http://www.wikio.com/search=Bob Novak Wikio - Bob Novak http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69284642 ROVE REJECTS LIEBERMAN FOR GOP TICKET.... For all the talk about divisions within the Democratic Party -- and for most of the convention, it's been the media's favorite topic of conversation -- it looks like Republicans are dealing with some... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:17:51 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69284642 2008-08-28T14:17:51Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69264073 Bob Novak has announced that he will still be writing the occasional piece (this is good news). Here is the first of his post-retirement essays: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reports of strong support within John McCain's presidential campaign for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican candidate for vice president are not a fairy tale. Influential McCain backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from Connecticut if they thought they could get away with it. But they can't get away with it -- and this has been made clear to McCain by none other than Joe Lieberman himself. Lieberman surely doesn't know that much about Republican politics, but he has close Republican friends. One of them prevailed on Lieberman to tell McCain that a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be a disaster for all concerned, and especially for the GOP. Actually, Lieberman is a heroic figure among Republicans for having risked his Senate seat to support President George W. Bush's war policy. But aside from the war, he votes the straight liberal line, including pro-choice on abortion. Lieberman's Republican friend told him that the Republicans would leave Minnesota in a state of disarray with a McCain-Lieberman ticket, alienating social conservatives who now make up the core of Republican voters. At the heart of the desire for Lieberman as running mate is a basic strategic disagreement between the Bush and McCain high commands. McCain's top strategists argue that the Bush coalition that won the last two presidential elections is dead and must be replaced by a new one that extends to the left, as Lieberman would. Bush strategists disagree, asserting that McCain is getting around 90 percent of the old Bush vote and can win the election with a few moderates added in. The Republican operative who urged Lieberman to dissuade McCain from picking him believes that there is still a very useful role for the maverick Democrat in this campaign: as McCain's secretary of state. While an announcement in St. Paul of Lieberman as vice president would bring groans from the assembled Republicans, placing him at the State Department would evoke a standing ovation. At this writing, nobody knows McCain's choice. He is keeping the selection process secret, and his closest aides are in the dark. Could he still name Lieberman after being told by Lieberman himself that it is not a good idea? Nobody absolutely rules it out. Selecting a vice presidential nominee from the opposite party has not fared well, partly because the two most prominent such selections quickly succeeded to a vacant presidency. In 1864, Republican President Abraham Lincoln picked a pro-Union Democrat, Andrew Johnson, as his running mate. Johnson clashed continuously with the Republican Congress and became the first president to be impeached. In 1840, Whig President William Henry Harrison selected Democrat John Tyler for vice president. Tyler became president upon Harrison's death in 1841. Tyler found himself surrounded by old political enemies in a Whig Cabinet. Those problems might be less serious for Lieberman should he quickly succeed to the presidency, however. He is on intimate terms with the McCain inner circle, especially Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Still, Republicans assembling in St. Paul have their fingers crossed that McCain will not press his luck by naming Lieberman as his running mate. Friends, this is why I have warned you and warned you and warned you that John McCain represents the death of the Republican party. John McCain wants to be a man of the left so badly that it is literally like a physical ache within him. Bob Novak doesn't lie and he doesn't get stuff like this wrong. McCain longs to make Joe Lieberman his running mate and the only thing which (might) stop him is the fear of losing the election. If John McCain is elected he will use all of his power as the leader of the party to restructure the party so that there is no place within it for movement conservatives. He will install his people at the RNC and they will recruit McCain style left-wing Republicans to run for open seats and they will grant aid to incumbent Republicans in direct proportion to how far to the left they are willing to swing. As the Republican party drifts further to the left the Democrats will be forced even further to the left to protect their brand. If you want an image of what the Senate will look like in 2016 at the end of McCain's second term think of 34 Lindsey Grahams sitting in the middle of 66 Barack Obamas. That's what it will look like a bunch of center-left Republicans in a sea of far-left Democrats. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:19:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69264073 2008-08-28T11:19:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69235909 Nice to see Bob Novak’s feeling well enough to write the occasional column: Reports of strong support within John McCain’s presidential campaign for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican candidate for vice president are not a fairy tale. Influential McCain backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from Connecticut if they thought [...] Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:40:20 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69235909 2008-08-28T06:40:20Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69209921 Bob Novak, the rightwing columnist who treasonously revealed the clandestine identity of CIA WMD investigator Valerie Plame, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but recently returned to producing short squibs for his syndicate, including the latest on Joe Lieberman's chances of being named as John McCain's VP on Friday: Reports of strong support within [...] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:23:56 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69209921 2008-08-27T23:23:56Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69206045 Bob Novak, the rightwing columnist who treasonously revealed the clandestine identity of CIA WMD investigator Valerie Plame, has been diagnosed with incurable cancer, but continues to write short squibs for his syndicate, including the latest on Joe Lieberman’s chances of being named as John McCain’s VP on Friday: Reports of strong support within John McCain’s [...] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:58 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69206045 2008-08-27T23:15:58Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69203241 First there’s this from Townhall.com: Overheard: Pawlenty, Romney or Lieberman. Noon on Friday. Then, there’s this from Stephen Bainbridge: There’s a rumor floating around my little corner of the vast right-wing conspiracy that John McCain has cut his VP candidates down to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and FedEx CEO Fred Smith. Boy would the latter be [...] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:34:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69203241 2008-08-27T21:34:27Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69213195 First there’s this from Townhall.com: Overheard: Pawlenty, Romney or Lieberman. Noon on Friday. Then, there’s this from Stephen Bainbridge: There’s a rumor floating around my little corner of the vast right-wing conspiracy that John McCain has cut his VP candidates down to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and FedEx CEO Fred Smith. Boy would the latter be an out [...] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:29:18 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69213195 2008-08-27T21:29:18Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69195079 Lieberman camp says report is "totally and absolutely false." See also: GOP Veep Sheet Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69195079 media@politico.com (Jonathan Martin) 2008-08-27T19:37:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69194580 Bob Novak has come back from the brink of death to write a column running over the notion of Joe Lieberman as McCain's running mate. That's how much he believes that this is a bad idea. He's retired. He's sick. But... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:32:11 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69194580 2008-08-27T19:32:11Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69186219 Bob Novak's column today, " Avoiding A Lieberman Disaster ," claims that, though Joe is being seriously considered for veep by the Mccain campaign, many people recognize it as a bridge too far, including Lieberman himself: Lieberman surely doesn't know that much about Republican politics, but he has close Republican friends. One of them prevailed on Lieberman to tell McCain that a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be a disaster for all concerned, and especially for the GOP. Not so, says Politico's Jonathan Martin : A report out today that Joe Lieberman warned John McCain against selecting him to be on the GOP ticket is "totally and absolutely false," according to a Lieberman source who contacted Politico... One person familiar with the situation said the Republican cited by Novak... was the source for the column and appeared to be "pushing an agenda." Like most, I consider Romney a much more likely pick. But if McCain goes with his heart and taps Lieberman (or, to a lesser extent, Tom Ridge), the GOP convention could get awfully interesting. -- Christopher Orr Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:17:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69186219 2008-08-27T19:17:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69186762 ...and throws his signature cold water all over McCain-Lieberman: Influential McCain backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from Connecticut if they thought they could get away with it. But they can't get away with it -- and... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:14:23 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69186762 2008-08-27T19:14:23Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69176343 ... and he has this about Joe Lieberman: "Reports of strong support within John McCain's presidential campaign for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican candidate for vice president are not a... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:41:43 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69176343 2008-08-27T17:41:43Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69176368 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:40:06 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69176368 2008-08-27T16:40:06Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69155208 Ailing conservative columnist Bob Novak is still going to write occasional columns, and he provides us with the quote of the day over the battle within the McCain ranks as to whether Connecticut indpendent Sen. Joe Lieberman should get McCain’s Vice Presidential nod: Reports of strong support within John McCain’s presidential campaign for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican candidate for vice president are not a fairy tale. Influential McCain backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from Connecticut if they thought they could get away with it. But they can’t get away with it — and this has been made clear to McCain by none other than Joe Lieberman himself. Lieberman surely doesn’t know that much about Republican politics, but he has close Republican friends. One of them prevailed on Lieberman to tell McCain that a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be a disaster for all concerned, and especially for the GOP. What’s going on? According to Novak, there’s a tug-of-war going on between the Bush people and the McCain people: McCain’s top strategists argue that the Bush coalition that won the last two presidential elections is dead and must be replaced by a new one that extends to the left, as Lieberman would. Bush strategists disagree, asserting that McCain is getting around 90 percent of the old Bush vote and can win the election with a few moderates added in. If this is true it’d be yet one more indication that the Bush faction of the Republican party has worked to create the antithesis of what many moderate and independent voters have sought from both parties: parties that truly seek and cater to a wider tent, rather than becoming political mechanisms to hit left and right hotbuttons and demonize those who aren’t pure enough on either side or in the middle. Whether you like Joe Lieberman, hate him or feel ambivalent towards him, the larger issue really isn’t Lieberman in this Novak quote. The real issue about how politics will be perceived and practiced. I’ve often said it before and this quote underlines it again:George Bush proved to a President of the base, by the base and for the base. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:30:10 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69155208 2008-08-27T14:30:10Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69144205 Creators Syndicate is pleased to announce that Robert D. Novak will be writing occasional columns. All his groundbreaking election analysis will be available on creators.com. Read it here first. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reports of strong support within John McCain's presidential campaign for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican candidate for vice president are not a fairy tale. Influential McCain backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from Connecticut if they thought they could get away with it. But they can't get away with it -- and this has been made clear to McCain by none other than Joe Lieberman himself. Lieberman surely doesn't know that much about Republican politics, but he has close Republican friends. One of them prevailed on Lieberman to tell McCain that a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be a disaster for all concerned, and especially for the GOP. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:16 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69144205 2008-08-27T13:59:16Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69112749 The brain-tumor-having columnist left the hospital to blast Joe Lieberman as a running mate for John McCain. That's how awful Joe Lieberman is. [Novak via Wonkette] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:32 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=69112749 2008-08-27T06:27:32Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=68919673 It’s ironic that these left-wing nuts are protesting their lack of freedom while expressing their repugnant viewpoints openly and indeed violently. They talk of freedom while at the same time trying to violently supress the free speech of others. The far left consists of the most despicable anti-American thugs in the country. Their goal is to [...] Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:05:56 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=68919673 2008-08-25T15:05:56Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Bob+Novak?rinfoid=68902841 The Council for National Policy -- a conservative conclave some consider the "vast right wing" conspiracy -- meets later this week at Minneapolis. And one of the most speculated about veep contenders will be speaking... 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