Gretchen Carlson On Joe Lieberman’s Opposition To Obama Jobs Bill: ‘You Sound Like A Republican’

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman sat down with Fox and Friends to discuss his opposition to President Obama‘s jobs bill. Lieberman said the the number one thing the country should be doing to get our economy going again is to deal with the debt. Gretchen Carlson was surprised by his answer. “Senator, you’re sounding like a Republican,” Carlson said. “No, I’m an Independent,” Lieberman countered. “But I think any Republican in the Senate would say exactly what you just said.” Carlson responded. “Well, as an Independent, I guess I’ve got the freedom to say what i think.” Lieberman said.

“The bill is well intentioned and there are interesting parts of it,” the Connecticut Senator explained. “I’m fascinated by this idea of a national infrastructure bank to finance investments in public infrastructure, which is good for jobs and our economy longer term. A lot of the rest of it is well-intentioned stuff, but we can’t afford it and that’s why I would vote against the bill.”

Carlson asked Lieberman what he thought of Occupy Wall Street and he gave a wishy-washy response.

“Well, look, it’s hard to know whether you agree or disagree because it’s hard to know exactly what their program is…I’m following it,” Lieberman said. “I’m trying to understand what they’re all about. A little wary of some set of political fringe elements that may be part of it. Ultimately, I think if they want to make a real difference, they got to do exactly what the tea party did, which was to go from public protests to organizing and supporting candidates in next year’s election.”

Watch the interview below via Fox News:

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