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Bayh: Lieberman Should Apologize For Obama Attacks, Keep Key Chairmanship
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... Evan Bayh, appearing on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC tonight, called for Joe Lieberman to apologize for attacking Barack Obama, a move which would, Bayh said, allow him to retain his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: ...
Bayh: Lieberman Should Apologize For Obama Attacks, Keep Key Chairmanship
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... Evan Bayh, appearing on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC tonight, called for Joe Lieberman to apologize for attacking Barack Obama, a move which would, Bayh said, allow him to retain his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: ...
The Rude Pundit — ... fucking mothers is the only way to get anywhere. After all of their weeping and teeth-gnashing over judicial filibusters (anyone remember the "nuclear option"?) for years, you can bet that they'll be trying to block nominees every chance they can. An angry, exiled, estranged Lieberman with no chance at re-election because he's forced to caucus with Republicans has no reason to vote down a filibuster on, say, a liberal Supreme Court justice. A Democratic-caucusing Lieberman with a sword hanging over his head has every reason to shut down such actions (and with, say, Susan ...
Bayh: Lieberman Should Apologize
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Via the Hill : Bayh warned that stripping Lieberman of his chairmanship position on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee could prompt the Democrats' 2000 vice presidential nominee to side with the GOP on close votes next Congress or resign his Senate seat. If he resigns, Connecticut's Republican Gov. Jodi Rell would replace Lieberman with a temporary two-year appointment, likely a GOP senator. “We can take away his chairmanship, that's something we have the right to do,” Bayh said on MSNBC. “What you will have at that point is someone who may very well ...
Lieberman Can Stay, But Only If He’s Defanged and Muzzled
The Sundries Shack —
... liberal or conservative bent of a member of Congress) is an eight . However, he committed the unforgiveable sin of backing John McCain over Barack Obama in the election and even said that electing someone without a scrap of leadership experience probably wouldn’t be the smartest move for us. Of course, this means that the Democrats are seriously considering casting him into outer darkness, or at least stripping him of his Committee chairmanships and relegating him to the back bench. Senator Evan Bayh has a better plan , though, a plan full of mercy and great beneficence. ...
What To Do About Joe Lieberman?
The Moderate Voice —
... Lieberman in the past and have argued that the Democratic Party should be inclusive enough even for Lieberman to have a place in it. But that was then, this is post-election 2008. The party should still be inclusive, and perhaps Lieberman should be allowed to remain in caucus, at least for the time being, and perhaps even forgiven, with a massive generosity of spirit, but that is all.
A chairmanship, particularly such a key one? Absolutely not. Not even if, as Even Bayh has suggested, he apologizes profusely.
Bayh Backs Lieberman for Chairmanship, But Says He Needs to Apologize
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... Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) argued that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) should keep his Senate committee chairmanship, but he added that Lieberman needs to apologize for his attacks on President-elect Barack Obama. TheHill.com has the full story . Here's the video of Bayh calling for the apology, via ...
11/14: Senators In The Spotlight
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November 14, 2008 11/14: Senators In The Spotlight Liberal bloggers are buzzing about IN Sen. Even Bayh 's suggestion that ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman should be allowed to retain his committee chairmanship if he offers a "sincere apology" for his behavior. Lefty bloggers think Bayh's statement is ...
