dailykos.com - 11/17/2008
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Roll Call (subscription only): When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his Environment and Public Works subcommittee ...
thehill.com - 11/17/2008
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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 ...
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Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
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
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From NBC's Ken StricklandTomorrow, Senate Democrats gather to
decide if Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) should keep his
position as chairman of Homeland Security Committee, and it looks like he just may. Several Democrats and Democratic-leaning groups were ...
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Lieberman to stay put?
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Senate Dem leadership expected to allow Lieberman to keep Homeland Security chairmanship.
Think Progress —
... Kos calls the plan “not acceptable,” quipping that “given the Senate Democrats’ history of capitulations, expect Lieberman to come out of that meeting as majority leader.” CNN’s Dana Bash reports that Lieberman “is not happy about” the plan, but will accept it. Watch it: ...
Suck It Up, Peasants
Firedoglake —
... Roll Call:
When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman's (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his Environment and ...
Lieberman looking like a 'sure bet'
Political Animal —
... "I don't know if it's enough for the net roots, but it's enough to say we stood up as Democrats" against Lieberman's actions. Can we please cut the nonsense? Lieberman demanded that he keep his Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairmanship, and the party is poised to give him precisely what he requested. Losing the leadership of an inconsequential subcommittee is not a "stinging rebuke," and giving into Lieberman's leverage-less demands is not "standing up as Democrats." As Markos concluded , "The only thing that matters, the only thing that Lieberman wants, and the ...
Left Wing Seething over Lieberman’s Possibly Escaping the Noose
The Moderate Voice —
... that Joe Lieberman looks to be a “shoe-in” to keep his chairman’s seat on Homeland Security and stay in the Democratic Caucus, while being “punished” by losing some less prestigious position. Predictably, his opponents in the Democratic base who are still boiling mad over his endorsement of John McCain and attacks on Barack Obama, are up in arms. ...
11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
Blogometer —
... that Lieberman's prospects of holding onto his chairmanship were in "serious trouble" . However, the netroots' hopes were soon dashed when multiple sources reported that Senate Dems had reached a deal that would allow Lieberman to retain his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee in exchange for giving up his chairmanship of his (less important) environmental subcommittee. Liberal bloggers were disgusted by the reported compromise, calling it "not acceptable" . Glenn Greenwald was not surprised: "Nobody who has watched ...
A Collection of Leftist Whines Over Lieberman Keeping His Chair
Stop The ACLU —
... I see that Senate Democrats have voted to allow Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship. I guess they really showed him, didn’t they? No Democrat will ever dare to support a Republican candidate for president, speak at the Republican national convention in prime time, and bad mouth the Democratic Party’s candidate ever again. KOS: Um, what idiot would think that taking away a subcommittee from Lieberman would be seen as a “stinging rebuke”? In whose DC-Beltway-addled mind is that even remotely punishment? Let Lieberman keep that subcommittee. No one gives a shit about ...
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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 ...
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...
The Traditional Media on Lieberman
dailykos.com 11/12/2008 — It's almost comical at this point how far out of their way the traditional media seems insistent on going, in order to force the story on Joe Lieberman to be about his remaining in the Democratic caucus. This morning's Washington Post, for instance, ...
The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
google.com 11/18/2008 — 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
Today in The Nation: Lieberman Out?
thenation.com 11/12/2008 — Jane Hamsher A vote on the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman is imminent. Some influential Democrats say he should lose his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship.
Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — Lieberman 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 U.S. ...
Lieberman Whip Counting
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Quite a few different interpretations of Obama's statement on Lieberman are floating around. Josh Orton's reading is best supported by the actual text, and also by Josh's experience in Reid's office. Either way, the statement is made, can't be unmade, ...
: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
mydd.com 11/17/2008 — A stunning rebuke of Joe Lieberman from the man who chaired his 2004 Presidential campaign: 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 ...
"Compromise" and the Lieberman fiasco
dailykos.com 11/11/2008 — Washington Post : President-elect Barack Obama has endorsed keeping Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) in the Democratic caucus, suggesting to leadership that the two sides reach a compromise in the conflict over the former Democratic vice ...
Lieberman gets a slap on the wrist
washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — 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 ...
Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship —
CNN.com - Politics 11/18/2008
Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday.
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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 ...
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