weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
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What is best in life ? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
This is precisely what the Democratic party achieved with Barack Obama’s historic victory on November 4. The Democrats increased their majorities in both the House and Senate ...
dailykos.com - 11/18/2008
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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 ...
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google.com - 11/18/2008
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google.com —
1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman
will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security
Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
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The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps ...
firedoglake.com - 11/18/2008
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If a Hemorrhoid Could Talk, What Would It Say?
INSTAPUTZ —
We have a pretty good idea, actually. Those Republicans that survived the massacre are exhausted, scattered and foraging for scraps. It was a bloodbath, and one that should have satiated the blood lust of even the most committed Democratic partisans. Yet some Democrats can’t seem to accept a complete and total victory -- they want to round up the wounded and execute them. Joe Lieberman’s name is at the top of their list. Like you, dear readers, I'm shocked a campaign stocked with poindexters like this guy didn't win.
11/19: This One Stings
Blogometer —
... Cillizza : "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.'" LIEBERMAN VI: Schadenfreude On The Right Several conservative bloggers used yesterday's Senate vote as an opportunity to mock the netroots: Weekly Standard blogger (and ex-McCain spokesperson) Michael Goldfarb slams Lieberman's liberal critics: "Perhaps Lieberman was more committed to the ...
Hagel Isn't Lieberman
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Goldfarb compares them: Perhaps Lieberman was more committed to the fight than his counterpart on the Obama campaign, Chuck Hagel, but any sense of proportion has been lost by the hysterics leading the anti-Joe lynch mob. And there are no pitchfork wielding Republicans intent on burning Chuck Hagel at the stake. There was hardly a peep from the right over his heresy because nobody cared. Hagel didn't endorse Obama. And he has been anathematized by Goldfarb's friends and fellow apparatichiks. Jason Zengerle has more considered ...
Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows you’re lame
Firedoglake —
... Officially unemployed at about 4PM Eastern Time on 11/4, Michael has made his way back to all-embracing wingnut welfare arms of The Weekly Standard where being horribly horribly wrong is a feature, not a bug. ...
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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 ...
And then there were four?
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...
Lieberman
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 ...
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
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 ...
Lieberman Whip Counting
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Latest on Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/11/2008 — 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...
Let Lieberman Live
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 ...
Lieberman's momentum stalls
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — 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, ...
Democrats to keep Lieberman in their ranks: aides —
Reuters: Politics 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their ranks despite his support for Republican John McCain in the 2008 White House race, ...
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