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Political Animal —
... ." To briefly summarize the options: Democrats can a) go the harsh route and kick Lieberman out of the caucus; b) go the push-over route and give Lieberman everything he wants; or c) go the middle route and give him a different committee. If anyone has any lingering doubts as to why there should be at least some consequence for Lieberman's misconduct, the fine folks at ThinkProgress have a new report highlighting the senator's recent record. It's called, "Joe Lieberman: The Progressive Who Lost His Way."— ...
Hullabaloo — ... put together a nice little film featuring Joe Lieberman's greatest hits during the campaign. I hadn't realized he was actually pimping the Bill Ayres business: Obama said today that he doesn't hold any grudges and he's going to leave it up to the caucus to decide (not that he could really do anything different.) But if Lieberman stays, I certainly hope he has eyes in the back of his head. Think Progress has a dossier on Lieberman. So does Jane Hamsher. And both Brave New ...
Robert Greenwald: Do You Want Lieberman to Have Subpoena Power to Investigate President Obama?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitness to lead. While Lieberman campaigned for John McCain and spoke on his behalf at the Republican National Convention, he spread some of the GOP's nastiest smears. Think Progress has provided thorough evidence of Lieberman's partisan politics. Lieberman should not be allowed to have ...
New Study: Lieberman not that progressive at all
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
A new study suggests that Traitor Joe's voting record is hardly very progressive or Democratic. While Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has fought for progressive policies in the past — such as protecting the environment and expanding civil rights — his recent record demonstrates that he’s a progressive no more. As this report documents, Lieberman has embraced the right wing on far more than foreign policy. In fact, he has betrayed progressive principles on a variety of domestic issues. As he has lurched to the right, Lieberman has actively worked to undermine the progressive ...
"Compromise" and the Lieberman fiasco
Daily Kos —
... so it's perfectly natural for the pseudo-Republican Joe Lieberman to think nothing has changed. And maybe nothing has changed. But 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. And the "he votes with us on everything but the war" crap is just that -- crap, as a comprehensive study by the Center for American Progress notes. ...
Joe Lieberman for SUAC Chair
Jesus' General —
... 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. ...
11/12: Ratcheting Up The Pressure
Blogometer —
... urge Senate Dems to remove ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman as chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The netroots have various reasons for wanting to punish Lieberman. Some argue that it's dangerous to give an outspoken Barack Obama critic the authority to conduct investigations of Obama's administration. Others argue that Lieberman doesn't deserve to chair this committee because he is "an anti-Muslim bigot" who has "actively worked to undermine the progressive agenda" . Markos Moulitsas makes the case ...
McCain on whether Lieberman will lose his Homeland Security gavel: ‘I hope not.’
The Hollywood Liberal —
... about who should or should not be a committee chair,” said Stephanie Cutter, a spokeswoman for the Obama transition team. Check out ThinkProgress’s new report, “ Joe Lieberman: The Progressive Who Lost His Way .” This entry was posted on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 at 5:33 am and is filed under ...
The Rude Pundit — ... Joe Lieberman is a horrible little man-cunt who allowed the loss of his party's nomination for Senate back in 2006 to drive him into shit-flinging insanity. A ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 14, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... ... one of those governors said ... it almost appeared as ... she was the de facto leader of the party ... right now ... there is no leader of the Republican Party and everyone is trying to maneuver ... and find out if they can move into that slot." Joe Lieberman didn't "caucus" with the Democrats out of ideology or principle! He was and is a Repuglican mole! How better to serve the Repuglicans than to be ...
Turning Joe Lieberman’s “Bipartisan” Posturing Against Him
Firedoglake —
... Think about it. Holy Joe's defenders have tried to grab the high moral ground against criticisms that Lieberman hasn't been a loyal enough Democrat or might ...
Supporting Lieberman for all the wrong reasons
Political Animal —
... ." It was written by James Kirchick. I tried to keep an open mind. Indeed, I've actually looked around, hoping to find a compelling argument for giving Lieberman exactly what he wants, and so I was anxious to see what Kirchick came up with. Unfortunately, he missed the mark. Kirchick's piece makes a few basic arguments, before taking a few cheap shots at liberal bloggers. He insists that Lieberman "has been a reliable Democrat," despite evidence to the contrary . Kirchick also argues that Lieberman has been "a fine chairman of the Homeland Security Committee," despite ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... that I can accept a decision to let Lieberman stay in the Democratic caucus, but if he's allowed to remain, it should be in spite of the fact that he deserves to be kicked out, not because he doesn't. Keep him in if you think mollifying will make it harder for him to do mischief, and if you think he'll then be easier to portray as a bad guy when and if he does go rogue again -- but don't let him stay because he's earned the right to stay.) ...
11/17: Chairman Lieberman? Secretary Clinton?
Blogometer —
... 's Swopa : "Holy Joe's defenders have tried to grab the high moral ground against criticisms that Lieberman hasn't been a loyal enough Democrat or might ...
ZP Heller: Only One Day Left to Tell Your Senators "Lieberman Must Go!"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... that Lieberman should no longer be chairman of the Homeland Security Committee or any other committee for the simple reason that he has been a terrible chairman from a progressive standpoint. You can check out Think Progress' full report, but some of Lieberman's lowlights include the fact that he held no oversight hearings over the Bush administration in 2007; he completely bungled the Hurricane Katrina investigation; and to this day he refuses to hold ...
Senator Lieberpoison (er, Lieberman) says he'll filibuster healthcare reform bill
Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate —
... His criticisms of the public option (or competitive option, as Speaker Pelosi would like us to call it) - that it will add to the national debt and cost taxpayers a boatload of money - are wholly without merit. It's not the first time Joe has opened his mouth and made baseless, unwarranted, uninformed statements. ...
If We Punish Lieberman, We'll Lose the Vote He Isn't Giving Us
Daily Kos —
... The one time, huh? What is it about the Senate that makes people descend into such pits of absurdity? At least one staffer tells the sad truth: ...
