Will We See Joe Lieberman at the Republican National Convention and Will the Democrats Boot Him if He Appears? |
| Published: July 14, 2008, 11:45 am |
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Joe Lieberman is passionate about national security. His party? Not so much: In his office, Lieberman had practiced answers and nondenial denials for the litany of questions he had received: whether he would be McCain’s running mate (”I’m not really interested, and I don’t expect to be asked”), whether he would take a cabinet post in a McCain administration (he is interested only in representing Connecticut in the Senate) and whether he is concerned that he is getting some of his lowest poll numbers in his home state in years (no). But the question that seemed to stump him was whether he would speak at the Republican convention. His face took on a slightly pained expression. If he does speak, “I would not go to speak to attack Barack Obama,” he said. “I would go to say why I’m supporting John McCain.” What is clear is that Lieberman will not be attending the Democratic convention for the first time since he started going in [ Full article ] |
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