thehill.com - 11/18/2008
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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 that taking away Lieberman's gavel would give ...
firedoglake.com - 11/18/2008
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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 ...
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Lieberman: Suck On That, Liberals!
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
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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...
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The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/18/2008
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Senator Harry Reid just spoke to reporters after
the private caucus meeting with Dems over Joe Lieberman's
fate, and he confirmed it: Lieberman will not be stripped of his Homeland Security chairmanship, because the "vast majority" of the Democratic ...
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It's Official: Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security ...
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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News —
... Vote: What it Means – Chris Cillizza, The Fix [image] “If You Leak, You’re Gone” – Marc Ambinder [image] The Future of the News – Matthew Yglesias [image] Presidents and Heretics – Ross Douthat [image] Now They Tell Us – Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] No Such Thing As Rivals – E.M. Zanotti, American Princess OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Political Titans Clash in Auto Loan War – Detroit News Lieberman Gets Slap, Not Blow – The Hill GOP Choices for an Obama Cabinet – Wall ...
Lieberman gets a slap on the wrist
Political Animal —
LIEBERMAN GETS A SLAP ON THE WRIST.... Regrettably, the Senate Democratic caucus meeting went exactly as expected this morning. 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 that taking away Lieberman's gavel would give Republicans an extra vote next Congress. Lieberman instead will lose chairmanship of a global warming subcommittee on the Environment and Public Works ...
Big Winner In The Lieberman Charade: Me and Holy Joe
DownWithTyranny! —
... One, who works for a Senate leader assured 3 or 4 of us, privately and in confidence, that Lieberman would be dealt with appropriately after the election. I was wondering if he was just lying to us or was far more naive than I ever imagined. It certainly didn't prevent me from taking 7 one hundred dollar bets this week that Lieberman would get to retain his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. And I certainly hope that the staffer's boss was one of the 13 Democrats worthy of the "D" next to their names. I guess we'll never know; it was a secret ...
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. ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... Gaskets Blown - Don Surber [image] Obama's Attorney General - Michael Isikoff, Powering Up [image] Holder? Why, Oh, Why? - looseheadprop, Firedoglake [image] Eric Holder: A Safe Choice - D. Eviatar, Wash. Independent [image] Just Like Old Times! - Jennifer Rubin, Contentions [image] Will Leahy Oppose Holder? - Shane D'Aprile, Politics [image] Holder's Human Rights Cred - Adam Serwer, TAPPED FROM THE BLOGS: Lieberman Gets Slap, Keeps Gavel - The Hill Big 3 Carmakers Beg for $25 Billion - ...
King Joe I
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... One, who works for a Senate leader assured 3 or 4 of us, privately and in confidence, that Lieberman would be dealt with appropriately after the election. I was wondering if he was just lying to us or was far more naive than I ever imagined. It certainly didn't prevent me from taking 7 one hundred dollar bets this week that Lieberman would get to retain his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. And I certainly hope that the staffer's boss was one of the 13 Democrats worthy of the "D" next to their names. I guess we'll never know; it was a secret ...
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The Case Against Lieberman
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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 ...
Senate Democrats Vote: Lieberman Keeps Chairmanship
abcnews.go.com 11/18/2008 — Tuesday was D-Day for Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. In a 42-13 secret ballot vote, Democratic senators approved a resolution stripping Lieberman of a subcommittee chairmanship, but allowing him to remain chairman of the Senate Homeland Security ...
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...
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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 ...
Lieberman with a gavel: unacceptable.
dailykos.com 11/7/2008 — "He's with us on everything but the war." This is it. This is what it all boiled down to for Democratic Senators who were asked why we had to tolerate television's number one go-to guy for Democrat bashing, Senator Joe Lieberman, as a part of the ...
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 ...
McCain-backer Lieberman keeps Senate chairmanship
reuters.com 11/18/2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday yielded to the wishes of President-elect Barack Obama and allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship despite having backed Republican John McCain for the White House. At a closed-door ...
Lieberman
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/17/2008 — by hilzoy
From the Hartford Courant :
"Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees ...
First thoughts: Joe the Chairman? —
First Read 11/18/2008
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Joe the Chairman? If the news is correct, then the liberal blogosphere isn't going to be happy. NBC's Ken Strickland reported yesterday that, according to sources familiar with the ...
Lieberman keeps committee chairmanship —
First Read 11/18/2008
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroDemocrats in Congress have allowed Joe Lieberman to hold onto his powerful chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee in a secret ballot vote. Majority Leader Harry Reid, however, asked the Connecticut senator to step ...
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