politico.com - 11/12/2008
thinkprogress.org - 11/4/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
With the possibility that Democrats might soon gain
a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, Joe Lieberman
(I-CT) has been openly flirting with thoughts of voting with his conservative colleagues . Last week, ThinkProgress noted that prominent ...
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Lieberman: ‘I Fear’ That ‘America Will Not Survive’ If ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/6/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
With the possibility that Democrats might soon gain
a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, Sen. Joe
Lieberman (I-CT) has been openly flirting with thoughts of voting with his conservative colleagues. Last week, ThinkProgress noted that prominent ...
(more)
Lieberman: 'I Fear' That 'America Will Not Survive' If ...
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Lieberman: ‘I Fear’ That ‘America Will Not Survive’ If Democrats Get 60 Senate Seats
Think Progress —
With the possibility that Democrats might soon gain a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has been openly flirting with thoughts of voting with his conservative colleagues. Last week, ThinkProgress noted that prominent conservatives like Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said he would welcome Lieberman “with open arms.”
Today, in an interview with right-wing radio host Glenn Beck, Lieberman made clear that he firmly opposes Democrats gaining 60 seats in the Senate, saying that the survival of the country is in doubt if Democrats break the filibuster threshold:
BECK: But do you agree that Senator Hatch ...
Don’t Count on Joe
Matthew Yglesias —
As everyone knows, Democrats can’t kick Joe Lieberman out of their caucus because they want his vote to reach 60 votes in the senate. But Satyam Khanna’s got the audio of Holy Joe saying that he fears America “would not survive” a 60 vote Democratic Party supermajority. First, Lieberman demonstrates that he has no decency or integrity by going on the odious Glenn Beck’s radio show, and then he says:
BECK: But do you agree that Senator Hatch said to me that if we don’t at least have the firewall of the filibuster in the Senate that in many ways America will not survive?
LIEBERMAN: Well, I hope it’s not like ...
Traitor Joe: A Few Things Democratic Senators Should Keep In Mind
Firedoglake —
As the members of the Senate contemplate whether or not to retain Lieberman, they should remember he made an ad for Republican Susan Collins and raised money for her in her race against Democratic House member Tom Allen.
Lieberman and Collins were extremely chummy: ...
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