Joe Lieberman Asks Dems and Independents; Vote McCain

At the Republican National Convention tonight Independent Senator Joe Lieberman asked Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and all freedom loving Americans to vote this November for John McCain and Sarah Palin for President and Vice President of the United States of America. He asked Americans to vote for the "real" change, the two proven change agents, not the want to be change agent. If Obama was serious about change, then he would have tried to change Chicago, the most corrupt city in America. But instead he did not try to change it, it fact he was part and parcel to it. This man Obama is plain and simply a fraud. Lieberman Says He Supports McCain Because Country Trumps Party By Catherine Dodge and Kristin Jensen Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, said he's supporting Republican presidential candidate John McCain because ``country matters more than party.'' ``John McCain is the best choice to bring our country together and lead our country forward,'' Lieberman will tell delegates tonight at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to excerpts released by the party. ``I have personally seen John over and over again bring people together from both parties to tackle our toughest problems.'' Republicans are trying to re-focus attention on McCain after Hurricane Gustav forced them to curtail yesterday's events and news broke that vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. Lieberman, President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson will also pay tribute to McCain tonight. Lieberman's appearance is designed to highlight McCain's appeal as a ``maverick'' who sometimes bucks his party and works with Democrats. Lieberman became an independent in 2006 when he lost the primary election in his home state of Connecticut to an anti-war Democrat, Ned Lamont. Lieberman, 66, went on to win the general election and he still caucuses with Senate Democrats. ``The American people don't care much if you have an `R' or a `D' after your name,'' Lieberman will say, according to the excerpts. ``What they care about is: are we solving the problems they are up against every day?'' Bush Speaks Bush, originally scheduled to speak in St. Paul yesterday, plans to address the convention by satellite, telling delegates that McCain, 72, is ready to lead the nation in a ``dangerous world'' and will protect the U.S. from terrorism. ``We need a president who understands the lessons of Sept. 11, 2001; that to protect America, we must stay on the offense, stop attacks before they happen, and not wait to be hit again,'' Bush will say, according to excerpts released by the White House. ``The man we need is John McCain.'' While Bush's approval ratings are at or near all-time lows, he retains strong support with the Republicans who make up the state delegations at the convention. Still, McCain has sought to distance himself from Bush, and the president's appearance by remote link rather than in person may be a plus for the candidate as he tries to broaden his appeal to independents. ``McCain has to be different from Bush, and having Bush there at the convention makes that logistically complicated,'' said Clyde Wilcox, a government professor at Georgetown University in Washington. `Independent Man' Bush, 62, will urge his fellow Republicans to do all they can to elect McCain, saying the Arizona senator ``is an independent man who thinks for himself.'' Thompson, who competed with McCain for the Republican nomination, plans to play up McCain's history of military service and suggest a contrast with Democrat Barack Obama, who Republicans say has too little experience to lead. ``This is the kind of character that civilizations from the beginning of history have sought in their leaders,'' Thompson said of McCain in excerpts released by the party. ``There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, `Who is this man?' and `Can we trust this man with the presidency?''' Campaign Trail On the campaign trail today, McCain continued to face questions about how well his campaign investigated Palin, 44, an Alaska governor who was little-known nationally before he announced her as his running mate on Aug. 29. ``The vetting process was completely thorough and I'm grateful for the results,'' McCain said in response to questions from reporters today in Philadelphia. Palin is scheduled to address the convention tomorrow night, the same day that she and McCain will be formally nominated as the party's standard-bearers in the general election campaign against Obama and his vice presidential nominee, Joe Biden. Palin met with Laura Bush and McCain's wife, Cindy, earlier today in Minneapolis. Obama, 47, an Illinois senator, spent today in his hometown of Chicago and had no public events.

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