myleftnutmeg.com - 10/28/2009
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In an appearance on Face the State just two weeks ago, Sen. Dodd answered a question about Sen. Lieberman by stressing how hard he worked for Lieberman in the 2006 primary, how he thought Lieberman was the best candidate for Democrats in 2006, how he made an "impassioned plea" to keep him in ...
thedailybeast.com - 10/28/2009
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thedailybeast.com —
The ex-Democrat now says he'll join the GOP
in a health-care filibuster. Paul Begala on Lieberman's latest...
and most shameless betrayal. It's journalistic shorthand to note a politician's party identification and state after his or her name. For...
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Traitor Joe
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/28/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
One of the most puzzling things about Sen.
Joe Lieberman's opposition to the public option is that...
he says it's based in a belief that a new government "entitlement" will end up being a large burden on taxpayers. In fact, the vast consensus among ...
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Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic
mahablog.com - 10/28/2009
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mahablog.com —
It says something that I didn’t have to
create a new “snake in the grass” image for...
Creepy Joe. I created one last year . Lots of venting today, from the sarcastic (” In Defense of Joe Lieberman “), to the more sarcastic (” Surprise! Lieberman Stabs Dems in ...
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How Much Do We Dislike Joe Lieberman? Let Me Count the Ways.
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Dodd: Lieberman Being Reprimanded is “Ridiculous”
Firedoglake —
... Last week, Chris Dodd said he might support Joe Lieberman as an independent in 2012. And yesterday after Lieberman threatened to take the unprecedented and historic move of joining the Republicans to break the caucus’s filibuster-proof majority, Dodd said there would be no consequence: ...
Lieberman feels progressive ire; is Dodd next?
Capitol Watch —
Liberals and mainstream Democrats are clearly angry at Sen. Joe Lieberman and his hardline stance on the Senate leadership's planned health-care overhaul.
But will that anger also spill over to Sen. Chris Dodd, one of the chamber's leaders on health reform?
In a statement yesterday, Dodd refused to criticize his Senate colleague. "Joe and I disagree on the public option," Dodd said. "I and many others support a strong public option because it will save money, and it will introduce more choice and competition into an industry that badly needs both. And I'm optimistic Joe will join us."
Some progressive activists on the blog ...
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Dodd: Lieberman Being Reprimanded is “Ridiculous”
fdlaction.firedoglake.com 10/28/2009 —
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) (photo by kthread)
Last week, Chris Dodd said he might support Joe Lieberman as an independent in 2012. And yesterday after Lieberman threatened to take the unprecedented and historic move of joining the Republicans to ...
Lieberman, one day later, five years later
washingtonmonthly.com 10/29/2009 — LIEBERMAN, ONE DAY LATER, FIVE YEARS LATER.... Well, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is certainly getting plenty of attention today, which suggests his threats yesterday have given him exactly what he wanted. Today, Lieberman added that a public option ...
It Was Lieberman All Along
tnr.com 10/27/2009 — I've been thinking for a couple weeks that Joe Lieberman is the Democrats' biggest potential problem. The rest of the party has a strong incentive to pass health care reform and avoid a 2010 catastrophe. But Lieberman? He's not a Democrat and won't ...
Lieberman Again
ctlocalpolitics.net 10/30/2009 — As if to remind us that Connecticut has another U.S. Senator, Joe Lieberman has said a not-all-that-surprising thing which will, as usual, bring the cameras right to his door.
“I probably will support some Republican candidates for Congress ...
What Does Joe Lieberman Want?
tnr.com 10/30/2009 — From a Guardian column by Maura Keaney on Lieberman:
Joe Lieberman has become the Balloon Boy dad of the Senate Democratic caucus, a fame-whore so addicted to media attention that he hatches ever-more-desperate and risky schemes that sell out his ...
The Curious Case Of Joe Lieberman
themoderatevoice.com 30 days ago — The style book says elected politicians be identified by abbreviations of their political party and state after their names which is why I find it rather amusing that Sen. Joe Lieberman is (I-Conn).
That Lieberman is conning progressive Democrats is paramount in their frustration directed at ...
About the Lieberman Problem
dailykos.com 10/28/2009 — Josh provides some perspective on the Lieberman situation. Basically, what else could you expect from Lieberman? He's not on either of the committees that have been the focus of the debate, so here was his chance to get in the media spotlight, his ...
Lieberman-- Not Really With Us On Everything But Iraq Afterall
downwithtyranny.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — A week or so ago Mike Stark sent me the above video he made of a brief off-the-cuff interview he managed to get with Joe Lieberman. No doubt regular DWT readers will recall with disgust how clubby Senate Democrats-- after all, the all take bribes ...
Lieberman vows to filibuster bill with public option
washingtonmonthly.com 10/28/2009 — LIEBERMAN VOWS TO FILIBUSTER BILL WITH PUBLIC OPTION.... He's with Democrats on everything except foreign policy? I don't think so. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree...
Lieberman Flirting with Political Suicide
fivethirtyeight.com 10/28/2009 — Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman is making the rounds telling anyone and everyone that he's opposed to the Finance Committee's health care bill, and indeed probably the entire concept of health care reform. Whatever Lieberman's motivation -- a desire ...
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