dailykos.com - 3/10/2009
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Here we go again , with the stupid "60 votes" thing: At least six Senators who have voted to move forward with the so-called card-check proposal, including one Republican, now say they are opposed or not sure -- an indication that Senate Democratic leaders are short of the 60 votes they need ...
thehill.com - 3/13/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is not ruling out
running as a Democratic candidate in his reelection race
in 2012. Lieberman said on Thursday that he has been asked by friends about the possibility of returning to the party that nominated him for vice ...
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Lieberman open to reunion with Democratic Party
thehill.com - 3/12/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman, who saw his longtime friend
Sen. Chris Dodd politically desert him three years ago,
won’t return the favor. Lieberman (I-Conn.) is backing Dodd (D-Conn.) in his reelection bid even though Dodd endorsed anti-war activist Ned Lamont ...
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Frenemies Dodd and Lieberman make nice
clerk.house.gov - 3/6/2009
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Talking Points Memo —
... Kos has a post up saying that it's wrong to think that EFCA needs 60 votes rather than a mere 50 votes, figuring that several senators will vote against EFCA on the actual bill but vote for cloture (where the 60 rule actually applies.) That's what Lieberman did on Alito, for instance. ...
The 60-Vote Myth
Hoffmania! —
... Thank you, Kos. Dems don't need 60 votes to pass EFCA. They need 50. They may need
60 votes for cloture, but is there any indication that some senators
who might vote against the bill would vote against cloture? There's
none in this article, nor any other I've seen, and those are certainly
two entirely different issues.
In fact, it's a time-honored tradition for senators voting on tough
legislation -- vote for cloture, since few notice that vote, and then
grandstand with the "right" vote during final passage.
Stop with the ...
3/11: Freeman Goes Down
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... . However, liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas argues that it's irrelevant whether or not these moderate Dems vote for the EFCA, as long as they vote for cloture: "Dems don't need 60 votes to pass EFCA. They need 50. They may need 60 votes for cloture, but is there any indication that some senators who might vote against the bill would vote against cloture? There's none in ...
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hosted.ap.org 3/9/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 and attacking Obama as naive, untested and unwilling to take on powerful special interests, Lieberman ...
Lieberman fears for country if Senate Dems get to 60
thehill.com 11/5/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he fears that America will be hurt if Democrats achieve a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate as a result of the elections. Lieberman, who was Al Gore’s running mate on the 2000 Democratic ...
It's Not About Lieberman, It's About 60
liberaloasis.com 11/19/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman is an awful person who lacks principles . He won re-election in 2006 by pretending he was against the Iraq War. After spending a career advocating Democratic domestic policies, he spent the 2008 spouting conservative distortions of ...
Talking Points Memo | Lieberman Calls Dems The "Democrat Party"
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/10/2008 — The McCain campaign is touting an email that Joe Lieberman sent out to McCain's list announcing a new effort that Lieberman is chairing called "Citizens for McCain," whose chief mission is to reach out to Independents and moderate Dems. Never mind all ...
Lieberman: I Never Meant To Say Obama Doesn't Put Country First
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/9/2009 — Joe Lieberman is now doing something that might have seemed odd last summer: Singing the praises of Barack Obama.
In an interview with the Associated Press, examining how he has worked to repair his breach with Democratic Party, Lieberman said ...
BREAKING: Senate Dems cave to Joe Lieberman's threats
crooksandliars.com 11/18/2008 — Download | Play Download | Play Word from the bloggers present at this morning's press conference is that Joe Lieberman, despite his utter betrayal of Democrats during the just-finished election season, as well as his misfeasance as ...
And then there were four?
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
No love for Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 12/18/2008 — NO LOVE FOR LIEBERMAN.... About a month ago, Senate Democrats made it abundantly clear that they're not angry with Joe Lieberman for his campaign antics throughout the year. Lieberman's constituents, however, are far more peeved. A new Quinnipiac poll ...
Today in The Nation: Lieberman Out?
thenation.com 11/12/2008 — Jane Hamsher A vote on the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman is imminent. Some influential Democrats say he should lose his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship.
Lord of the Flies —
First Read 3/10/2009
From NBC’s Mike Viqueira House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that it's all about "confidence" and getting people to understand that Congress and the administration are on top of the situation when it comes to the economy.
Meanwhile, a prominent ...
Reid defends Dems on earmarks —
First Read 3/11/2009
From NBC’s Ken Strickland In responding to President Obama 's call for earmark reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Congressional Democrats have already "implemented reforms that go a long way toward achieving the accountability and ...
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