#JosephLieberman, the doggedly independent 4-term #US#senator from #Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for VP in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in NYC. He was 82.
The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement.
“I have not always fit comfortably into conventional political boxes,” #JoeLieberman said near the end of his #Senate career, an understatement that tiptoed around the anger his maverick ways stoked among many liberals.
His transition from #AlGore’s running mate in 2000 on the Democratic ticket to high-profile cheerleader for #JohnMcCain 8 yrs later was a turnaround unmatched in recent American politics.
…#JohnMcCain seriously considered making #JohnLieberman his running mate, but his advisers warned that #Lieberman’s Democratic history & voting record, particularly his stand in favor of #AbortionRights, would anger convention delegates & split the party. McCain instead chose the #RightWing#populist gov of Alaska, Sarah Palin, a decision he later said he regretted.
Most observers, including Lieberman, doubted that his presence on the ticket would have saved McCain from defeat by Obama….
Speaker Johnson: We also advanced cuts to some of the agencies that have been turned against the American people. We are going to cut 3% from DOJ, 7% from the ATF, 6% from the FBI, and 10% from the EPA.