“I'm a Harry Truman, JFK, Scoop Jackson and Bill Clinton Democrat.” BillsClintonDemocratTrumanHarry Truman Author:Joe Lieberman
“I am genuinely an Independent. I agree more often than not with Democrats on domestic policy. I agree more often than not with Republicans on foreign and defense policy. I'm an Independent.” PolicyRepublicanIndependentAgreeDemocratDefenseDomestic Policy Author:Joe Lieberman
“When Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990, I felt America's post-Cold War commitment to national principles and international leadership was on the line. I was dismayed by the wide opposition among my fellow Democrats. To me, their position was wrong.” WarAmericaForceFeltLinesPrinciplesPositionColdCommitmentFellowsDemocratInternationalWidePostsOppositionCold WarSaddamHusseinKuwaitDismayed Author:Joe Lieberman
“The difference in this town - here in Washington - on the war is not between Democrats and Republicans; it's between people who believe essentially we've already lost in Iraq and it's time to get out - and most of the rest of us.” PeopleBelieveWarWinningLostDifferencesRepublicanTownsDemocratIraq Author:Joe Lieberman
“It is time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be commander in chief for three more critical years, and that in matters of war we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril.” YearsWarMatterThreeNationsPresidentDemocratCriticalChiefsPresidentialAcknowledgeDistrustPerilCredibilityPresident BushCommandersCommander In Chief Author:Joe Lieberman
“Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.” IfsEndsActionLawPresidentAirWeaponsMassProgramDestructionConstitutionThreatDemocraticDemocratIncludingDearCongressIraqStrikesConsistentAppropriateUrgesSuspectsSiteLiedRefusalMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarConsultingWmdGulf WarWmds In Iraq Author:Joe Lieberman
“The anti-tax-cut, soft-on-defense, big-spending Democrats will take the Democratic Party to the edge and maybe over.” BigsPoliticsPartyCuttingTaxesDemocraticDemocratEdgesSpendingDefenseDemocratic PartyTax Cuts Author:Joe Lieberman