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firedoglake.com - 11/18/2008

Lieberman: Suck On That, Liberals!

— firedoglake.com — Cillizza : Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly: "The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their ... (more) Lieberman: Suck On That, Liberals!

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Joe Lieberman

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008

The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman, who faces a secret ballot vote from the Democratic caucus today, may get to keep his chairmanship -- a prospect many thought impossible just a week ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) This morning the Senate Democratic caucus... (more) The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why

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Joe Lieberman

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thehill.com - 11/18/2008

Lieberman gets slap, keeps gavel

— thehill.com — Senate Democrats refused Tuesday to strip Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) of his prized chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. After months of acrimony between him and his former party, Democrats ultimately decided ... (more) Lieberman gets slap, keeps gavel

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Joe Lieberman

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Forced Group Hug
Talking Points Memo — Democratic senators come together and make up with a mildly repentant Joe Lieberman. He keeps his committee and subcommittee chairmanships, but relinquishes a subcommittee seat. And the Dem caucus passes resolution "rejecting" Joe remarks about Barack Obama during the campaign. ...

Lieberman cites Obama
Ben Smith's Blog — Sargent: Lieberman himself, meanwhile, said he was able to keep his slot thanks to Barack Obama, whose recent statement said he held "no grudges" against Lieberman. Lieberman singled out the "appeal by President Obama himself" as a key reason he's staying.

Lieberman Retains Chairmanship By 42-13 Margin
Open Left - Front Page — And there we go.  Lieberman loses his subcommittee chairmanship on climate change on the Environment and Public Works Committee.  That subcommittee chairmanship was going to become mostly irrelevant anyway as climate policy moved to committees with real jurisdiction.  So basically 42 Democratic Senators voted for Joe Lieberman, and Lieberman is saying that he kept his slot because of Obama. ...

BREAKING NEWS: Dems vote to let Lieberman keep committee chair
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings (Updating my earlier post.) Well, Senate Democrats have finally decided what to do about Joe Lieberman: Nothing. Or, rather, not much. As is being reported -- by, among others, NYT, WaPo, AP, TPM, TP, and The Hill -- Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. ...

If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris?
Firedoglake — ... Harry Reid, as well as the President-Elect, needs to explain why Traitor Joe Lieberman was allowed to keep his Senate seat, his committee assignments and his privileges when the man all but joined the Republican Party by publicly dissing PE Obama, and actively campaigning for Obama’s opponent, Sen. John McCain - thereby signing off on all the race-baiting  inherently involved in McCain’s campaign, brought with an assist from the Moose Queen Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Reid needs to explain what the difference is in keeping Lieberman the Weasel vs. seating Roland Burris, ...

Hullabaloo — ... Harry Reid, as well as the President-Elect, needs to explain why Traitor Joe Lieberman was allowed to keep his Senate seat, his committee assignments and his privileges when the man all but joined the Republican Party by publicly dissing PE Obama, and actively campaigning for Obama’s opponent, Sen. John McCain - thereby signing off on all the race-baiting inherently involved in McCain’s campaign, brought with an assist from the Moose Queen Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Reid needs to explain what the difference is in keeping Lieberman the Weasel vs. seating Roland Burris, the ...

Liberal Politics May Be Messy, But It Beats the Alternative
Corrente — ... , this week he used it on former Democrat Joe Lieberman. Recall Lieberman was allowed to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee after the election, which Reid claimed the "vast majority" of the Democratic caucus wanted - ...