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Remainders, Nov. 11, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog —
Happy Veterans Day.
TPM's Greg Sargent confirms the entire Dem caucus will vote on Lieberman's chairmanship next week.
JMart's handy summary of O's new lobbying rules.
Stan Greenberg's done with McComb County and Reagan Dems.
Grim, in the Crypt (!): Hillary meets with W, punts on Lieb stance.
Sam Stein tries to get to the bottom of this whole Lieberman-Clinton thing.
Cillizza says Podesta says Obama says there's no tension between himself and Bush.
Paul Broun talks Brown Shirts and Barack ...
Dem Caucus to Vote on Lieberman
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Joe Lieberman's fate appears to be in the hands of the the Democratic caucus, reports TPM : The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week, a leadership aide confirms to us. Previously, Reid's office had held this possibility out but hadn't made a final decision on whether to throw Lieberman's fate to the full Dem caucus for a vote. Somewhat complicating matters are comments from Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter who ...
Full Dem caucus will vote on Lieberman's fate
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
At least now we can force the spineless wonders to take a public position. It is depressing how quickly the Democrats are choosing to show they have no spine. It's a week since the election. I think that's a record. ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... that Obama will get the country's economy back on track. * A caucus vote will decide Lieberman's fate. * We're more probably more likely to see Valerie Jarrett working ...
Traitor Joe: A Few Things Democratic Senators Should Keep In Mind
Firedoglake —
... Lieberman was raising money for Collins as early as July 2007. He also campaigned for Norm Coleman in his race against Al Franken.
Here's Lieberman on Glen Beck's show, saying he "fears" that "America will not survive" if the Democrats get 60 seats in the Senate (per Think Progress):
Greg Sargent confirms today that Reid will call for a full vote of the caucus at their meeting next week.
Chris Bowers has a potential Lieberman whip count, ...
Joe Lieberman for SUAC Chair
Jesus' General —
Word is that Senate Democrats are considering keeping Joe Lieberman on board as the chair of the Homeland Security Committee. I think that's a good idea. He'll do a great job of undermining any efforts made by Obama and the Senate to reinstate troublesome constitutional restrictions against torture, domestic spying, arbitrary detentions, etc. But is that really the right place for him? I mean there are plenty of others who could step in--senators Landrau or Nelson for instance. If the Senate Democrats are truely interested in being undermined ...
What to do about Joe Lieberman? (update)
The Reaction —
... TPM: "The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week." ...
Setting a precedent
Political Animal —
... endorsed Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign, and both were punished by losing their seniority. Four years later, Rep. John Rarick (D) of Louisiana endorsed George Wallace's presidential campaign, and the party stripped him of his committee seniority, too. In other words, what Lieberman is asking for here is special treatment. Worse, he's asking for special treatment he hasn't earned , as evidenced by his awful two-year tenure as the chairman of the committee he wants to keep. Greg Sargent reported yesterday that the full Senate Democratic caucus will vote on Lieberman's ...
News and analysis
The Sideshow —
... regarding what is to be done about Joe Lieberman's position as chair of the Homeland Security committee, and rounds up opinions from elsewhere in the blogosphere. And "It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate [...] The news comes amid signs that Lieberman is losing support among his fellow Senators. The Huffington Post reports, for instance, that the Clintons are not making any calls on Lieberman's behalf. And Senators Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin are reported to be hoping that Lieberman is given the push." Just like real people. You should ...
11/12: Ratcheting Up The Pressure
Blogometer —
... makes the case simply: "Plum committee chairmanships should go to those who worked to elect Democrats to the Senate and White House, not those who, like Lieberman, spoke at the RNC convention trashing our nominee and campaigned for Republicans in Senate races in Maine and Minnesota." Now that it's been confirmed that the full Dem caucus "will vote on whether Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee" , liberal bloggers are speculating about how the vote will break down. ...
Obama Appears Supportive Of Lieberman, Even As Full Democratic Caucus Votes On His Fate -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser
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... Maybe Barack knows Joe's colleagues don't want him And this is simply the way For the President-elect to not appear petty & vindictive And remain above the fray. VERSE CASE SCENARIO Tony Peyser provides daily poems and weekly cartoons for BuzzFlash and also writes the BuzzFlash column, " ...
