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thehill.com - 11/17/2008

Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences

— thehill.com — Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama. "There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant," Carper ... (more) Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/14/2008

Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of Lieberman From Chairmanship

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Okay, we now have a second Senator who's stepped up and joined Senator Patrick Leahy in calling on Democrats to boot Joe Lieberman from his plum slot atop the Homeland Security committee. Bernie Sanders, also of Vermont, sent us a hard-hitting ... (more) Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of ...

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thinkprogress.org - 11/16/2008

Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman

— thinkprogress.org — After Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) expressed his frustration: “ Everybody is just profoundly disappointed with what Joe did ,” Dorgan said. Today on Fox News Sunday, ... (more) Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For ...

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Byron Dorgan

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Supporting Lieberman for all the wrong reasons
Political Animal — SUPPORTING LIEBERMAN FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.... This morning, The New Republic published, " The case for allowing [Joe Lieberman] to keep his committee chairmanship ." 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 ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... has already dealt quite effectively with James Kirchick's TNR article "Let Lieberman Live," and I have nothing much to add. (Yeah, I know I've ...

A TNR Op-Ed so Bad TNR Had to Debunk It
Open Left - Front Page — James Kirchick packs so much absurdity into 1100 words defending Lieberman that Jonathan Chait has to set him straight.   Some nuggets: [The Democratic Party's] 2006 congressional takeover, engineered by incoming Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, wouldn't have happened if the party didn't run centrist and conservative Democrats in traditionally red states. The whole piece is like this.  Here's a question for you James:  Why did the Democratic party win the 2006 election?  because they ...

Joe Lieberman's Odd Punishment
The Stump — ... point in a blog post titled, "Isn't it ironic": Some Democrats have sniped at Joe Lieberman for not grilling the Bush administration hard enough as head of the homeland security committee. He gets to keep this job. Democrats have (mostly) offered praise for his positions on the Environment and Public Works Committee, where he has criticized the Bush administration's global warming policies. He loses that job. Whether or not you think Joe's slap-on-the-wrist punishment matches his crime ...