Lieberman's Support of McCain Comes Years after Advice to Obama

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama once sought advice from Senator Joseph Lieberman prior to his decision to run for the Party's nomination, according to the USA Today. Lieberman, a former member of the Democratic Party who is most well-known as Al Gore's Vice Presidential candidate in 2000, encouraged Obama to give it a chance, encouraging the Illinois Senator.

However, Lieberman is now one of the strongest political supporters of Obama's opponent, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, in the upcoming general election. Since he is no longer a member of the Democratic Party, Lieberman has been mentioned as a potential running mate for McCain due to their close friendship.

During an interview that was conducted with the USA Today, Lieberman told reporters, "Respectfully, John McCain has a record that goes back a long ways of working across party lines and putting the country first, putting the solution to a problem first, ahead of partisan loyalty. And there's not a lot of that in Sen. Obama's record."

The issue that Lieberman has most often criticized Obama for in the media is his lack of experience in foreign policy, while he has provided frequent praise over McCain's support of the Iraq War as well as his views about national security.