Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke at the Hagee "summit" yesterday, as Think Progress notes:

Lieberman again drew a parallel between Hagee and biblical figures, this time saying biblical heroes, unlike the demigods of Greek mythology, "are humans — great humans, but with human failings." Lieberman said that Moses had his shortcomings, too.

"Dear friends, I can only imagine what the bloggers of today would have had to say about Moses and Miriam."

Funny you should ask:

Markos Moulitsas: "He promised us snakes would lead to our liberation.  Well, Pharaoh's still in charge.  We need More and Better Hebrews!"

Atrios:  "Moses said we'd be out of Egypt after one plague.  We're already Nine Plague Units into this with no end in sight."

Mike Stark: "I am going to go to Pharaoh's house with a big roll of papyrus to confront him about his former slaves."

Chris Bowers: "The last three polls all say that Pharaoh's vulnerable, so I believe Moses can take a more aggressive stand.  Praise Joshua and let him know."

FDL: "Take a look at these stones Miriam just inscribed for us that detail her journey -- it's not getting enough attention.  She'll be here to answer questions in our Tablet Club after sunrise on Sunday."

Howie Klein: "I'm already running pro-Aaron hieroglyphs in Moses' camp."

Matt Stoller: "If Moses doesn't beseech Hashem to deliver us something other than manna to eat, he should be primaried."

Big Tent Democrat: "Jethro has too much influence over Moses' judicial appointments."

Jeffrey Feldman: "If I'm Aaron, I'd be using this Golden Calf symbol everywhere I could.  It's the icon that coalesces the needs of the Hebrews in the wilderness."

FiveThirtyEight.com:  "I've checked out the demographics; look for the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin to make real gains in Moses' new census."

And from across the Red Sea:

NRO's Kathryn Jean Lopez: "A totally crazy Shabbas thought: Wouldn't Ramses make an awesome high-school government teacher?"

Our favorite Senator is at it again. He chose to ignore a recent J Street survey of members of the Jewish community which found that 78% of American Jews do not support the idea of working with those Christian Zionist evangelical groups, such as Hagee's, that believe in an end-times theology in which Jews must return to Israel in order to hasten armageddon and the eventual return of Jesus.

And despite direct pleas from many in the Jewish community, last night, Joe Lieberman spoke at Pastor Dan Hagee's "Christians United for Israel" summit. Lieberman even said he was "proud" to do so.

"The bond that I feel with Pastor Hagee and each and every one of you is much stronger than that, and so I am proud to stand with you tonight," he added.

So we can look forward to seeing those media narratives that Obama is in trouble with Jewish voters while Joe Lieberman is their voice in the Senate repudiated, right?

Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll. Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut Independent in a favorable light compared to 48 percent who have a negative perception. As for Obama, 60 percent of Jews view him favorably while 34 percent view him unfavorably.

The findings were released as part of a recent survey of American Jews by the new progressive pro-Israel group J Street. They seem to upturn some of this year's conventional political wisdom.

The survey does show Obama has room for improvement with Jewish voters, but it's clear that the notion that he's in real trouble there is absurd. As we've said here repeatedly.

(h/t Street Prophets)

Wow -- this is quite a finding:

If Barack Obama has a problem among Jewish voters, then Sen. Joseph Lieberman is in monumental trouble.

Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll. Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut Independent in a favorable light compared to 48 percent who have a negative perception. As for Obama, 60 percent of Jews view him favorably while 34 percent view him unfavorably.

HuffPost's Sam Stein has more on the findings from the poll, which was released by the progressive US/Israel policy group J Street.

There falls yet another myth about the problems Obama will supposedly have among a particular sector of the population: according to a poll by a pro-Israel group, Obama is not only popular among Jews, he's far more popular than Lieberman, McCain or George Bush:

Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a new poll. Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut Independent in a favorable light compared to 48 percent who have a negative perception. As for Obama, 60 percent of Jews view him favorably while 34 percent view him unfavorably.

On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will cap his European tour with an address in Berlin to an audience whose numbers may approach one million.  But while the media will focus on Obama's call to strengthen America's trans-Atlantic alliance with France and Germany, lost no doubt will be John McCain's essential role in undermining it.  As it turns out, back in 2003 John McCain stood shoulder to shoulder with the Berlin-bashers and Paris-hating purveyors of "freedom fries" and "old Europe."

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Joe Lieberman appeared on Fox News Sunday and all but said that he would speak at the Republican National Convention if he were to be asked.

His answer was beyond comical, it was a disgusting lie he told in stating that he would not attack Obama (something he has done countless times already, putting the lie to his statement) but simply tout the glorious John McCain.

Chris Wallace asked him the question in the context of him losing his leadership positions in the Democratic Caucus by speaking at the RNC.

The transcript of that question is below the fold.  To sum it up, Joe doesn't give a shit if he loses anything from the Democratic Party, he's simply serving McCain no matter the consequences.

Senator Reid, are you awake yet?

Note: this is not an endorsement of Bayh as he is not my first choice as VP, but he did a heck of a job with Lieberman and he is impressing some folks.

Evan Bayh is making a case for VP and I think I am starting to like the guy.  I’d have to say that I am first in favor of a strong military man by Obama’s side.  I think that a person like Clark or Webb could nullify the one avenue McCain actually can proceed on, but with Webb taking himself out and Clark attacking on his own making media splash's, and the focus in November being the economy not Iraq, my views are changing... Maybe Kaine from VA.

Don't get me wrong, I love the work that Clark has done because it was very effective and I think he's still a good choice.  As I stated before in another diary, Clark’s comment has burried itself in American's minds.  My mother in-law who is a Republican voting for Obama, was yelling at the T.V. a few weeks ago that "just because the man was shot doesn’t make him qualified," when a talking head started pumping McCain and Iraq.  I smiled and silently thanked General Clark when those words came tumbling out.  

It was not so long ago, that John Hagee was at the pinnacle of his power.  Last year Sen. Joe Lieberman publicly compared him to Moses at the annual  conference of his Christians United for Israel (CUFI); and John McCain was in the middle of his long courtship of Hagee’s support for his presidential campaign. McCain eventually secured Hagee's endorsement, but it only took a few months for the the relationship to end in a mutual renunciation tht sent shock waves throughout American public life.

Since then, bloggers, reporters and interest groups have been taking a closer look at the world according to Hagee. And as Bruce Wilson (whose video showing that Hagee says God sent Hitler to drive the Jews to Israel, sparking McCain's disavowal of Hagee) among others have shown, Hagee's fanatical views and demagoguery have been out in the open in his books and sermons for all to see for a long time.  It has too often been the case, that leaders of the Religious Right have not received the scrutiny they merit over the course of their careers. But times have changed a bit.  There are now more reporters, bloggers and interest groups who are paying attention than ever before.  And the entire Hagee episode is an excellent case example that merits more detailed study.

...or "Al Gore is a pansy"

Punt!

By Jwilkes from Eyes on Obama:

What a difference a few years can make. Back in 2000, Al Gore had found in Joe Lieberman the perfect running mate. But by 2006, the political winds had changed. Already, whispers in Washington are suggesting that Democrats may move to strip Lieberman of his chairmanships if the party manages significant gains in 2008. But is it a wise move?

I was researching McCain's past position on the war in Afghanistan, and came across this very interesting Meet The Press transcript from October 21st, 2001. This transcript reveals a very intriguing blunder by John McCain that should be discussed in the press today.

He said that he thought the war in Afghanistan should be settled first before going to war with Iraq. This simply puts to lie his arguments on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He used to think that it was important to have everything in Afghanistan settled first, Osama bin Laden caught, and the Taliban regime extinguished before going to war with Iraq. Senator Joe Lieberman also makes a cameo in this transcript.

I could probably overlook Lieberman supporting the republican nominee. I could probably overlook his campaigning for the republican nominee. I could probably even overlook HONEST criticism of the democratic nominee. But what I cannot tolerate are LIE-berman outright lies about Barack Obama. Lieberman has shown time and time again that he has no qualms LYING to attack Obama and help John McCain's cause. This man needs to be kicked out of the democratic caucus. Take a look at his latest remarks.

I wish [Obama] would acknowledge the surge is working, rather than changing his position on how and when we should exit Iraq, without acknowledging that these are changes of positions that are understandably based on conditions on the ground. A president's credibility is based on the courage of his or her convictions, his or her acceptance of reality, and consistency of views are critical elements of national leadership. A president who squanders those does so at our nation's peril."

Obama has NOT changed his position on Iraq and just finished giving a seech demonstrating his understanding and acceptance of reality but Lieberman ignores all that in favor of a few rightwing talking points.

Finally.

Despite assurances to the contrary from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic insiders are certain that Sen. Joseph Lieberman will be kicked out of the party's caucus next year and lose his Senate chairmanship if he addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., as planned.

Lieberman's Democratic colleagues willing to accept his support of Sen. John McCain for president consider his speaking to the GOP convention as the last straw. Lieberman was re-elected from Connecticut as an independent in 2006 after losing the Democratic nomination because of his support for the Iraq War.

I'm sure that hearing will only embolden him to do it.

The New York Times finds that Lieberman is losing his friends.

Mr. Lieberman was leaning back in a chair in his Senate office, wearing a loose-fitting pinstriped suit, grinning a lot and appearing quite comfortable while describing "my uncomfortable position." He compared his predicament to the old Groucho Marx conceit, "I don’t care to belong to any club that will accept me as a member."

So there, Democrats!

(cross posted at MyLeftnutmeg.com)

I'm an Arab-American and I've been reading the New Yorker for almost thirty years. Oh, I know, if I think the Obama cartoon cover is offensive then I'm just "too sensitive" and I ought to lighten up and appreciate the joke.

Let's just imagine a Blitt cartoon satirizing anti-Semitic attitudes toward Joe Lieberman.

(Update - after reading about half the comment thread, taking a hot shower, and thinking about it, I'm going to delete the imagined cartoon. You can just imagine it.)

I live in a safe blue district in a safe blue state. (CT-3)

I have a family, so I can't travel much, although I'm planning to volunteer in a close state for the week before the election.

I have never been politically active before, but I want to change that and make a difference this year.

I'd love to know what kossacks think is the best use of my time.

Comments Welcome below.

Even though this comes from the 100 year old vampire demon, it's still encouraging news.

Link

Despite assurances to the contrary from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic insiders are certain Sen. Joseph Lieberman next year will be kicked out of the party's caucus and lose his Senate chairmanship if he addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., as planned.

Lieberman's Democratic colleagues willing to accept his support of Sen. John McCain for president consider speaking to the GOP convention as the last straw. Lieberman was re-elected from Connecticut as an independent in 2006 after losing the Democratic nomination because of his support for the Iraq war.