tonight we're remembering former US senator Joe Lieberman the longtime politician who represented Connecticut died today and CBS 2's dick Brennan is here now with more on that dick well Christine he delighted and angered Democrats and Republicans alike he was a national candidate for one party and nearly was for another into his final days Joe liberman was a Maverick even helping found appropriately the No Labels party 65 70% want another Choice other Trump and Biden that was Joe liberman just t
hree weeks ago the American people are so fed up with the two parties and the two laric probable candidates bucking convention and breaking barriers along the way he was the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket becoming Al Gore's vice presidential running mate in 2000 a race that would end in excruciating fashion for the Democrats with a loss that landed in the US Supreme Court this election is over Joe liberman began his Senate career in 1989 the American dream is Alive and Well beati
ng 18-year incumbent LOL wer by less than a point during Bill Clinton's impeachment battle liberan voted against conviction but forcefully criticized the president it is hard to ignore the impact of the misconduct the president has admitted to liberman strongly supported the Iraq War a position that doomed his presidential run in 2004 and he lost the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2006 six but would win as an independent I'm loyal to my party but I have higher loyalty liberman alienated Dem
ocrats again in 2008 by siding with Republicans backing his old friend John McCain for president over Barack Obama he made no apologies none of the democratic candidates asked for my support John McCain did McCain later wrote In the book that instead of choosing Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running made in 2008 he should have followed his instincts and chosen liberman in a career full of unpredictable alliances and political surprises Joe Lieberman described one constant that defined his
life whether on the campaign Trail or in Washington I have never shied from a good fight and I never will another constant civility if you ever covered Joe liberman you know he'd always be quick with a joke and always nice and unfailingly polite liman died of complications of a fall at his home in Riverdale in the Bronx where he moved to after leaving the Senate in 2013 he was 882 years old Christine thank you dick
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They won't need six pall bearers, because a garbage can only has two handles!
About time
Traitor
Yes he did but you know who more important 6 immigrants on that Baltimore bridge. Pot hole repair crew! A job no one in this country, would take. So apply at your local public sanitation, bride pothole gang, you know who..... Go!
This is a horrible shock! I will miss him forever.
At one time I considered him a good man.......but his true colors came out when he tried to become VP under John McCain. McCain was a good man and didn’t lie or turn or switch sides. But Lieberman, that guy couldn’t lay straight in bed! Bye bye guy.