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Leahy Becomes First Senator To Demand Lieberman's Ouster From Homeland Security Committee
TPM Election Central —
... This interview, first summarized by a Daily Kos diarist, could prove a blow to Liebrman. The Connecticut Senator seemed to be building up some momentum, with Barack Obama saying he held "no grudges" against him, a quote that some Senators and Lieberman allies started using to claim support from Obama. ...
AUDIO: Leahy Says Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
Think Progress —
... Today, Daily Kos diarist terjeanderson caught an interview on Vermont Public Radio with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), during which the senator broke from the pack and said that Lieberman deserved to lose his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: ...
Leahy: Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
Firedoglake —
On Vermont Public Radio --
I’m one who does not feel somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did.."
But I felt that some of the attacks that he was involved in against ...
Leahy Opposes Lieberman Chairmanship
News —
... Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he doesn't want Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to remain as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "I'm one who does not feel somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did," Leahy said on Vermont Public Radio on Friday. Daily Kos's terjeanderson was the first to spot Leahy's quotes. Leahy criticized Lieberman, a supporter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) during the presidential campaign, for attacks on Barack Obama while he was the Democratic presidential nominee. "I thought they ...
A Lieberman critic emerges
Political Animal —
A LIEBERMAN CRITIC EMERGES.... It's easy to think of Democratic senators who've expressed support, to one degree or another, for Joe Lieberman keeping his coveted committee chairmanship, despite his recent betrayals. We have not, however, seen Democratic senators step up on the other side -- no one in the caucus has publicly announced that he/she supports taking Lieberman's gavel away. Today, that changed. Terjeanderson , a Daily Kos diarist, caught Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) addressing the controversy during an interview on Vermont Public Radio. ...
Do The Democrats Even Deserve A Filibuster-Proof Majority?
DownWithTyranny! —
... And whether they really want it or not, do they even deserve it? The Senate Democratic caucus-- which includes reactionary scumbags like Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu, Mark Pryor, and Ben Nelson-- is sickening, cowardly and next-to-worthless. Patrick Leahy is the ONLY member of the caucus with the balls to publicly state that the treacherous Joe Lieberman doesn't deserve to be given the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. "I’m one who does not feel someone should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after what he did." Alas, he's the only one so far. At least the ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... argues at Newsbusters. Meanwhile, Sen. Patrick Leahy’s (D-Vt.) demands that Lieberman relinquish his Senate chairmanship is an emphatically clear signal that Lieberman’s support of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was unacceptable, terjeanderson writes at Daily Kos. Liberals cannot afford to see Lieberman join Republicans, but have little leverage over him, making revenge more difficult, Townhall’s ...
What to do about Joe Lieberman? (update 3)
The Reaction —
... some of these horrible myths that were being run about Senator Obama. I would feel that had I done something similar, that I would not be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress. In other words, no Homeland Security chairmanship for Lieberman. Let's hope Leahy's colleagues agree. Think Progress has the audio of Leahy's remarks, which were picked up by Kos diarist terjeanderson. For more, see MyDD's Josh Orton: "Leahy nails ...
Democratic Head Of The Judiciary Committee Opposes Lieberman Chairmanship
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VERSE CASE SCENARIO by Tony Peyser The bottom line for Joe? There was no way he Could sway a no-nonsense Guy like Pat Leahy. VERSE CASE SCENARIO ...
