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www.talkingpointsmemo.com — Joe Lieberman is putting out word that if the Democrats don't allow him to keep his chairmanship, he'll take up Mitch McConnell's invitation to join the Republican caucus. I think the answer has to be, go for it. Says a Lieberman staffer: "Senator Lieberman's preference is to stay in the ...
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Senator, You Can Have My Answer Now, If You Like
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done RightSo alludes Josh Marshall at TPM, in advising Harry Reid on how to handle Joe Lieberman. Per Politico, a Lieberman staffer says of Lieberman, his position is he wants to remain in the caucus but losing the chairmanship is unacceptable. It's hard not to laugh openly at that. Lieberman has zero leverage. Throwing out childish tantrum words like "unacceptable" assumes that Democrats stand to lose something if Lieberman goes to the Republican side. Remember, this is the guy John McCain desperately wanted to pick for VP. Republicans ...

The Danger Within-- Reactionary Democrats In The House And Senate
DownWithTyranny! — ... on the chart), Bayh being even worse than Lieberman! Reid told Lieberman he'd have to give up his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee-- which he ran abysmally and exactly the way a Republican would have run it, protecting Bush's ass. Lieberman refuses to give it up-- even though Reid offered him the chairmanship of the Veteran Affairs Committee, an insult to every fighting man and woman who ever served the country-- and says he'll start caucusing with the Republicans if he's forced to step down from his chairmanship. Bayh isn't the only ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — ... Saxby Chambliss - RedState [image] Boenher Makes His Case - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Rumor Patrol: Plouffe for Senate? - Marc Ambinder [image] One for the Mutts - Adam Serwer, TAPPED [image] Lieberman with a Gavel: Unacceptable - Kagro X, Daily Kos [image] The First Big Gaffe?? - A. Carpenter, Townhall.com [image] What's Happening in Minnesota? - Power Line [image] It's Not a Negotiation - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama Says ...

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