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« By George | Main | And How, Brother » August 10, 2008LeibermanagainI know I said that Veepstake speculation is rather pointless, but this is just too good to pass up: McCain couldn't keep the veep away from the convention. But he can follow up Cheney's speech to the assembled masses with the gong-ringing spectacle of Joe Lieberman, Vice Presidential nominee for the Republican Party, delivering a keynote address dedicated to the proposition that war with Russia and Iran is worth more to America than ten tons of liberty and fifty trillion dollars. This dwarfs even Cheney's appreciation for costly conflicts, and the sight of Loserman himself holding Mac's hand aloft, as if the two called off the boxing match of partisan politics to proclaim one another the winner, will cause Cheney's heart to implode and turn George W. Bush into a pumpkin. Posted by Zach Wendling at August 10, 2008 09:00 PM CommentsDo Republicans really want to embrace Lieberman when he has not only compared John Hagee to Moses but says that Hagee is delivering a greater multitude out of bondage than Moses did? Catholics will abide Lieberman as U.S. Senator, but would they be willing to do the same for a Vice-president Lieberman? And how much difference would Lieberman as GOP VP nominee make to Jewish voters? Maybe a lot, but then maybe not so much. Back in May, Galup had Obama leading McCain among Jewish voters by only a 61-32 margin. But that was with sparks still flying between Clinton and Obama. In 2000, pre 9/11, of course, Gore/Lieberman received 79% of the Jewish vote to Bush's 19%. In 2004, post 9/11, Kerry received 74% of the Jewish vote to 25% for Bush. This according to Pew Research. A gain for Bush, yes, but far, far short of what many pundits were predicting. Indeed, a few months before the 2004 election, some polls had Kerry with as little as 59% support among Jewish voters. With Lieberman as the VP nominee, the Republican Convention would have a harder time presenting a cohesive message. It could happen though. Ronald Reagan was willing in 1976 to announce the fairly liberal (ADA voting average around 85%, 100% from the AFL-CIO) Sen. Richard Schweiker, R-Pennsylvania as his VP nominee choice, albeit Ford got the nomination. So I can share what does or doesn't make sense to me, but as I was shocked almost beyond belief when Reagan announced Schweiker as his choice, I make no predictions of what McCain will do. Posted by: Joel Betow at August 15, 2008 08:51 PM | permalink Conservatives won't embrace Lieberman any more than they've embraced McCain. That is, they'll tolerate him because he supports the "War on Terror," and because the fall campaign, at least to this point, is more about stopping Obama than electing the GOP candidate. Posted by: DMD at August 16, 2008 03:58 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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