dailykos.com - 11/19/2008
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In the spirit of post-partisanship, and in spite of the American people's overwhelming votes for change in 2006 and 2008, let's appoint fierce global warming critic James Inhoffe to the Environment and Public Works committee! Shit, that wouldn't be any worse than appointing fierce Obama critic ...
weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
What is best in life ? To crush
your enemies, see them driven before you, and to
hear the lamentation of their women. This is precisely what the Democratic party achieved with Barack Obama’s historic victory on November 4. The Democrats increased ...
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Won't Take Yes for an Answer
openleft.com - 11/20/2008
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openleft.com —
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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thehill.com —
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
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11/19: This One Stings
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... by (at least) six seats, that Lieberman would not only get off scot-free, but would also be in a position to dictate to Democrats, without any leverage at all, which outcomes he found 'unacceptable.' If someone had predicted this scenario to me a month ago, I could have found it ridiculous. And yet, here we are." LIEBERMAN II: Way To Stand Up For Yourselves, Dems! Liberal bloggers are portraying Senate Dems as weak and overly concerned with appearing bipartisan: In a separate post, Moulitsas writes: "I have an idea! In the spirit of post-partisanship, and in spite of the ...
Hard Left’s Honeymoon With Obama is Already Over
Pajamas Media —
... .” And, in another post, the radical Left’s standard bearer derided the Democratic Party as being “ spineless capitulators ” for allowing Lieberman to keep his post. Kos’s sentiment is widespread among the Left. There is a particular feeling of betrayal, as Jane Hamsher, editor of ...
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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 ...
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...
Not acceptable
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Roll Call (subscription only): When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his ...
Lieberman
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/17/2008 — by hilzoy
From the Hartford Courant :
"Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees ...
Lieberman looking like a 'sure bet'
washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — LIEBERMAN LOOKING LIKE A 'SURE BET'.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet in about an hour and a half, and at the top of the agenda is Joe Lieberman's fate. For those hoping to see Lieberman face consequences for his...
Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — Lieberman From the Hartford Courant: "Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees U.S. ...
The Case Against Lieberman
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
I realize it's often tough to objectively evaluate a friend and colleague, especially when you are members ...
Obama Will Put No Pressure On Lieberman
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Greg Sargent becomes the first person to get the Obama campaign on record about whether Lieberman should keep his committee position or not. They claim to be staying neutral :
President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator ...
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.
Lieberman
anonymousliberal.com 11/19/2008 — Let me preface what I'm about to say be making it clear that I think Joe Lieberman was shown far more leniency today that he should have been. He really should have lost his chairmanship, and had I been voting, that's what I would have voted for. That ...
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 ...
The outstanding House races —
First Read 11/19/2008
From NBC's Doug Adams While everyone is focused on the outstanding Senate races, don't forget about the still undecided House races. Here's an update of where they stood as of this morning.
CALIFORNIA 4 : Both Tom McClintock (R) and ...
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