So, last night Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman sung an interesting song of praise for fellow old fart John McCain, while berating Senator Obama. He called Senator Obama a "young" untested Presidential candidate. I guess compared to McCain, ANYONE is young. Even young Joe Lieberman, at the tender age of 66 is a puppy compared to J.M.
I recently saw a t-shirt that said ~
"Average Life Expectancy of a male is 73.6 years
John McCain is 72 ~ You DO the Math"
A life insurance actuary would tell you that Mr. McCain's life expectancy is actually 83 years old since he has made it this far...but with his health history and stress factors, ??? Of course, he does relieve his stress by letting go of the ole temper now and then.
But I digress...
It seems ironic that Joe, the democrat, is coming out with guns blazing against his own party's candidate. I wonder how his constituents feel about that back in his home state...you know, the people who voted for him to represent them. But what seems doubly ironic (if that is possible) is that he called this 47 year old, Harvard magna cum laude Law school graduate, 8 year state senator, 3 and 1/2 year U.S. Senator "young" and untested.
And the possible (maybe PROBABLE) Republican Presidential candidate, albeit it as an understudy role, is 44 with a bio that includes her sinking the winning shot at the free throw line in a high school basketball game when she had a sprained ankle. Who puts that stuff in a bio? Maybe someone who is YOUNG and had LITTLE experience?
Oh, yeah, she graduated with a journalism degree too.
When you look at her policies, it just notes that she is pro-life and interested in energy conservation.
Well now, doesn't that about cover all the issues that a senator in Washington is exposed to also. NOT!
I do not care that she is a woman...or that she has a 17 year old daughter who is pregnant..or that she eloped at age 24 and gave birth 8 months later. That is for the silly media to hype. I care that she has no clue about anything beyond her PTA and backyard oil drilling.
Now, back to Uncle Joe....Here is what Senator Lieberman said about Mr. Obama in 2006:
“As far as I’m concerned [Barack Obama] is a ‘Baruch,’ which means a blessing. He is a blessing to the United States Senate, to America, and to our shared hopes for better, safer tomorrows for all our families. The gifts that God has given to Barack Obama are as enormous as his future is unlimited. As his mentor, as his colleague, as his friend, I look forward to helping him reach to the stars and realize not just the dreams he has for himself, but the dreams we all have for him and our blessed country.”
Interesting, eh?
6 comments:
It's hard to come out against Joe Lieberman speaking at the convention and saying the exact same thing - the exact same thing - that Biden said - Biden said "The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training." He came out time and time again against Obamas lack of experience.
I wonder how Joe Biden's constituants feel about him? Isn't it the same? Isn't a vice presidential candidate a bigger deal than a guy at the convention. It just seems like people are mad because it's the other side, but turning their head in the other direction when it's on their side.
If you think Joe Biden is as big of a jerk saying this about his fellow democrat, then that's consistent. If not, then we're just picking a party and following them blindly.
is that true?
Sean MM, You are comparing apples with bacon...SO different.
Biden is on the same team...and was in competition for the same position. Every candidate who is trying for that job will magnify whatever they can to make themselves look "bigger"...and as a matter of fact, I HAVE said that what Joe Biden said in the past was unfortunate...I just didn't post a blog about it because...those commments are common on BOTH sides...maybe McCain couldn'[t find a good V-P candidate because so many who ran for President said worse things than Joe Biden did!
Joe Leiberman (whom I have always liked) ...well, let's use the football example of a player on XYZ team...going over to another lockerroom of an opponent and praising the quarterback or coach of that team and dismantling his own quarterback in the process.
And to top it off, saying his team's QB is too inexperienced to win games while applauding the opponents' back-up QB (coming from a high school team) as wonderful.
Are you so partisan that you can't see this...??
Just for the record, Lieberman is an Independent now.
And his middle name is Isadore.
Peg,
I love you. I really do. So these comments have nothing to do with that love.
You can't use terms like - he went to the "other team" and then say that you're not being partisan.
it's not that he might be right or wrong - it's that he went to "those people"
Annie...Joe I. Lieberman ran for President as a Democrat. He became "independent" in 2006 but said that he would "continue to caucus as a democrat"...
and Sarah's middle name is Louise.
SMM...that made me chortle.
love you!
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