Call Your Senator about Lieberman (UPDATED)
Discourse.net — ... UPDATE: Not sure if this is worth the trouble in light of this news from the HuffPo: Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus. ...

Obama on Lieberman
Swampland — ... Seems Obama wants Lieberman to stay with the Democratic caucus in the Senate. The question is: how much does he want Joe to stay? Enough to let him ...

Lieberdem
Swampland — ... According to Sam Stein over at Huffington Post, Barack Obama wants Joe Lieberman to remain part of the Democratic Party. The actual details are slim, but Stein has the elements of a possible compromise--Lieberman remains chair of Homeland Security, but relinquishes his seniority on two other committees. I'd love to see Lieberman gone from Armed Services, where his attempts to draw General David Petraeus and other witnesses into partisan political statements have been truly obnoxious. But don't get me started. ...

Friends in High Places
Talking Points Memo — ... I can also confirm, on the same basis, what Huffington Post has already reported, that President-elect Obama is signaling to Senate leadership and other party officials that he wants Sen. Lieberman to be in the Democratic caucus in the 111th Congress. That doesn't mean he doesn't want him punished in some way. I have the sense -- though this is more speculation on my part -- that he's agnostic on that question. But he wants him in the caucus -- which would seem to give Lieberman some real leverage. ...

Obama Sends Message: Lieberman Should Caucus With Democrats
The Moderate Voice — ... The Huffington Post reports that President Elect Barack Obama has made it known that he wants to continue to let Connecticut Independent Senator Joe Lieberman caucus with the Democrats, despite a clamor from some progressive to have Lieberman stripped of his committee chairmanship and basically shunned due to his active and vocal support of losing presidential candidate Republican Sen. John McCain: ...

Changeiness Watch - Obama Backs Lieberman
Open Left - Front Page — ... In the weeks ahead, I'll try to keep a running tab on changeiness - the moves that we'd like to believe suggest the possibility of real change, but, in fact, are not real change. As the first example of changeiness, check out this story from the Huffington Post in which Barack Obama tells Democrats to keep Joe Lieberman in their Senate caucus. ...

Team of Rivals, etc.
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH There hasn’t been such a hissy fit since the primaries. Seriously. What part of post-partisan did people miss in Obama’s 21-month campaign? Via Huffington Post: ...

Compassion?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Obama throws throws Lieberman a life preserver.

The Blogs And Obama
TalkLeft — ... I have stated here that I think that Senate Dems should keep Lieberman in the caucus in exchange for a no filibuster pledge from him. So I am not upset nor surprised by this: ...

Obama Reportedly Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — From Huff Post: President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate aides tell the Huffington Post. Obama's decision could tie the hands of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has been negotiating to remove Lieberman as chair of the Homeland Security and Government Reform committee while keeping him within the caucus. Lieberman has insisted that he will split from the Democrats if his homeland security position is stripped. Aides to the ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... , to the relief of the party. * Even after all of his Lieberman's ugly attacks and betrayals, Barack Obama has sent word that he wants the Connecticut independent in the Democratic caucus next year . No word, however, on whether Obama wants Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship. * TPM ...

Holy Joe gets his pony!
Corrente — Digby: So Obama has told the Democrats that he wants them to leave Joe Lieberman alone.

Will Obama Support Lieberman Staying As Chair Of Homeland Security Committee?
TPM Election Central — Barack Obama is reportedly sending signals that he wants Joe Lieberman to stay in the Dem caucus. But let's not get distracted. The question isn't whether Lieberman gets to "stay in the Dem caucus" if he wants to. That's what Lieberman wants you to think the question on the table is. Rather, the issue is, will Dems let Lieberman keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee? The Lieberman camp has worked very hard to muddy the waters here. Lieberman aides have tried to persuade people that a vote to oust him from the committee is indistinguishable ...

Bill Clinton's camp denies he's making calls for Lieberman
Daily Kos — Good if true: UPDATE: Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo writes that Bill Clinton has also been "making calls on Sen. Lieberman's behalf," something that the Huffington Post later heard from another Hill source. But Matt McKenna, a spokesman for the former president, vehemently denies the report. "It's completely false," he says. People should be embarrassed and outraged by any claims that they're working to help Lieberman. That goes for Bill Clinton, and that definitely should go for Barack ...

Obama, Bill Clinton hoping Lieberman will stay a Democrat
Politico Live's Blogs — ... Huffington Post first reported today that Obama "has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress,' although the report added that it was "unclear whether Obama would be comfortable with Lieberman maintaining his current committee post." ...

Getting Used to Disagreement
Open Left - Front Page — "Joe Lieberman votes with me a lot more than a lot of my senators," Reid told CNN's "Late Edition." "Joe Lieberman is not some right-wing nutcase," he said. "Joe Lieberman is one of the most progressive people ever to come from the state of Connecticut." That's Harry Reid.  Here's Obama: President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate aides tell the Huffington Post. And Bill Clinton is making ...

A Time for Mercy
The Anonymous Liberal — I know this isn't a particularly popular position among liberal bloggers, but I really don't think the Democrats should waste their time trying to punish Joe Lieberman for his apostasy. ...

Option Three For Lieberman
PoliGazette — ... for the future of Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman: 1) Accept another committee leadership assignment and lose his current Homeland Security committee chairmanship, or 2) Leave the Democratic caucus.  However, I also discussed a third option, one suggested by several Senate officials, including Lieberman’s fellow senator Christopher Dodd: President-elect Barack Obama calling for reconciliation with Lieberman. Obama appears to be in favor of this third option, as reported by the Huffington Post today. President-elect ...

Morning Roundup: Around the Web in 80.34 Seconds
The Latest on Air America — ... in the latest Sunni-Shiite violence in Baghdad yesterday where there were three bombings making it the most violence to crop up there in quite a while. (Christian Science Monitor) Nico Pitney and Sam Stein over at HuffPo report that President-elect Barack Obama wants Joe Lieberman in the Democratic caucus, and so there he well stay. As the kids say nowadays, WTF? Here is Keith Olbermann on Prop 8. This is must-see teevee. Media Matters takes a look at yesterday's Los Angeles Times piece about Hannity and Limbaugh and decides that ...

Matt Lewis: Obama Wants Lieberman
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... Podcasts | Photos | Cartoons | [image] Blog [image] | Your Blogs | Issues | Get Magazine [image] [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Obama Wants Lieberman Posted by: Matt Lewis at 8:38 AM ... to remain part of the Democratic caucus . [image] Email It | Print It | ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... I loathe Joe Lieberman and, yeah, I'd enjoy seeing him stripped of his Homeland Security committee chairmanship or made unwelcome in the Democratic caucus -- but I don't see punishment as necessary; I can see that mercy on Barack Obama's part might be useful to the president-elect in the future. So I'm not upset to learn that Obama wants Lieberman to stay in the Democratic caucus. ...

Latest on Lieberman
Political Animal — 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 not the kind of announcement that's likely to have an impact. After all, there seems to be very little appetite for removing Lieberman from the caucus altogether. And what's Obama's opinion on letting Lieberman keep his committee chairmanship? He ...

11/11: Lieberman Vs. The Netroots: The Sequel
Blogometer — ... use his authority as chair of the Homeland Security Committee to investigate Barack Obama 's administration. Jane Hamsher warns: "If [Sen. Maj. Leader Harry] Reid buckles to Lieberman's threats, permitting him to keep control of the Homeland Security Committee, the Democrats will no doubt discover that Lieberman has a new zeal for investigating that will be a thorn in Obama's side for the next four years." The netroots were disappointed to learn that Obama "wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats" . Several liberal bloggers ...

Maddow: Obama Counsels Dems To Let Lieberman Be
Crooks and Liars — ... I know that we're supposed to be healing and reaching across the aisle and being all post-partisan with our upcoming Obama presidency, but I, like Rachel Maddow, need to be seriously talked down with the news that President-Elect Obama has counseled Harry Reid and the Democratic Party to not kick turncoat Joe Lieberman out of the caucus in the next congress. ...

Taking Separation of Powers Seriously
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... , reacting to reports that Barack Obama has told Harry Reid that Joe Lieberman should not be stripped of his committee chairmanship and thus making it very difficult for him to do so, has written a long and passionate plea for a return to vigorous separation of powers with strong institutional jealousies. [W]hatever the outcome here is, it’s vital that it be the Senate’s decision, not Barack Obama’s.  How the Senate organizes itself and which members chair its Committees is about as purely within the legislative domain as it gets.  It makes sense that Senate Democrats want to ...

Lieberman has photos of me naked. With sheep, admits Reid
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... Dumbass. WTF are you doing, assclown?? He's still making deals with pudfaced doof Mitch McConnell to caucus with the pukes! Let him! Even Sen. Obama wants him around! Gah. Arrrggghhhh. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ...

Joe Lieberman for SUAC Chair
Jesus' General — Word is that Senate Democrats are considering keeping Joe Lieberman on board as the chair of the Homeland Security Committee. I think that's a good idea. He'll do a great job of undermining any efforts made by Obama and the Senate to reinstate troublesome constitutional restrictions against torture, domestic spying, arbitrary detentions, etc. But is that really the right place for him? I mean there are plenty of others who could step in--senators Landrau or Nelson for instance. If the Senate Democrats are truely interested in being undermined ...

Daily Digest: From the Ashes, a Blogging Class Emerges...
techPresident — ... of Larry Summers to helm Treasury to what amounts to a pardoning of Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama hasn't exactly played to the left's blogosphere since November 4th. But as Politico's Ben Smith ...

Obama's Foreign Policy: The Case for Pessimism
Antiwar.com Original — ... , who have long been on the politically endangered species list, Lieberman has a special place in the hearts of neocons everywhere, but especially in the editorial offices of The New Republic , which, in spite of unconvincing efforts to suck up to the "new politics" wing, exists to hold high the banner of that hoary tradition. Obama's personal intervention on Lieberman's behalf hints at where the Democrats are going as a governing party, and his appointments are rapidly confirming this trend: not only ...

Fairweather Friend Joe Lieberman May Return to Democratic Party in 2012
Politics Daily — ... But it was Obama's gestures that really made the reunion a possibility when the president-elect voiced his support over the objections of many fellow Democrats for Lieberman to remain in the caucus and to keep his Senate chairmanships. From a strategic perspective, this seems to have been a wise move. So says Dick Durbin, anyway: ...

In Supporting Filibuster, Lieberman Plays For Power
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... many Democrats instantly flashed back to President Obama's expansive attitude toward Sen. Joseph Lieberman after the 2008 elections, where Lieberman threatened to leave the party after Harry Reid tried to strip him of his Homeland Security committee chairmanship? Publicly, the White House said that reconciliation was the order of the day. Privately, they sent word that Lieberman would be a reliable vote on the big issues of the day, like, um, health care. As Lieberman pal Chris Dodd put it at the time, Lieberman "is willing to be a member of your family," so why not let him in? ...