courant.com - 11/19/2008
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman and the Democratic Party have made up. The ugliness is over, and the senator would clearly like to move on from his near-brush with becoming a Senate nonentity. On Tuesday, by a 42-13 vote, the Democrats of the Senate decided only to pull Lieberman out of the ...
openleft.com - 11/20/2008
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Since it has been the subject of multiple
front-page articles today on Open Left, and since I...
will be on Radio Times on Friday discussing this very subject, I feel the need to weigh in on the relationship between President-elect Obama and the ...
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Obama and the Blogosphere
thehill.com - 11/19/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama, in the latest of several
moves to heal election wounds, persuaded Democrats to reject...
stiff punishment for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) despite his campaign efforts for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Lieberman is the ...
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Obama exerts his power
edition.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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Sadly, Joe Lieberman and Sarah Palin are well-suited for the Senate
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... , Lieberman got to keep virtually all of his toys. Yes, he lost a subcommittee chair (Environment and Public Works Committee), but he got to keep the major toys: chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Air Land Forces. Was there any moment where Lieberman was quivering in his boots? Any lasting implications for Lieberman to behave like he belongs in the Democratic caucus? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he was angry . "I would defy anyone to be more angry than I was," Reid said with Lieberman ...
11/19: This One Stings
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November 19, 2008 11/19: This One Stings Liberal bloggers are outraged that Senate Dems decided by a 42-13 vote to allow ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Gov't Affairs committee (while taking away his chairmanship of a less important environmental subcommittee). Here are a few of their comments: Lefty bloggers are portraying Senate Dems as ...
Lieberman, Obama, Bush, and Congressional Oversight
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... Now, here’s the kicker — a point I did not understand until I read this article in the Hartford Courant, the predominant newspaper in Lieberman’s home state. Per that article, Lieberman’s committee “not only oversees domestic security but will also have investigative power over the incoming Obama administration.” ...
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Lieberman keeps committee for now
thehill.com 11/7/2008 — Democrats held back punishing Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday for his vigorous support of John McCain for president, allowing him to keep his chairmanship for the time being. However Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Lieberman's actions ...
Let Lieberman Live
tnr.com 11/15/2008 — On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
Lieberman: Time to come together
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Lieberman says put partisanship aside.
(CNN) Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman, one of John McCain's biggest Senate ...
Joe Lieberman: The Survivor
themoderatevoice.com 11/18/2008 — Joe Lieberman may have been a Democrat, he may now be an independent, and some progressive Democrats may think he is a closet Republican. But what is indisputable is that he is a survivor: he has come out of a meeting with Senate Democrats upset over ...
The Associated Press: Obama wants Lieberman to stay with Senate Dems
ap.google.com 11/12/2008 — 14 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Obama has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he's not interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain. Obama told Reid ...
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — On Tuesday, the Democratic Senate caucus decided to let Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship atop the Homeland Security committee. But by the time the Connecticut independent's future came to a vote, the outcome was for all intents and purposes a ...
Maybe Lieberman can get the morning coffee or something
crooksandliars.com 11/8/2008 —
[Cartoon by Bob Englehart ]
Dana Bash at CNN reports that Holy Joe is unhappy about his looming and well-earned demotion, and is thinking about joining the Republican caucus:
A Senate Democratic source familiar with the meeting confirms that ...
The Case Against Lieberman
blogs.tnr.com 11/18/2008 —
Jamie has an online article making the case for why Joe Lieberman should get to keep his position as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate. I did not find his case persuasive.
The premise of Jamie's argument is that ...
It's Official: Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security Chairmanship
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/18/2008 — Senator Harry Reid just spoke to reporters after the private caucus meeting with Dems over Joe Lieberman's fate, and he confirmed it: Lieberman will not be stripped of his Homeland Security chairmanship, because the "vast majority" of the Democratic ...
Giving Lieberman a pass?
dailykos.com 11/10/2008 — I've also heard from a Senate staffer that Obama has sent word that he wants Lieberman in the caucus. Now to be clear, the word isn't "let Lieberman chair Homeland Security", it's "keep him around". The logic is pretty obvious -- it allows Obama to ...
Congress: The verdict on Joe —
First Read 11/19/2008
By a 42-13 vote Sen. Joe Lieberman was allowed to keep his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship. "Independent Bernie Sanders and Democrat Pat Leahy, Vermont's two senators, spoke against allowing Lieberman to keep the Homeland Security and ...
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