Joe Lieberman... he needs his own party it seems

Lieberman is a very controversial figure on the political stage. Once called a Republican. Once called a Democrat. Now known by most as an Independent. It seems he's never sure what he wants to be or what he believes. I think the parties caught on...

Without boring the class with the man's political history I will go over some of the reasons for why he is seen as the nomad that he is.

Strange/Ironic Things he's done to earn his status:

- Lieberman was the first prominent Democrat to publicly challenge Bill Clinton regarding his affair, but voted against impeachment when the time came

- Lieberman spoke at the annual conference of Christians United for Israel then later, accepted from John Hagee CUFI's "Defender of Israel Award." Pastor Hagee, CUFI's founder and leader, once said the Catholic Church is, "the great whore" and a suggestion that God sent Adolf Hitler to bring the Jews to Israel.

- While favoring the filibuster and threatening to use it in 2009 to eliminate a public health option as part of the healthcare proposal, Lieberman once strongly opposed it. In 1995, he joined with Senator Tom Harkin to co-sponsor an amendment to kill the filibuster. “The filibuster hurts the credibility of the entire Senate and impedes progress,” Lieberman told the Hartford Courant.

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