And Joe Lieberman Shall Be Known by the Political Company He Prefers to Keep

Brian Zick

Atrios quotes Joe on the Today Show:I am committed to this campaign, to a different kind of politics, to bringing the Democratic Party back from Ned Lamont, Maxine Waters to the mainstream… Okay then, so no love lost between Joe and Maxine. But not to worry, Joe's got lotsa ideological friends, and this video features a crowd of 'em, all giving him big wet smoochies. update: So it's really no surprise to see, via The Hotline, George Stephanopoulos reporting this:According to a close Lieberman adviser, the President's political guru, Karl Rove, has reached out to the Lieberman camp with a message straight from the Oval Office: "The boss wants to help. Whatever we can do, we will do."

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