Joe Lieberman = Con Man

Oh Joe, you can fool me once, you can fool me twice, and because I'm a nice girl and want to believe the deceit coming out of your mouth, you can sometimes fool me thrice, but after that, you best watch yourself. After you prove to me who it is you really are, then, as the young folk say, "It's on, like Donkey Kong."

...appearing on CBS, Lieberman said of the Medicare proposal, "Though I don't know exactly what's in it, from what I hear, I certainly would have a hard time voting for it because it has some of the same infirmities that the public option did.

"It will add taxpayer costs. It will add to the deficit. It's unnecessary," he added of a provision that Reid last week hailed as part of a breakthrough between liberals and moderates.

That makes my head hurt, Joe. Not nice. Doesn't even make sense. You have no idea what's in it, BUT you'd have a hard time voting for it?! Shouldn't you educate yourself first and then tell us what it is you are gonna do?

Joe to Truth Translation: Once I "know" what's in it, I am soooo voting for this. Although, I need to tell Harry to calm down his smell-the-fart acting bit. Can't have constituents getting a whiff of our pretend give and take on their behalf.

And Joe wants you to believe he's a good guy in all this. He's the dude making sacrifices that no one else considers on your behalf, for you...did he mention it's for you? Like this:

Senators narrowly voted Saturday to cut off debate on an omnibus spending bill with $447 billion in discretionary spending.

....Democratic leaders had to keep the vote open for more than an hour to reach the 60 votes.

The last "aye" came from Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Independent, who is Jewish and does not use automobiles on Saturday for religious reasons.

Lieberman could be seen on the Senate floor in his long coat and scarf, after walking to work.

The senator lives nearly five miles from the Senate and temperatures were near freezing in Washington this morning.

Personally, I would have rather he stayed home.

Why is it that We the People are being told that we need to tighten our belts, that things are gonna get worse before they get better, that the recession is over!, nope, wait, that we are still in a recession!, but Washington "needs" more taxes and gets free reign OVER OUR MONEY?

Why just this very day there is a story out about the D.C. handing out 15 million in bonuses, despite the recession. And this is just one example of the deep pool of money that used to be yours but has been given to them. You get no say in this. That's how they work. Now, move along, get back to work and earn them some pocket money.

Thieves are running the joint. I wouldn't let ONE OF THESE IDIOTS run my household. I'd be broke, heavily in debt, demanding handouts from you, losing my house, waiting for my shovel-ready job (WHERE'S MY SHOVEL???), insisting you give me money for my clunker and my old appliances as well as strong-arming you into a "donation" for ACORN, all within two months.

Lieberman will vote for this bill. Mark my words. He enjoys being in the spotlight and if he has to walk 5 miles in the freezing cold every Saturday, well by gum, that's what he'll do. He's a politician first. Don't let that adorable Willie Tanner (ALF!) lookalike con you...

As a politician, Lieberman will do whatever it takes to retain the power he has and the Dems know it.

Democrats are have some political leverage, however. Lieberman lost the Democratic nomination for re-election the last time he ran, in 2006, then won a new term as an independent. Even so, he retains his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, a post he holds at the pleasure of the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Oh Joe, three strikes and you're out, baby. I say bring in Mr. Tanner as your replacement. At least we know he has a record of protecting those he loves from the government overstepping their bounds with medical experiments (coughcoughhealthcarecough).