www.dailykos.com — Jane Hamsher : Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly: "The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their votes. Their influence would be in question." I ...
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"disdain for the American electorate"
The Corner —
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That's not the change we voted for
WTF Is It Now?!? —
The utter betrayal by Senate Dems: "We were all told to go screw ourselves." Spineless Dems tell all of us to suck it. Well, the feeling is mutual. Fuck you. Fuck all of fucking pussies. Take the fuck Lieberman pledge. Take him down.
Infighting We Can Believe In
The Next Right —
The price of power.
Kos:
But there's also disdain for the American electorate that voted in overwhelming numbers for change from the discredited Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies. But in a city known for tone-deafness, there clearly isn't a more tone-deaf group than the Senate Dems.
I'm done with Reid as Senate leader.
A Kos commenter:
I hope Reid is as forgiving
when we all support his primary challenger.
Stoller: ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room —
... . kos writes that he's done with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as a leader, since Reid and his fellow Democrats have ignored the millions of Americans who voted this month against "Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies." Liberals' loss over Lieberman is only one of several disappointments they're facing Tuesday, along with the possible appointment of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as secretary of State and the Obama administration's reluctance to prosecute Republicans for war crimes, writes Contentions' ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... that the vote within the caucus was apparently 43-12 in favor of keeping Lieberman as chairman.
Romney back on the campaign trail
Add Mitt Romney to the list of big name Republicans who are lending a hand to Sen. Saxby Chambliss, as he fights for his political life.
Chambliss is the freshman Republican senator from Georgia who will face off against his Democratic opponent, former state lawmaker Jim Martin, in a runoff election on Tuesday December 2.
Daily Kos: Today's lesson
There's that. But there's also disdain for the ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... (tags: GOP conservative)
Daily Kos: Today's lesson
There's that. But there's also disdain for the American electorate that voted in overwhelming numbers for change from the discredited Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies. ...
11/19: This One Stings
Blogometer —
... . They're also accusing Senate Dems of ignoring the will of the electorate, which "voted in overwhelming numbers for change from the discredited Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies." One liberal blogger is urging her readers to ...
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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 ...
(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 ...
And then there were four?
www.washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
Lieberman keeps committee for now
thehill.com 11/7/2008 — Democrats held back punishing Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday for his vigorous support of John McCain for president, allowing him to keep his chairmanship for the time being. However Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Lieberman's actions ...
Democrats held back punishing Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday for his vigorous support of John McCain for president, allowing him to keep his chairmanship for the time being. However Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Lieberman's actions ...
Let Lieberman Live
www.tnr.com 11/15/2008 — On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
Maybe Lieberman can get the morning coffee or something
crooksandliars.com 11/8/2008 —
[Cartoon by Bob Englehart ]
Dana Bash at CNN reports that Holy Joe is unhappy about his looming and well-earned demotion, and is thinking about joining the Republican caucus:
A Senate Democratic source familiar with the meeting confirms that ...
[Cartoon by Bob Englehart ]
Dana Bash at CNN reports that Holy Joe is unhappy about his looming and well-earned demotion, and is thinking about joining the Republican caucus:
A Senate Democratic source familiar with the meeting confirms that ...
Lieberman Whip Counting
www.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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lieberman
www.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 ...
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 ...
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
www.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 ...
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 ...
Lieberman as Chair - Damage Control
www.openleft.com 11/29/2008 — Following up on the outcome that Lieberman keeps his gavel, some thoughts about mitigating the harm Lieberman might do as Chair of this committee.
Two vitally important things need to happen here:
1) Reid must stack the committee.
2) The Committee ...
Following up on the outcome that Lieberman keeps his gavel, some thoughts about mitigating the harm Lieberman might do as Chair of this committee.
Two vitally important things need to happen here:
1) Reid must stack the committee.
2) The Committee ...
Lieberman keeps committee chairmanship —
First Read 11/18/2008
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroDemocrats in Congress have allowed Joe Lieberman to hold onto his powerful chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee in a secret ballot vote. Majority Leader Harry Reid, however, asked the Connecticut senator to step ...
Lessons of the Lieberman saga —
msnbc.com: Politics 11/18/2008
The Democrats kept Sen. Joe Lieberman in the fold because politics is a game of addition and the magic number is 60: the number of senators needed to defeat a delaying motion or filibuster.
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