicly in 2007, "they're already asleep about the consequences of an American defeat in Iraq for our national security.""

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"Lamont of course struck back saying that Lieberman was basically Dick Cheney, which was true."

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"Lamont of course struck back saying that Lieberman was basically Dick Cheney, which was true."

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"Lamont of course struck back saying that Lieberman was basically Dick Cheney, which was true."

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"Buckley created bumper stickers that read "Does Lowell Weicker Make You Sick?" Buckley also introduced Lieberman to the state's far-right Cuban community."

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"Lieberman continued to push the No Labels ratfucking nonsense to hurt Democrats."

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"In 2006, Coecticut Democrats had finally had enough and voted out Lieberman in the primary, choosing Ned Lamont instead."

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"In 2006, Coecticut Democrats had finally had enough and voted out Lieberman in the primary, choosing Ned Lamont instead."

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"In the aftermath of his 1994 reelection, which was a blowout in that horrible year since Republicans liked him too, Lieberman became the head of that most regrettable and aoying of all late 20th century political institutions, the Democratic Leadership Council."

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"However, I can say that while I was on the fence about voting for Gore in 2000, it was the choice of Lieberman that drove me firmly into the Nader camp."

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"However, I can say that while I was on the fence about voting for Gore in 2000, it was the choice of Lieberman that drove me firmly into the Nader camp."

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"But did even this make Lieberman go away?"

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"Michael Bloomberg and leading Republicans held fundraisers for Lieberman and he managed to win.nn"

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"Michael Bloomberg and leading Republicans held fundraisers for Lieberman and he managed to win.nn"

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"I guess Graham would have been iocuous enough."

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"Even though he and Bush were buds, Lieberman's ambition led him to run for the presidency in 2004."

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"Of those four, really only Kerry was a good choice."

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"Lowell Weicker was actually pretty decent for a Republican, voting liberal on many positions, including foreign policy."

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"A team player, that Joe Lieberman."

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"Even as late as 2015, Lieberman said "I think the world is a lot better off, not withstanding all the problems in Iraq."

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"The answer is clear enough -- for Lieberman, dead Muslims were simply a number, nothing to be taken real seriously."

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"He did finally endorse Hillary Clinton in 2016, which I imagine helped her with absolutely no one."

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"Joe Lieberman never represented anyone but himself."

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"Lieberman played little role in the fiasco that was the aftermath of the 2000 vote, but as he returned to the Senate, he certainly did not distance himself from the Bush administration."

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"None of this really changed Lieberman."

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"Lieberman was chosen over John Kerry, Bob Graham and John Edwards."

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"Lieberman was chosen over John Kerry, Bob Graham and John Edwards."

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"Lieberman was chosen over John Kerry, Bob Graham and John Edwards."

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"Lieberman was chosen over John Kerry, Bob Graham and John Edwards."

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"First, he became the most powerful person in the Senate, which is why Reid kowtowed to him in the first place."

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"Lieberman also united with such lovely people as Lynne Cheney to found the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which is best known for issuing a report after 9/11 that blamed liberal universities for growing anti-Americanism, which seemed to be defined as college students not cool with killing Muslims in nations that had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks.nn"

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"To his credit, I guess, Lieberman was decent on some social issues."

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"But was Lieberman a better person than some rightwing hack who agrees to attend a roast for Cheney?"

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"But was Lieberman a better person than some rightwing hack who agrees to attend a roast for Cheney?"

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"In 2013, he joined the American Enterprise Institute to run something called the American Internationalism Project with Jon Kyl."

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"Now, while I don't generally care about politicians personal lives, I do have a serious beef with Clinton for allowing his personal lack of self-control to feed a Republican agenda for a very long time."

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"He told Harry Reid he would filibuster any effort to create a public option."

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"Long after the war began, Lieberman thought it was hi-larious."

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"Sinema is the most shallow and self-serving senator since Lieberman and in that body, that's saying a lot."

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"So in 1988, the dark prince himself decided to gin up rightwing support for the far more conservative Democratic candidate, Joe Lieberman."

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"He worked as an intern in the office of Abraham Ribicoff, a far superior Connecticut senator, meeting his first wife there, Betty Haas."

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"Like, Gore could have chosen a lot of people and they could have been on the conservative side of the party, I guess."

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"Joe Lieberman, at his best, was a moralistic jerk who constantly concern-trolled anyone to his left."

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"Chris Murphy replaced him and finally Connecticut Democrats had a real senator representing their interests.nn"

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"Lieberman always had a soft spot for Trump."

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"Lieberman always had a soft spot for Trump."

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"Gore wasn't really going outside of the box on his possible choices."

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"And while he wasn't the only Democrat to torpedo a far better bill than what got passed, Lieberman has more than his share in the blame to make that happen."

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"Lieberman's last term in the Senate was not one in which he shined."

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"I wonder if Lieberman would have toadied up to Trump in the required manner or whether his "look out for me and me alone" mentality would have let to a total blowup."

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"I wonder if Lieberman would have toadied up to Trump in the required manner or whether his "look out for me and me alone" mentality would have let to a total blowup."

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"Lieberman could dictate his terms to stay with the Democrats and give them the slim 51-49 majority."

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"Lieberman paid them back for their support by being as anti-Castro as anyone in the Senate."

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"On top of being the most blowhard centrist imaginable, Lieberman's personal moralism was also central to his political persona."

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"Leaving the Senate didn't make Lieberman any less of a thorn in the side of a decent politics."

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"Lieberman may have theoretically supported Clinton in 2016, but he was happy to work with Trump."

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"Lieberman may have theoretically supported Clinton in 2016, but he was happy to work with Trump."

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"Lieberman may have theoretically supported Clinton in 2016, but he was happy to work with Trump."

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"Then of course there was Lieberman's strong endorsement of John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008."

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"Then of course there was Lieberman's strong endorsement of John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008."

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"Then of course there was Lieberman's strong endorsement of John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008."

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"Of course, it would have made no difference in helping McCain win."

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"Basically those terms meant that on policy Lieberman could do whatever he wanted."

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"I always wonder what would have happened had John McCain done what he really wanted and chosen Lieberman as his VP in 2008."

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"I always wonder what would have happened had John McCain done what he really wanted and chosen Lieberman as his VP in 2008."

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"He won the race over Weicker by 10,000 votes."

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"Did Lieberman improve?"

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"Like other centrist Democratic moralists of the 1980s, such as Tipper Gore, Lieberman found iovation in popular culture a threat."

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"He ran a campaign based on the need to kill more Iraqis, saying that if Ned Lamont won, "it will be taken as a tremendous victory by the same people who wanted to blow up these planes in this plot hatched in England."

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"In fact, who did Betsy DeVos have introduce her to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee for her confirmation hearings as Secretary of Education but Holy Joe himself."

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"He won that Senate campaign while also on the ballot to be Al Gore's choice for vice president."

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"Of course, Lieberman had to be the first Democrat to call him out."

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"Speculating that the latter could run for president in 2000, Lieberman said in 1999, "The Donald is quite a ladies' man."

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"Speculating that the latter could run for president in 2000, Lieberman said in 1999, "The Donald is quite a ladies' man."

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"Of course, that doesn't mean Lieberman didn't speak glowingly of Palin when McCain chose her, saying she was a "reformer who has taken on the special interests and reached across party lines.""

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"Of course, that doesn't mean Lieberman didn't speak glowingly of Palin when McCain chose her, saying she was a "reformer who has taken on the special interests and reached across party lines.""

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