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Originally Posted by Robert_Santurri The only people who "pissed" on Joe Lieberman were the Democratic voters of CT. They didn't want him to represent them anymore and he holds a grudge.
Joe Lieberman was once a Democrat perhaps but now he is an Independent/Republican senator. It was even rumored he was on John McCain's short list for VP.
Joe Lieberman lied to the American Public by repeating the phrase that he is a democrat now. He isn't, and that is fact. |
A forthcoming edition of Fortune magazine ranks the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as the second most powerful interest group in Washington.
The magazine, which based its findings on a survey of Washington political players, said AIPAC - along with the Association of Trial Lawyers and the American Medical Association -owes its high ranking in part to its "substantial campaign contributions." But, it said, interest groups are valued more for "the votes they can deliver."
The pro-Israel lobby, which the magazine called "calculatedly quiet," has for years been successful in encouraging members of Congress and the administration to support U.S. foreign aid to Israel and other issues related to the U.S.-Israel relationship. Contrary to the article in Fortune's Dec. 8 issue, AIPAC does not contribute money to political candidates.
However, in response to a lawsuit, the Federal Election Commission found in 1992 that AIPAC spent money in an effort to influence congressional elections. AIPAC maintains that the specific expenditures were permissible under campaign finance laws.