Few political figures in recent memory leave as conflicted a legacy as Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, whose stellar, frustrating political career ends Wednesday. But documents from his time at Yale University show how his beliefs and record reflect the influence of his closest mentors, liberal and conservative.
“It is time for us to be ready for any eventuality, including the option of military intervention,” McCain says. Lawmakers concur with the president’s “red line.”
This is spot-on. Jon Stewart opened tonight’s “Daily Show” with a segment deriding Congress for its continued reluctance to ban its members from profiting through insider trading. It’s worth watching in its entirety, but the segment’s highlight was undoubtedly Stewart’s impersonation of Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. (via Mediaite)
Let me count the ways.
In the event of a national emergency, the bill would grant the power to control, and even shut down, large swaths of the Internet to the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC), a new office created within the DHS by the PCNAA.
Joe Lieberman proposed legislation to the senate that the U.S. government implement an “internet kill switch” that would allow the President to shut down the internet in times of national crisis, calling the web a U.S. “national asset.” From all internet users: F*CK YOU, Joe Lieberman.
Senator Joeseph Lieberman (I-CT) on Fox News Sunday, mentions the need for full body scanners and a preemptive attack on Yemen. Wait, what? Watch Video ›
Sen. Al Franken in a senatorial way, tells the gentleman from Connecticut to STFU. Wrong? Right? Whatever, it’s political pr0n. Watch Video ›
Ad from Moveon.org that features sock puppet Sen. Liberman comments on health care reform and some of his demands. Watch Video ›
