December 15, 2004
He's got no Joe-mentum
Dawn Summers gave me the news that Joe Lieberman had turned down posts in the Bush administration. My first response was 'why wouldn't he jump at that? He doesn't really think he's going to be president, does he?' She claims he does. But, putting that aside, there may be a more strategic reason that he would turn down the post (assuming it was, in fact, offered to him). As John J. Miller notes in The Corner, Connecticut has a Republican governor who would appoint Lieberman's replacement. The Dems are already suffering with their numbers in the Senate. I can't imagine the party allowing Lieberman to take that post and make the balance favor Republicans even more.
Posted by Karol at December 15, 2004 03:02 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags:
Gib just posted the exact same thing -- but again, I assert that Lieberman is still gunning for the White House, so he don't wanna be seen as any more "Bush's Bitch" than he already is in Dem circles.
Posted by: Dawn Summers at December 15, 2004 03:41 PMLieberman is going to have to consider a party switch if he seriously wants to run for President.
As much as I like and respect him, e lacks the charisma that a moderate in the Democratic party needs to get their nomination.
In conclusion, yes, he's given up on being President.
Posted by: Sean at December 15, 2004 05:26 PMCynically, I think that's the only reason the White House even made him an offer. They want one more seat in the Senate. That is why they were going after Nelson in Nebraska as well.
I dunno, they already have a five seat majority. Shouldn't we just ask the best person to take the job.
i.e. Giuliani!
Posted by: Downtown Lad at December 15, 2004 10:18 PMYou see what happens when Bush tries to diversfy his cabinet? He's accused of trickery.
Poor man can't win for trying
Posted by: Sean at December 16, 2004 09:41 AMHmm, a cushy Senate career pockets lined by
pharmaceutical companies? Or, 3-years in the Bush
Administration likely followed by a "private life"?
... Joementum knows his direction. God, eventually
he is going to hate that he coined himself
'Joementum.'
Joe is an odd guy. He takes loyalty very seriously
and to extremes. Volunteering for another primary
candidate in Connecticut, I was baffled about how Joe
didn't "release" "his people" until long after he
publically pulled his Joementum out of the race. Even
in late February, as the Connecticut Democratic
Primary was upon us, elected officials (even Sen.
Dodd) wouldn't come out for anyone else because Joe
hadn't resurfaced.
