Meet the Two Rich Guys Running for Governor of Connecticut
Ned Lamont has lost a few times before. Will he lose again to Bob Stefanowski?
Ned Lamont has lost a few times before. Will he lose again to Bob Stefanowski?
Senator Joe Lieberman, writing in the Wall Street Journal:
The latest episode of Conversations With Bill Kristol, featuring Joe Lieberman:
The Foreign Policy Initiative's new executive director will be Chris Griffin, a former staffer for former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman. Josh Rogin reports:
Joe Lieberman said on CNN yesterday that, if Chuck Hagel is nominated as the next secretary of defense, "will be a very tough confirmation process":
Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential cadidate, released this statement on the passing of Robert Bork:
At a farewell roast for retiring Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, his Republican colleague from Arizona, John McCain, joked that he was now converting to Judaism.
The former Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 2000 election has not decided who he'll be voting for this time around. Lieberman made the admission in a C-Span appearance that broadcast earlier today:
U.S. senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is calling President Barack Obama to provide more details on how the commander in chief plans to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham released the following statement on Syria:
Retiring Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman, an independent Democrat, did not rule out supporting his friend from across the aisle, former Republican congressman Chris Shays, in the Senate race to replace himself.
Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement today urging the Obama administration to act on Syria. “[I]f requested by the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army, the United States should help organize an international effort to protect civilian…
Last night, the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend, Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer made a major announcement. “Senator Joe Lieberman’s reputation as a reformer and a man of integrity is unrivaled in American politics,” Roemer said in a press release sent out by his campaign. “He is…
Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman blasted President Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy for a "totally unacceptable, totally offensive" conversation about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Sean Hannity's radio show this afternoon, Lieberman said "it was very troubling."
Independent Democratic senator Joe Lieberman recently visited the Heritage Foundation to talk about the Asia-Pacific:
From a Roll Call report on Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman:
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman blasted President Obama’s Iraq drawdown over the weekend, saying that the president’s “statement [was] of failure, not success.”
Last night, two Democratic senators helped block a motion to debate and vote on the president's jobs bill. That hasn't stopped Barack Obama from arguing that it was Republicans in the Senate who are solely responsible for holding up his bill's movement.
General Jack Keane, Senator John McCain, and Senator Joe Lieberman discussed the war in Afghanistan yesterday at an event sponsored by the Institute for the Study of War:
Senators Marco Rubio and Joe Lieberman have an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal, arguing for "the removal of the Gadhafi regime [in Libya] and, with it, the opportunity for the Libyan people to build a free and democratic society."
In addition to the boss's reaction to President Obama's Afghanistan drawdown speech, Max Boot's post at Commentary is worth reading:
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Senator Joe Lieberman spoke last night at a Hudson Institute event, where he urged both political parties not to “retreat from the world.”
After hundreds of deaths of protesters at the hands of Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria, the U.S. "will impose sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad for human rights abuses on Wednesday," Reuters reports. Although the report calls this a "dramatic escalation of US pressure on Damascus to…
A bipartisan group of senators joined together yesterday to discuss a proposed Senate resolution on Syria, which would condemn the rogue regime and urge the Obama administration to act decisively. The strongly worded resolution "expresses solidarity and support for the people of Syria as they seek…
The Washington Post reports today that "The United States and its European allies are considering the use of naval assets to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya and to block arms shipments to the government of Moammar Gaddafi..."
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman have just issued a joint statement on Libya. "We strongly support President Obama's declaration yesterday that Colonel Qaddafi must go," the senators say. "The President is correct that Qaddafi and those loyal to him – unleashing horrific violence against the…
In a joint statement, Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman, who are currently in Amman, Jordan, issued a press weigh in on the recent events in Libya. “We are appalled by what appear to be crimes against humanity occurring in Libya,” McCain and Lieberman say. “The Qaddafi regime's ongoing…
Senator Joe Lieberman delivered a speech today at an AIPAC event, speaking primarily about Egypt. Here are key excerpts (full text below):
Bill Kristol suggested yesterday that Joe Lieberman would be an appropriate pick for Secretary of Defense. Today, John McCain endorsed the idea. Politico reports:
The announcement this week that both Kent Conrad and Joe Lieberman will not be seeking reelection is a stark reminder of how polarized American politics is today, as well as why it has gotten that way.
Several people have e-mailed to ask why Joe Lieberman is (apparently) going to announce tomorrow that he won’t be running for re-election to the Senate.
Senator Joe Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut who caucuses with the Democrats, will announce his plans for 2012 tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in Stamford, Connecticut. Earlier today Connecticut's Democratic secretary of state Susan Bysiewicz announced that she will seek the Democratic Senate…
According to Senator Joe Lieberman, WikiLeaks's servers are no longer being hosted by amazon.com. Here's Lieberman's full statement:
While President Obama and most Democrats in Congress have voiced their support for repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy on gays in the military, a few Senate Democrats are leaving open the option of voting against repeal. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia said Wednesday that members…
THE WEEKLY STANDARD has obtained excerpts from the prepared text of Sen. Joe Lieberman’s speech, “The Future of American Power in the Middle East,” to be delivered Wednesday at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. It should cause quite a stir.