Holy Joe says "No" to McCain Veep, no "intention of leaving the Democratic Party"

Lieberman Rules Out Running With McCain
By ANDREW MIGA – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who nearly won the vice presidency as a Democrat in 2000, says there's no way he'll be Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate should McCain become the party's presidential nominee.

"No, I'd tell him, 'Thanks, John, I've been there, I've done that. You can find much better,'" Lieberman told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday in his Senate office. "I'm not seeking anything else."

The Connecticut senator said he was unequivocally ruling out sharing the GOP ticket with McCain.

Lieberman's endorsement of McCain in December and the campaigning he since has done in states such as New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina and Florida have stoked speculation that the Arizona senator might choose Lieberman as his running mate.

Lieberman planned to be back on the road for McCain as the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday contests near.

Lieberman's flirtations with Republicans worry Democrats. His defection to the GOP could tip the balance of power in the narrowly divided Senate away from Democrats, who need Lieberman's vote to maintain their fragile 51-49 Senate majority.

Lieberman, in his fourth term, said his decision to endorse a Republican should not be seen as a step toward him jumping to the GOP.

"I don't have any intention of leaving the Democratic Party," he said. "I want to be a senator."

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what a schmuck.

He said that this morning. I can't believe I ever defended the putz.

Coulda fooled me, Joe.

I thought you left a long time ago.

I just hope to christ that Hillary doesn't even consider picking him. Lieberman is the man that the term "piece of shit" was engineered to describe. He can rot in hell for all I care.

Democratic Republican." That way he can straddle all 3 at once. Something He likes to do.

Funny, I thought he already had....

:shrug:

to beat the Democratic candidate? Oh, but he is still a Democrat? :wtf:

what's with this bullsh*t about not leaving the Democratic party??? :wtf:

Schmuck! Go AWAY. Those tens of thousands of Ned Lamont voters weren't wrong! I'll bet there's a hell of a lot of others in Connecticut who wish they'd joined the Lamont people.

knows where the hell he is anyway.