swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/7/2008
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I'm not a big fan of post-election vindictiveness. If McCain had won I'd be giving him the benefit of the doubt now, even though I thought he ran a reprehensible campaign. Presidential honeymoons, within reason, are good for the spirit of democracy. And so I'm inclined not too be too hard on ...
politico.com - 11/7/2008
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politico.com —
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out
to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) about the prospect
of joining the Republican Conference, but Lieberman is still bargaining with Democratic leaders to keep his chairmanship, according to ...
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McConnell reaches out to Lieberman - Ryan Grim
action.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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action.firedoglake.com —
Just Say No to Joe To: Members of
the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Dear Senators,
Two years ago, Democrats in Joe Lieberman's own state voted for change in Connecticut's U.S. Senate primary against Ned Lamont. Despite pledges to ...
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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/7/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
WHAT LIEBERMAN FINDS 'UNACCEPTABLE'.... As political theater goes,
the exploits of Joe Lieberman really are odd. Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) about the prospect of joining the Republican ...
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What Lieberman finds 'unacceptable'
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Joe Klein on ‘Flagrantly Dreadful’ Joe Lieberman
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... to do so. I don’t think he should be rewarded, though, for being a traitor to his former party--which he frequently accused of favoring “surrender” in Iraq--nor do I think he can be trusted on matters of national security. The best course of action would be to remove him as chair of the Homeland Security Committee, but allow him to retain his seniority. That’s about as gracious as I think Democrats should be, and far more than Lieberman deserves.
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Klein debates Lieberman's future: The best course of action would be to remove him as chair of the
Homeland Security Committee, but allow him to retain his seniority.
That's about as gracious as I think Democrats should be, and far more
than Lieberman deserves. ...
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blogs.tnr.com 11/18/2008 —
Jamie has an online article making the case for why Joe Lieberman should get to keep his position as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate. I did not find his case persuasive.
The premise of Jamie's argument is that ...
Lieberman looking like a 'sure bet'
washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — LIEBERMAN LOOKING LIKE A 'SURE BET'.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet in about an hour and a half, and at the top of the agenda is Joe Lieberman's fate. For those hoping to see Lieberman face consequences for his...
Obama Will Put No Pressure On Lieberman
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Greg Sargent becomes the first person to get the Obama campaign on record about whether Lieberman should keep his committee position or not. They claim to be staying neutral :
President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator ...
It's Not About Lieberman, It's About 60
liberaloasis.com 11/19/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman is an awful person who lacks principles . He won re-election in 2006 by pretending he was against the Iraq War. After spending a career advocating Democratic domestic policies, he spent the 2008 spouting conservative distortions of ...
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — On Tuesday, the Democratic Senate caucus decided to let Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship atop the Homeland Security committee. But by the time the Connecticut independent's future came to a vote, the outcome was for all intents and purposes a ...
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anonymousliberal.com 11/19/2008 — Let me preface what I'm about to say be making it clear that I think Joe Lieberman was shown far more leniency today that he should have been. He really should have lost his chairmanship, and had I been voting, that's what I would have voted for. That ...
Let Lieberman Live
tnr.com 11/15/2008 — On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
Giving Lieberman a pass?
dailykos.com 11/10/2008 — I've also heard from a Senate staffer that Obama has sent word that he wants Lieberman in the caucus. Now to be clear, the word isn't "let Lieberman chair Homeland Security", it's "keep him around". The logic is pretty obvious -- it allows Obama to ...
New Congress: Foreign Relations vacancy —
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With Biden leaving the Senate, there's a BIG committee chair opening: Foreign Relations. Chris Dodd is next in line, but he wants to keep his Banking post and he's up in 2010. Kerry, who wants to be Secretary of State, would be the next senator in ...
Lieberman overtures from GOP? —
First Read 11/7/2008
From NBC's Ken StricklandSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Senator Joe Lieberman have been talking, according to McConnell's spokesman. While the spokesman couldn't give details of the conversation, McConnell and other Senate ...
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From NBC's Ken Strickland Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman have been talking, according to McConnell's spokesman. While the spokesman couldn't give details of the conversation, McConnell and ...
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