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To: ThirdEye who wrote (175108)	8/27/2001 11:27:12 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Some Dems Regret Lieberman's Limits By WILL LESTER Associated Press Writer Lieberman votes AP/Bob Child [19K] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Lieberman is busy traveling the country, raising money and addressing crowds of adoring Democrats these days — very much like someone who has an eye on the 2004 presidential race. But the 59-year-old Connecticut lawmaker has promised he won't run if 2000 Democratic nominee Al Gore runs — a pledge that stands in front of any presidential aspirations harbored by Lieberman, who was Gore's running mate. Some Democrats fear that pledge may stifle one of their most promising presidential possibilities. Lieberman made many friends and impressed his fellow Democrats with his campaign skills and personality during the campaign, they say. ``Lieberman clearly is interested in running,'' said Howard Reiter, a political scientist at the University of Connecticut. ``If he isn't, he's giving the best imitation I've ever seen. But I think he's boxed himself in as far as Gore. It will be very awkward for Lieberman if Gore does run.'' Some within the party say they wish Lieberman was free to run on his own, but Lieberman aides say he has no second thoughts about his pledge to Gore. ``Joe Lieberman is very loyal and not your typical politician,'' said Tom Nides, an informal adviser to the Connecticut senator. ``He's done what he believes is the right thing to do. Al Gore gave him an opportunity, and he believes that if Al Gore decides to run, then he should not.'' In the meantime, Lieberman is crisscrossing the country, appearing before Democratic groups, helping candidates and raising money for his political action committee, which had almost $600,000 at the end of June. He goes to New Hampshire in November to help an old political friend raise money and campaign for state and local candidates and also has trips planned in the coming months to California, Georgia, Florida, and New York. ``Senator Lieberman came out of the 2000 campaign with a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunity he had and his new role as a national party leader and he is committed to helping those who helped him and do whatever he can to build up the Democratic Party,'' said spokesman Dan Gerstein. Lieberman is adept at crafting positions at the center of the political spectrum while remaining loyal to core Democratic values, many Democrats say. It's a long way until the presidential election, and impossible to predict what Gore will do, said Simon Rosenberg, president and founder of the New Democrat Network, a political action committee. ``A lot of people want Senator Lieberman to run,'' said Rosenberg. ``He's a high-profile leader of the party, he was a great addition to the ticket. Senator Lieberman is a ... thoughtful, serious leader of the party who should be on everyone's short list.'' Lieberman remains one of the favorites of the Democratic Leadership Council, the centrist policy organization that helped guide the party back to the White House in 1992. Gore, the former vice president who narrowly lost the presidency in 2000, hasn't announced his political plans. He retains substantial loyalty within the party, but some Democratic operatives are eager to learn about his campaign approach should he run again. Some maintain the vice president made a strategic mistake when he campaigned on populist themes rather than on the economic accomplishments of the Clinton administration. Veteran strategists in the party say Lieberman has offered a more balanced and marketable message than most other potential candidates. He's been a vocal opponent of President Bush on the tax cut and the environment, while supporting the president's broad goals on education and government aid for religious charities. He has a high-profile post as chairman of the Senate's Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate's leading investigative panel. It has already looked into such issues as the levels of arsenic in water and protecting national forests. And in his free time, Lieberman will travel, campaign for Democrats and raise money. Lieberman may act like a presidential candidate these days, but that doesn't mean he'll be in the race. ``Joe Lieberman has to keep doing what he's doing ... acting like a presidential candidate, with the reservation that he's going to give way if Al Gore decides to run,'' said Ed Marcus, a Connecticut attorney and a Lieberman friend. ``It's certainly not the best position to be in, but that's where he finds himself.'' ———

To: ThirdEye who wrote (175108)	8/27/2001 11:31:45 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Yes I did read, you cannot understand a series of replies. You originally attempted to speak of a fix and link co2 emissions having to do with pollution and the epa. I told you you were full of it and you come back with a pollution epa crap article to redeem you original false connection. Now you wish to disconnect your original post and play at insults about reading. I can read any you cannot think or carry on a conversation. Now if you can never admit you made a mistake and you meant to say something different then don't expect to have an article judged outside of the context of the sum of your errors. tom watson tosiwmee