Joe Lieberman, The Shameless Opportunist

Originally Posted on ClarkesCorner.com In one horrendous display of masochistic spinelessness, the Democratic Party has single-handedly destroyed whatever dignity it earned through it's recent electoral victories. Their specific mistake: rewarding Joe Lieberman's shameless...

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