Posts tagged Lieberman

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) offered a rare defense of Barack Obama on Sunday — and an even rarer rebuke of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) — after the Arizona Republican accused the president of “leading an extreme left-wing crusade to bankrupt America.” In what was a... [+]

Joe Lieberman’s holdout on health care runs counter to the core values of his Jewish faith. Lee Siegel says he should stop stonewalling and be a mensch. Joe Lieberman’s vow to vote against any health-care bill that includes the Medicare buy-in reminded me of a... [+]

The Progressive Blogs, a feared and highly organized hegemonic force, are very upset with Hadassah Lieberman for continuing to raise money for breast cancer research despite being married to her husband, Joe Lieberman. This is disgraceful, and a mockery to the literally millions of other... [+]

Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s abrupt announcement that he will sink the health-care bill if it includes a provision to expand Medicare has spurred a torrent of angry recriminations from Democrats — and confusion among those trying to divine his motives. A big issue is all the... [+]