Rumblings about Lieberman replacing Rumsfield
Reuters.com is reporting rumors that Sec/Def Rumsfeld is about to retire and Joe Lieberman will be the man to replace him:
Couple that with the fact that Sean Hannity drools on himself whenever Lieberman is a guest and has gone so far as committing to campaign for him. OK, he may be better than most other dems, at least on his stand on the war against terrorism, but Joe Lieberman is still a very liberal democrat! Remember the Gore/Lieberman ticket?
Herein lies the monumental problem with the democrat party rocketing to the far left...the run of the mill liberal NOW looks like a conservative by comparison. That's not a good thing, folks, because the same axiom applies to republicans as well. When the left moves even further to the left, it allows the republicans to head to the center and even left of center. The entire body has moved to the left, not just the out of control dems. That's why true conservatives are so flummoxed these days.
We revel in the leftist implosion. It's a daily hoot to see and hear the democrat leadership make literal fools of themselves and their party, but the effect on the republicans has been devastating. They've never been comfortable standing up to their political foes in the media or across the isle, so it's much easier to just appease them by becoming more like them. They can more easily get away with it these days because the opposition is so far to the left the republicans can be "liberal" and still apprear to be conservative by comparison. That's why someone like Joe Lieberman can come across as a conservative when in reality he's still a liberal democrat by past standards.
Republicans may not be moving to the left as quickly as the party of Michael Moore and Howard Dean et al, but in general, the Republican party is not nearly as conservative as it was when Reagan was at the helm. This is what is so frustrating to conservatives. The repubs are in the majority, but they don't seem to be in charge.
The New York Post reported that Gordon England, the No. 2 official at the Pentagon, was the "inside contender" to replace Rumsfeld, but that Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat, also was a possibility.Rumsfeld says he's not going to retire:
In fact, the Defense Department said Rumsfeld held an early-morning meeting at the Pentagon on Thursday with Lieberman. The senator's views of the Iraq war, in contrast with many other Democrats, have been quoted approvingly in recent speeches by President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld himself.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the craftsman of U.S. Iraq war strategy and a magnet for criticism, said on Thursday he had no plans to retire from the post more than 2-1/2 years into the conflict.I first heard the Lieberman rumor on the Glenn Beck Program this morning and to my surprise, Glenn thought it would be a good idea!
"Those reports have been flying around since about four months after I assumed my post in 2001," Rumsfeld, 73, told reporters on Capitol Hill when asked about a New York Post report that White House officials are telling associates they expect him to quit early next year.
"I have no plans to retire," added Rumsfeld, who has been criticized over the conduct of the Iraq and the treatment of detainees in U.S. military custody.
Couple that with the fact that Sean Hannity drools on himself whenever Lieberman is a guest and has gone so far as committing to campaign for him. OK, he may be better than most other dems, at least on his stand on the war against terrorism, but Joe Lieberman is still a very liberal democrat! Remember the Gore/Lieberman ticket?
Herein lies the monumental problem with the democrat party rocketing to the far left...the run of the mill liberal NOW looks like a conservative by comparison. That's not a good thing, folks, because the same axiom applies to republicans as well. When the left moves even further to the left, it allows the republicans to head to the center and even left of center. The entire body has moved to the left, not just the out of control dems. That's why true conservatives are so flummoxed these days.
We revel in the leftist implosion. It's a daily hoot to see and hear the democrat leadership make literal fools of themselves and their party, but the effect on the republicans has been devastating. They've never been comfortable standing up to their political foes in the media or across the isle, so it's much easier to just appease them by becoming more like them. They can more easily get away with it these days because the opposition is so far to the left the republicans can be "liberal" and still apprear to be conservative by comparison. That's why someone like Joe Lieberman can come across as a conservative when in reality he's still a liberal democrat by past standards.
Republicans may not be moving to the left as quickly as the party of Michael Moore and Howard Dean et al, but in general, the Republican party is not nearly as conservative as it was when Reagan was at the helm. This is what is so frustrating to conservatives. The repubs are in the majority, but they don't seem to be in charge.
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