Lieberman is on fire:
NAPITALIANO: Hey Sen. Lieberman, you know Barack Obama, is he a Marxist as Bill Kristol says might be the case in today’s New York Times? Is he an elitist like your colleague Hillary Clinton says he is?
LIEBERMAN: Well, you know, I must say that’s a good question. I know him now for a little more than three years since he came into the Senate and he’s obviously very smart and he’s a good guy. I will tell ya that during this campaign, I’ve learned some things about him, about the kind of environment from which he came ideologically. And I wouldn’t…I’d hesitate to say he’s a Marxist, but he’s got some positions that are far to the left of me and I think mainstream America.
He’s on a roll:
Remarks Prepared for Senator Joseph Lieberman
Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation
Semper Fidelis Award
New York, New York
April 10, 2008I want to thank Jim [Kallstrom, chairman of the foundation] for that introduction and thank the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation for this award that bears the proud Marine Corps motto:
“Semper Fidelis!” Always Faithful.
It is a special honor to be honored along with General Pace, Secretary Baker, and Rush Limbaugh.
As you may know, I was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 as an Independent. People often ask me how being an Independent is different from being a Democrat.
After tonight, I have a new answer.
As an Independent, it doesn’t bother me at all to be honored at the same dinner with Rush Limbaugh.
In fact, to show you how much things have changed for me, one of my greatest missions this year is to convince Rush to support the Republican candidate for President!
The truth is I greatly admire Rush’s love for our country and support for our troops, as shown by his remarks tonight and his generous support of MCLEF. Rush has a big voice but he has heart that is even bigger.
You can only hope to contain him:
Hugh Hewitt: Senator Lieberman, when I listened to Senator Obama yesterday
quizzing General Petraeus, I mean, he’s a nice guy…Joe Lieberman: Right.
Hugh Hewitt: …but he’s in way over his head on this stuff. This is complicated, and I don’t hold myself out as a foreign policy expert, but I just didn’t get the sense that he was aware of a great deal of the nuances involved with Iran and its various entities. Do you have confidence that he really gets the war on terror?
Joe Lieberman: Well, look, he’s a smart individual, and he’s very well-spoken.
But you know, he doesn’t have the experience. That’s why I get so angry when people try to give John McCain a hard time. They keep trying to play gotcha with him. Trust me, he knows the difference between Sunnis and Shias, McCain does, and he knows the enemy we’re fighting. What worries me about Obama is that he has…not just that he’s not experienced in the way McCain is, but he has a naïve view of the enemy. These…you know, McCain will always want to use diplomacy and economic sanctions before he goes to military power. But there are some people in the world who’ll never stop attacking us, and trying to go after our allies, unless they fear us. That’s unfortunately the case, and I think Ahmadinejad and the Iranian fanatics are a group like that. So for Obama to say he’s just going to sit down with them, and you know, have a Kumbaya moment, it’s not going to work.
Joe’s got the joementum and nothing’s gonna stop him now.