Cackles from the Balcony: Straight from the Horse's Ass, er, Mouth Edition

You've probably already seen these quotes posted up on dKos (and elsewhere) by now, but they simply bring too too much joy not to share them here as well:

[T]here's no prizes for second place in American politics. -- Joe Lieberman, Speaking to Chris Wallace in November 2004

As Teddy Roosevelt once explained, "My power vanishes into thin air the instant that my fellow citizens, who are straight and honest, cease to believe that I represent them and fight for what is straight and honest. That is all the strength that I have." -- Joe Lieberman, in his Clinton censure speech on the Senate floor, September 3, 1998