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Joementum: Isn't It Great When Obama Bucks His Party?

1:17 PM, Dec 2, 2009 • By MICHAEL GOLDFARB
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Nobody drives the left nuts like Joe:

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), a member of the Armed Services Committee, praised President Obama today for disagreeing with Democrats over Afghanistan war strategy.

"In making this decision, President Obama has respectfully disagreed with the majority of the members of his own political party," Lieberman said during a hearing on the strategy with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Michael Mullen. "Therefore, I think it's fair to say our President has, quite literally, put our national security ahead of partisan political interests.

The headline at TPM: Lieberman Praises Obama For Bucking His Own Party.

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