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Sen. Carper: Lieberman needs to face ‘consequences’ for his actions during the campaign.
Think Progress —
... Today in an interview with the Hill, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) should be punished for his attacks on Barack Obama during the campaign season. “There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant,” Carper said. More from the Hill: ...
Sen. Carper (D-Del): Lieberman should pay consequences
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... with The Hill. Carper, a fellow centrist who was Delaware campaign chairman for Liebermans failed bid for president in 2004, said he and many other Senate Democrats are disappointed and even angered by their colleague's sometimes-inflammatory rhetoric during this year's presidential campaign. Lieberman said he supported Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) because he was the best prepared to lead the country at a time of war, and Lieberman questioned Obamas readiness to lead. Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-carper-lieberm...
Sen. Carper: Lieberman Should Pay
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The one-time Lieberman ally tells The Hill that he and other Senate Democrats are looking for action to be taken against the former McCain-supporting Independent.
"There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant." ...
Top Lieberman Ally: He Needs To Face "Consequences"
TPM Election Central —
Now even one of Joe Lieberman's leading Senate allies appears to be turning on him:
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 said in a Monday interview with The Hill.
Carper, however, would not say whether he favors stripping Lieberman of the Homeland Security chairmanship. Still, this is noteworthy, because Carper was one of ...
Lieberman's momentum stalls
Daily Kos —
Surprising, and very much welcome. 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 said in a Monday interview with The Hill. Carper, a fellow centrist who was Delaware campaign chairman for Lieberman’s failed bid for president in 2004, said he and many other Senate Democrats are disappointed and even angered by ...
Lieberman Vote Tomorrow
Taylor Marsh —
... Carper did not rule out stripping Lieberman of his coveted gavel running
the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, or imposing other
sanctions like taking away seniority on other committees or a subcommittee
on Armed Services. - The
Hill ...
And then there were four?
Political Animal —
... of North Dakota said Lieberman's conduct during the campaign was not "acceptable." This one , however, was unexpected. 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 said in a Monday interview with The Hill. [...] Carper did not rule out stripping Lieberman of his coveted gavel running the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, or imposing other sanctions like ...
Carper v. Lieberman - Speak Softly and Carry a Small Stick
Firedoglake —
... More from The Hill:
Carper, a fellow centrist who was Delaware campaign chairman for Lieberman’s failed bid for president in 2004, said he and many other Senate Democrats are disappointed and even angered by their colleague's ...
Lieberman Might Be Losing His Base
Open Left - Front Page —
... Carper would be one of Lieberman's eight strongest supporters in the fight over his chairmanship. However, he had surprisingly harsh words for Lieberman today: ...
Hullabaloo — ... The minute I read this, this morning, I knew the fix was in. Corporate whore Tom Carper giving Holy Joe a good public scolding could be nothing more than kabuki. A deal had been reached and Joe was going to keep his gavel. They'd slap him with some kind of superficial "sanction" and maybe he'd apologize, but that's the end of that. ...
What to do about Joe Lieberman? (update 4)
The Reaction —
... Democrats will vote this morning to determine the fate of Republicrat Joe Lieberman. WaPo is reporting that two senators, Dodd and Salazar, will present a compromise to caucus that would "strip Lieberman of a low-profile subcommittee chairmanship, possibly one on global warming. But Lieberman would retain the gavel of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee." In other words, despite opposition from the likes of Leahy and Carper -- but with support from Obama, Durbin, and others, Lieberman will likely keep ...
11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
Blogometer —
November 18, 2008 11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed Early yesterday, liberal bloggers were excitedly buzzing about the news that DE Sen. Tom Carper -- a close ally of ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman -- told The Hill that Lieberman needed to suffer "consequences" for his conduct during the presidential campaign. Lefty bloggers interpreted Carper's statement as ...
