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Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman
Think Progress —
After Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) expressed his frustration: “Everybody is just profoundly disappointed with what Joe did,” Dorgan said.
Today on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Dorgan whether he would vote on Tuesday to allow Lieberman remain chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Dorgan said he was “concerned” and “upset” over Lieberman’s behavior during the campaign, and suggested that Lieberman’s actions were unacceptable for a committee chairman:
As a chairman of one of our ...
Lieberman's 'unacceptable' behavior
Political Animal —
LIEBERMAN'S 'UNACCEPTABLE' BEHAVIOR.... Sens. Pat Leahy and Bernie Sanders, both of Vermont, announced the other day that they oppose Joe Lieberman keeping his committee chairmanship. Today, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) came close. Ali Frick noted ...
Byron Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Not Acceptable
Firedoglake —
Dorgan:
As a chairman of one of our significant committees in the Senate, not just going off and supporting a presidential candidate of the other side but also criticizing the candidate on our side, and also involving himself in a couple of senate ...
Byron Dorgan Is A Hypocrite On Bi-Partisanship
Say Anything —
Immediately after Obama’s election day victory Senator Byron Dorgan was busy saying that Obama should “reach out” to Republicans and end all the nasty “partisanship” in Washington DC.
“I think it’s important to reach out” in a spirit of bipartisanship, Dorgan said…
“We’ve had far too much partisanship in Washington,” Dorgan said.
Well apparently Dorgan has a different definition of “bipartisanship” than the rest of us, because today on Fox News Sunday he basically came out in favor of throwing Senator Joe Lieberman under the bus for daring to side with Republicans on ...
Dorgan: Lieberman actions unaccebtable
Politico Live's Blogs —
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), on Fox News Sunday, said that Sen. Joe Lieberman's criticism of President-elect Barack Obama during the campaign was unacceptable. However, Dorgan, a member of Senate Democratic leadership, stopped short of saying that he would vote to strip him of his committee chairmanship Tuesday.
As a chairman of one of our significant committees in the Senate, not just going off and supporting a presidential candidate of the other side but also criticizing the candidate on our side, and also involving himself in a couple of Senate races on the other side. The question is, is that acceptable? The answer is no. The question, I think, ...
Dorgan: Senate Dems Will Decide Tuesday On Lieberman
Daily Kos —
On FOX News Sunday, Byron Dorgan affirmed that senate Democrats would decide Tuesday whether Joe Lieberman should be rewarded with the homeland security committee chairmanship after his support for Republicans during the 2008 campaign. As a chairman of one of our significant committees in the Senate, not just going off and supporting a presidential candidate of the other side but also criticizing the candidate on our side, and also involving himself in a couple of senate races on the other side. The question is, is that acceptable? The answer is no. ... I was concerned and was upset about what happened earlier this year, ...
Senator Dorgan: Lieberman Remaining As Homeland Security Chair Is Not "Acceptable"
TPM Election Central —
We now have a third Senator stepping up and strongly condemning the idea of Joe Lieberman remaining as Homeland Security chair: Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota...
Dorgan hammered Lieberman for his criticism of Barack Obama and his work against several Dem Senate candidates, and asked whether it was okay for the chair of one of the Dems' "significant committees" to have done this.
"The question is, Is that acceptable," Dorgan continued. "And the answer is no." Dorgan's quotes come after Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders came out and called on Dems to give Lieberman ...
