Lieberman disappoints once-staunch ally

These are hard times for the Democratic Leadership Council.

The group, which played a major role in the ascension of Bill Clinton in national politics, has seen itself and its centrist posture marginalized in party circles. This past summer, none of the Democratic presidential contenders -- even those desperate for attention -- could be bothered to attend the DLC's annual convention. Today came another indignity: Joe Lieberman, the group's chairman from the mid-1990s through the 2000 election, endorsed a Republican for president (as had been predicted over the weekend).

The DLC stood stoutly by Lieberman's side during his contentious primary battle in 2006. But in the wake of the Connecticut senator's decision to back John McCain's White House candidacy, the DLC's founder and guiding force responded with a simple statement of regret.

"I am very saddened by Senator Lieberman's choice, and profoundly disagree with it," wrote Al From. "We need to elect a Democratic president in 2008."

-- Don Frederick

Comments

[Joseph]

This is the only endorsement that counts:

A nuclear power plant has an operating license with technical specifications that define the operating limits for the plant. Go outside those limits and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shuts the plant down.

In similar fashion, The Constitution defines the legal limits for the operation of the federal government.

This reporter has obtained an advanced copy of government shutdown order to be distributed upon completion of review by the full staff of Government Regulatory Commissioners during the coming primary and national elections.

Office of the Chairman

Government Regulatory Commission

of the United States

It has come to the attention of We the People, the Government Regulatory Commission (GRC) who initially defined the legal limits set forth in the U.S. Constitution, that the U.S. federal government is operating recklessly outside it's authorized limits.

GRC inspectors have observed damage to the financial health and safety of the American public, which has been seriously contaminated with radioactive debt many generations into the future, and is now exposed to the immediate threat of airborne incendiary inflation caused by a Loss Of Currency Acceptance by foreign traders.

The inspectors have also observed reckless endangerment to the security and infrastructure of the global community, which has already suffered one national meltdown exacerbated by out of control civilian mercenary contractors, that now threatens the security of another country adjoining the first.

The GRC hereby orders an immediate shutdown of the executive and legislative branches. Employees of these two branches have shown complete disregard for their operators' oaths of office.

The first remedial action ordered by the GRC is to install a new president in the executive branch who has a demonstrable record of personal integrity and regard for the legal limits of the Constitution. With a new operator at the executive controls to ensure future operation is within prescribed limits, government operation may resume. However, the GRC will monitor closely the performance of members of the legislative branch to identify individuals for removal from office at the next election outage.

The GRC at this time considers Ron Paul to be the most rigorous defender of the legal limits of the Constitution and recommends his installation in the Oval Office forthwith.

Copies of this order shall be displayed at entrances to all executive and legislative branch facilities and shall be available in the public document area of the GRC located on the internet at Dig.com and Politico.com

Signed by

Kashdog

Acting GRC Chairman, NRC licensed Senior Reactor Operator, retired

(C'mon, Joseph. You've got to at least try to make your comment relevant to the item you're writing on.)

[Joseph]

I encluded an endorsement by the GRC which trumps that of Lieberman.

You must have skimmed over it too lightly.

Look again its there.

"The GRC at this time considers Ron Paul to be the most rigorous defender of the legal limits of the Constitution and recommends his installation in the Oval Office forthwith"