thinkprogress.org - 11/4/2008
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With the possibility that Democrats might soon gain a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has been openly flirting with thoughts of voting with his conservative colleagues . Last week, ThinkProgress noted that prominent conservatives like Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/6/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Bolstered by a newly expanded majority, Harry Reid
met with Joe Lieberman on Thursday to sketch out...
the conditions by which the Connecticut independent could continue to caucus with Senate Democrats. But Lieberman did not accept Reid's initial ...
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Lieberman Meets With Reid, Tries To Cling To Senate ...
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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campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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campaignsilo.firedoglake.com —
Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in
the meeting. My guess? Reid told him he can...
stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone ...
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Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
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It's The End of the World as We Know It
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Insufferable quisling and miserable eunuch Joe LIEberman eliminates all doubt and begs for Dems to boot his sorry rethug ass out into wingnut land by declaring that "I Fear" that "America will not survive" if Dems get a filibuster proof 60 seats in the election. ...
The End Is Near: Election Links You Need
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Wacko Judas Joe Lieberman: ‘I Fear’ That ‘America Will Not Survive’ If Democrats Get 60 Senate Seats' ...
Don’t Count on Joe
Matthew Yglesias —
... As everyone knows, Democrats can’t kick Joe Lieberman out of their caucus because they want his vote to reach 60 votes in the senate. But Satyam Khanna’s got the audio of Holy Joe saying that he fears America “would not survive” a 60 vote Democratic Party supermajority. First, Lieberman demonstrates that he has no decency or integrity by going on the odious Glenn Beck’s radio show, and then he says: ...
Opinionating the Vote #7
Opinionator —
... of New Hampshire, but Satyam Khanna at Think Progress tempers his enthusiasm with the prospect a (technical) Republican pickup. In an interview with right-wing radio host Glenn Beck, Lieberman made clear that he firmly opposes Democrats gaining 60 seats in the Senate, saying that the survival of the country is in doubt if Democrats break the filibuster threshold: BECK: But do you agree that Senator Hatch said to me that if we don’t at least have the firewall of the filibuster in the Senate that in many ways America will not survive? LIEBERMAN: Well, I hope it’s not like ...
The next Senate
Political Animal —
... this morning, "If that scenario held, Chambliss would face a costly and unpredictable four-week runoff with Martin." The Democratic majority will, in other words, be at least 56 seats. That is, if Joe Lieberman stays in the caucus. The Connecticut independent is very likely to lose his committee chairmanship, and may feel compelled to complete his betrayal. Yesterday, Lieberman told right-wing radio host Glenn Beck that he "fears" that America would not survive if Democrats reached the 60-seat plateau. I don't think any senator has ever voluntarily joined the minority ...
Joe Lieberman fears country may not survive if Dems win 60 seats in Senate
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
How long until Chairman Lieberman starts holding hearings investigating the Obama administration? Are Democrats really going to wimp out and let this traitor remain in our caucus? Let him stay a committee chair so that we can pay for the staff he uses to try to bring down President Obama? It's time to show Lieberman the door. ...
Listen, Joe Lieberman
Majikthise —
... During the campaign, Joe Lieberman said he feared that America would not survive if Democrats got a 60-seat majority in the Senate. So, not only did this sniveling little turncoat ...
Traitor Joe: A Few Things Democratic Senators Should Keep In Mind
Firedoglake —
... Here's Lieberman on Glen Beck's show, saying he "fears" that "America will not survive" if the Democrats get 60 seats in the Senate (per Think Progress): ...
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Lieberman fears for country if Senate Dems get to 60
thehill.com 11/5/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he fears that America will be hurt if Democrats achieve a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate as a result of the elections. Lieberman, who was Al Gore’s running mate on the 2000 Democratic ...
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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 ...
And then there were four?
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
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 ...
Latest on Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/11/2008 — LATEST ON LIEBERMAN.... Barack Obama reportedly sent word to the Hill yesterday that he'd prefer to see Joe Lieberman stay in the Democratic caucus next year. That's not too big a surprise -- Obama's big on magnanimity -- and it's...
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...
Lieberman: I Respect Obama
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2008 — An interesting pattern now seems to be coming from Joe Lieberman: He is now reminding us all how much he respects Barack Obama, even if he's for John McCain this time around.
In a conference call with Connecticut reporters on Friday, Lieberman ...
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 ...
No love for Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 12/18/2008 — NO LOVE FOR LIEBERMAN.... About a month ago, Senate Democrats made it abundantly clear that they're not angry with Joe Lieberman for his campaign antics throughout the year. Lieberman's constituents, however, are far more peeved. A new Quinnipiac poll ...
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