Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82, says family - eviltoast

I hated him. A lot. And yet, if he were vice president, the world would probably be in a much better place. As long as he never got past that position.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    After living a nice long life on government-funded healthcare, that he continued to have access to after leaving office, despite being the primary force behind denying the people of the United States access to similar care when he opposed the inclusion of the public option in the ACA.

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      7 months ago

      There are so many reasons he was an utter piece of shit. We could also go into his fanatical support for Israel, which made a lot of the rest of us Jews look bad by association since people thought of him when they thought of “Jewish politician.”

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        7 months ago

        One week ago he penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal saying Chuck Schumer made a horrendous act in saying Netanyahu was an obstacle to peace. Evil right to the end and, like the Christian right, publicly claiming to be the true representative of his religion.