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Opening the Day: One Week to Go
Open Left - Front Page —
And now it gets even dirtier and crazier.
McConnell calls on Ted Stevens to resign.
Ted Kennedy is coming back to DC.
Are credit cards the next group of debt instruments to collapse?
The Democrats have a lot on their plate.
Lieberman's going to be ousted from his committee chairmanship, but he won't be kicked out of the caucus.
Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe ...
Moderation and Bipartisanship, Democrat-Style
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... On the Democrat side, having already had a primary campaign to
eject Lieberman from the party in 2006,
Harry Reid is now moving to strip him of a chairmanship, but
wants to keep him around in the caucus just for his vote: ...
Dems Working on Post-Election Senate Shake Up
Politics Daily —
... According to J. Taylor Rushing of the The Hill, Democratic leaders are considering a new plan for Senate committee assignments that would shift several chairmanships and likely result in Lieberman losing his spot as chair of the Homeland Security Committee. Rushing cites sources that say that Hawaiian Senator Daniel Akaka would replace Lieberman. Lieberman would likely retain his other committee assignments. ...
Reid: Tim Johnson, Bob Byrd Not Up to the Job
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... I take no joy in pointing this out, but voters in South Dakota
and West Virginia ought to be aware that Senate Democratic leader
Harry Reid believes that their Senators
are not up to the demands of the job: ...
Senate Tea Leaves
Firedoglake —
Gosh, you think this is why Sanctimonious Joe got all complimentary of Obama the other day? ...
Lieberman likely to lose Senate chairmanship
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
There will be a lot of committee changes in the next Congress and it won't be good for Joe Liebermen. From The Hill: Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him ...
Lieberman to lose committee chairmanship
Daily Kos —
I'll take this. Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him being replaced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii), the committee’s third-ranking Democrat. ...
Will Lieberman Get Kicked Out Of the Dem Caucus?
TalkLeft —
Yesterday The Hill reported: Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. It would certainly feel good to do so: Lieberman spokesman Marshall Witmann dismissed the speculation, saying Lieberman “is focused on doing all he can to elect John McCain as president rather than post-election Washington politics.” ...
Secret Obama Plan: Let Exotic Hawaii Control ALL WASHINGTON POWER?
Wonkette » top —
... First, the Democrats are taking away a leadership position from the best senator in the history of… just IN HISTORY, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Now some of you people have concerns over Joe Lieberman, principally that he is a virgin (he’s 66 years old; you’d think he’d have had sex by now, right?) and that his body is composed entirely of toxic rat shit. But at least it’s not composed of *pineapples,* which is what Barry Obama’s government proposes as a replacement: ...
Reid to Dump Lieberman?
Weekly Standard Blog —
The Hill suggests that Harry Reid is preparing to do what he's been expected to do for months:
Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him being replaced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii), the committee’s third-ranking Democrat...
One Democratic source said Lieberman is not likely to lose his position in the Democratic caucus, even if the party picks up several seats in next ...
Dems Set to Strip Lieberman of Chairmanship
Firedoglake —
... The Hill reports Joe Lieberman's days as chair of the powerful Homeland Security Committee may be numbered as senate Democrats plan a massive reshuffle in the event of an Obama victory and significant Democratic senate pick ups. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii would probably take over from Lieberman as chair of the Homeland Security Committee. ...
Good Riddance: Lieberman likely to lose committee chairmanship
Crooks and Liars —
Perhaps this is why HolyJoe is now trying to make nice?
The Hill:
Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship.
Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him being replaced by Sen. ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... writes at The Weekly Standard: Kristol suggests a swift response from Palin would distract from Obama's half-hour primetime infomercial tonight and squash rumors of tension within the McCain-Palin campaign. And a report that Democratic leaders have discussed ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship has Daily Kos's ...
One Step Closer To The Bitter End For Holy Joe Lieberman?
DownWithTyranny! —
... If ever a member of the Senate didn't deserve to chair an important committee, it is Joe Lieberman. But Democrats, worried that he would jump the fence the way Strom Thurmond did in 1964, Richard Shelby did in 1994, and Ben Nighthouse Campbell did in 1995, seem to have made a deal with the Devil, a deal that is expiring. Today's Hill is reporting that Lieberman is going to lose his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee to Daniel Akaka (D-HI). ...
The Hill: Lieberman To Lose His Position
PoliGazette —
... According to the Hill, Senator Joe Lieberman, one of the few independents in the United States Senate and former Democrat with an independent mind, may lose his chairmanship. ...
Boot Joe Lieberman
Open Left - Front Page —
He shouldn't be in the caucus.
Today, the Hill reports:
One Democratic source said Lieberman is not likely to lose his position in the Democratic caucus, even if the party picks up several seats in next week's election... "There's no sense in cutting off our nose to spite our face," one source said.
When will Democratic leaders realize that every time Joe Lieberman spouts right-wing talking points on TV as a "Democrat" or attends a Republican press conference as a "Democrat," that spites their face big-time?
So ...
Joe Lieberman must go
Crooks and Liars —
Traitor Joe must go. If things work out well in this election, Bold Progressives has a good plan that I support.
Today, the Hill reports:
One Democratic source said Lieberman is not likely to lose his position in the Democratic caucus, even if the party picks up several seats in next week's election... "There's no sense in cutting off our nose to spite our face," one source said.
When will Democratic leaders realize that every time Joe Lieberman spouts right-wing talking points on TV as a "Democrat" or ...
Lieberman: Put Partisanship Aside
News —
... make our blessed land stronger and safer," Lieberman said in a statement released by his office. "I pledge to work with President-elect Obama and his incoming Administration in their efforts to reinvigorate our economy and keep our nation secure and free." Some liberal bloggers, agitated by Lieberman's backing of McCain eight years after helping Vice President Al Gore bear the party's colors, have speculated that Democratic leaders could expel Lieberman from their caucus. Sources say party leaders have discussed revoking Lieberman's chairmanship. Lieberman offered ...
