From Politico:
Sen. Joe Lieberman announced Wednesday that he will retire when his term expires in 2012, saying the time has come to move on after 40 years in politics, 24 of them in the Senate.
The independent Democrat and onetime vice-presidential nominee said he was not stepping down because of the difficult reelection campaign he would have faced.
Instead, the deeply religious Lieberman quoted from Ecclesiastes: “To everything there is a season.”
Speaking from his hometown of Stamford, Conn., surrounded by family and supporters, Lieberman defended his record, one that has frequently infuriated his party’s left wing, as one that followed in the footsteps of former President John F. Kennedy.
“I have not always fit comfortably into conventional political boxes – maybe you’ve noticed that – Democrat, Republican, liberal or conservative,” he said. “Because I have always thought that my first responsibility is not to serve a political party but to serve my constituents, my state and my country, and then to work across party lines to make sure good things get done for them.”
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it was funny to hear a couple, remarkably uniform, comments about this, this morning. Both we’re less interested in Lieberman and his party switching nonsense as much as they were concerned that Dems would screw up what should be an easy win.
Hopefully 2x loser Ned Lamont will graciously decline to run again…
Had it not been Lieberman (who was still popular statewide), and had the Democratic Party actually backed Lamont, he would already be the Senator from Connecticut.
As for round #2, Lamont failed to win the primary vote this time around, and the Connecticut Democratic bench is deep, so he might not even try to run again. I also wouldn’t count the CT Senate seat before it’s won – the gubernatorial race was 49-48, just barely a win for the Democrat.
… I can’t say I always was happy about having Joe on our side, but I have to respect that he gave everything he did his full attention and thought, and always did what he believed to be the right thing. Such people are rare in politics.
In re:
I’ll never forget the creepy images of him following McCain around, for months and months, grinning like a slobbering half-witted basset hound.
Slobber, yes. Half-witted? No.
Welcome back, btw. Missed ya.
I was wondering where you were big guy.
That’s the only reason I can figure for you being MIA.
to Arizona?
They say he was instrumental in repealing the ban on gays in the military, so maybe he’ll be remembered for that.
Look at me, thinking positively. Who’d have imagined?
But thank goodness for small favors.
on repealing DADT and he deserves credit for that. I don’t like him for SOS partly because of his ultra-hawk stances in support of any policy, no matter how wrong headed or counterproductive, that comes out of even the most rigid, right wing Israeli government. I don’t think he’s capable of approaching within miles of objectivity where anything in that whole part of the world is concerned. He was among the Senate’s strongest supporters of and cheerleaders for all of the most damaging Bush policy in Iraq. I think he is too emotionally invested and tunnel visioned to be a good choice for SOS.
in the headline. Liberman in the headline and Lieberman in the rest of the diary. Is there a reason for this beyond typo?
letthedoorhityouintheass. . ., er, . . . leave before I get my chance to say, “farewell,” . . . Phil.(Civility just sucks!)
Susan Bysiewicz (former CT SoS) and current Congressman Chris Murphy have both announced their intention to run for the Senate seat to replace Lieberman.