Washington - Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) extends congratulations to Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman on Vice-President and Presidential hopeful Al Gore's appointment of him as his vice-presidential running mate.

Lieberman's appointment was officially announced by Gore today during a campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee. Lieberman was a Connecticut State Senator from 1970 to 1980, Connecticut Attorney General from 1983 to 1988 and has been in the US Senate from 1988 to the present.

Lieberman, the first Orthodox Jewish vice presidential candidate in US history, is a moderate Democrat who has been touted as a man who openly expresses his convictions.

Lieberman was one of the first Democratic Members of Congress to openly condemn President Clinton during the Independent Council's investigation into the President's indiscretion involving a White House intern in 1998.

McKinney commented, "Unlike most politicians, with Joe Lieberman, you always know where he stands. He's been a true public servant and not just a politician."

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