openleft.com - 11/20/2008
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Since it has been the subject of multiple front-page articles today on Open Left, and since I will be on Radio Times on Friday discussing this very subject, I feel the need to weigh in on the relationship between President-elect Obama and the progressive blogosphere.
The long and short of my ...
weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
What is best in life ? To crush
your enemies, see them driven before you, and to
hear the lamentation of their women. This is precisely what the Democratic party achieved with Barack Obama’s historic victory on November 4. The Democrats increased ...
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Won't Take Yes for an Answer
thehill.com - 11/19/2008
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thehill.com —
President-elect Barack Obama, in the latest of several
moves to heal election wounds, persuaded Democrats to reject
stiff punishment for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) despite his campaign efforts for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Lieberman is the ...
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Obama exerts his power
courant.com - 11/19/2008
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courant.com —
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman and the Democratic
Party have made up. The ugliness is over, and
the senator would clearly like to move on from his near-brush with becoming a Senate nonentity. On Tuesday, by a 42-13 vote, the Democrats of the Senate ...
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Democrats, Lieberman Reconcile, Move On -
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From the "Me too" file.
Upper Left —
Chris Bowers... The long and short of my view is this: it's all true. Everything you are writing and/or thinking about the progressive blogosphere is correct, almost no matter what you are writing or thinking. There is one exception: if you are arguing that the progressive blogosphere is any one thing, holds any one position, or represents any singular group, then and only then are you wrong.Yep. Me too.
Daily Digest: If Obama and the Netroots Were in a Relationship on Facebook...
techPresident —
... "[I]t's all true," says Open Left's Chris Bowers, "Everything you are writing and/or thinking about the progressive blogosphere is correct, almost no matter what you are writing or thinking." The netroots, writes Bowers, is home to both those who criticize President-elect Barack Obama and those who criticizes those who criticize him -- and people who have it out for both. That's natural, Bowers says, for a space with "several million daily participants and virtually no barrier to participation." ...
On Allies
Open Left - Front Page —
Last June, Matt and I left MyDD, in order to start a new website. Mike Lux was, and still is, one of the three partners in that venture. Mike currently isn't blogging much, as he is working in the Obama transition as the progressive liaison:
Veteran Democratic official Mike Lux has been tapped by Barack Obama to serve as an adviser and progressive liaison during the transition period, the Huffington Post has learned.
Lux, who worked on the Clinton administration transition efforts in 1992, confirmed the hiring but, citing a need for clearance, declined to offer further information.
Mike is ...
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Lieberman
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 ...
The Case Against Lieberman
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
I realize it's often tough to objectively evaluate a friend and colleague, especially when you are members ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Joe Lieberman: The Survivor
themoderatevoice.com 11/18/2008 — Joe Lieberman may have been a Democrat, he may now be an independent, and some progressive Democrats may think he is a closet Republican. But what is indisputable is that he is a survivor: he has come out of a meeting with Senate Democrats upset over ...
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 ...
Not acceptable
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — 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 ...
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, ...
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Nov 20th, 2008 —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
CNN: Senate offers Clinton new options
The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the rumored offer of a position in President-elect Barack Obama's ...
Obama brings Biden birthday cupcakes —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
Barack Obama gives Joe Biden cupcakes the day before the Vice President-elect’s 66th birthday.
CHICAGO (CNN) – The day before Vice President-elect Joe Biden turns 66, President-elect Barack Obama presented his running mate with 12 candlelit ...