"Sen. Joe Lieberman’s speech before the Republican National Convention Tuesday night could cost Lieberman the chairmanship of a key Senate committee, a top Senate Democratic aide told CNN.

During the speech, the Connecticut senator praised GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and criticizing Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.

"The Democratic Caucus will reassess the situation with Sen. Lieberman after the election,” Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said Wednesday.

Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, now calls himself an “independent Democrat,” but he remains a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus which allows him to head the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Democrats have grumbled for months about Lieberman’s outspoken support of McCain and both Reid and Obama have warned Lieberman to curb his public criticism of Obama.

“What we saw last night was a culmination of provocative efforts in recent months,” said a Democratic leadership aide.

Democrats, who with Lieberman’s support control the chamber by a narrow 51-49 margin, are unlikely to go a step further and boot Lieberman from their caucus although the Democratic leadership aide didn’t rule out that punitive step if Democrats pick up several seats in November."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...politicalticker

What's to assess? He isn't a Democrat. All that's happening is the Dems are gaming the Senate and he is gaming the Dems. With a majority of 1 in the Senate, he should be history, and only Dems should caucus with Dems.

He's hoping to be in McGrandpa's cabinet

He had better get used to the thought of looking at Washington from the cheap seats.

As a long time CT resident I'm appalled by Joe Lieberman. I voted as most Democrats in CT did for Ned Lamont. When Joe didn't win his true colors came out. Ever the opportunist he could not bow out gracefully for the sake of the party. He started the party of Joe. I called his office/and wrote as well, today to tell him in no uncertain terms that he is an embarrassment to the good people of Connecticut.

Gee why rush to kick him out now

He should have been gone a long time ago.....................

Here's the deal as I imagine it going down:

Sniveling Harry Reid will whine to newly elected President Obama how the Dems should keep Joe Lie-ber-mann as chairman of Homeland Security. And Obama will say, "Harry, meet your replacement as Senator Majority Leader -- this is Hilliary." Snap!

Minor edit, not to pick nits, but it's actually "revoked. . . .

Darn... first two responses are exactly what I wanted to say.

http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews...0,7002280.story

Interviews with other Connecticut Reps/Senators party people on Joe's future from The Hartford Courant

The next thing that should happen is the voters of the state of Connecticut need to grow some balls and recall Lieberman and throw the scum sucker out on his ass.

How is what Joe Lieberman doing any different from what the rest of the Democrats in congress are doing?

Pelosi categorically refuses to even consider impeaching Bush, while Obama merrily votes to give the telecoms immunity for spying on us illegally before 9/11. They are ALL Republican appeasers, every last one of them. Joe is just more honest about it.

There is no provision for us (CT) to recall him. Believe me I've checked and checked.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2004/rpt/2004-R-0082.htm

"John McCain was a prisoner in Vietnam. So was Gary Glitter, and I'm not voting for him either."
from Mekons5 on the-peoples-forum.com

What NEM said!

Dump the HUGE disappointment that is Pelosi too. (Vote for Casey's Mom.)

You can't recall his sorry ass? Four years is too long IMO!!

4? We've been stuck with him for 20 years. He was elected to the Senate in 1988

I meant between elections, but I get you're point & feel your pain!! BTW..Welcome to Randi's message board, terpsoccer!!!

Indeed. The campaign was called Connecticut for Lieberman,not Lieberman for Connecticut.
"When they show you who they are,beLIEve them"!

Welcome newbies, Joe won't go because he has no job skills, not that he needs them, but the rw will not hire him and neither will the lw. He needs his seat to survive the great depression that is coming and he knows it. Now throw him out, and be quick about it.

Dennis Kucinich? Isn't he one of the "rest". Steve Cohen?
Logical fallacy isn't like you, under.

1) What Liberbitch is doing is rubbing his whoredom in the Democratic voter's faces.

2) He's stumping for the enemy, what other Democrat is on stage with McFuckface?

3) He joined the latest incarnation of the PNAC.

4) He's uglier than Barney Frank and Henry Waxman combined.

Smart people realized that it was going to be gone the minute the democrats didnt need him to keep the majority. He was a gonner anyway. Once they make it official, I would imagine that he would switch parties, although that is not as assured. If the republican party ever gain the majority in his senatorial life, than he would for sure.

Senate terms are 6 years. Now you're really pissed.

As a moderator, shouldn't you be an example for following the rules? Personal attacks are not allowed.

I am not attacking you, are you in our government?

I'm not a Mod:

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY GOVERNMENT YOU GOD DAMN REPUBLICAN (or independent or libertarian) ASSHOLES!"

You quoted my post and that message is all that was added. dont lie you are better than that hopefully. If not, no big deal.

what the fuck are you talking about, where did I lie, show me where I lied...I am simply making a response

now, if i called you an asshole and told you to get off my fucking board, which I am not doing, that would be a personal attack, but I am just talking about people in our government...

In post 23, you quoted my post. If your response was to be directed at Lieberman, than you should say it. You didn't so I can only assume that it is directed at me personally.

Hey, I know I haven't been around all day but shouldn't the title of this thread be > Lieberman's Chairmanship Title To Be REvoked not Evoked?

And when you ASSUME you make an ASS out of U and Me.

Take a pill

now, for this to be meant for you, wouldnt you have to be in our government? I will be saying this pretty much as often as I want, but since you are not in my or our government, at least not to my knowledge, then this isnt an attack on you, now is it


"GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY GOVERNMENT YOU GOD DAMN REPUBLICAN (or independent or libertarian) ASSHOLES!"

now, stop accusing me of attacking you...

You love to goad people on with "Ooooh, now you're PISSED."

It's obvious that the only one who is pissed is you! You're pissed and you're so SCARED.

A good therapist would do wonders for your state of mind - and people might stop laughing at you.

Yeah, the Senate has 49 Dems, 49 ReThugs and 2 Independents. Both Bernie and Joe caucus with the Dems, except for Joe on the war (other issues?).

It's still tough to lose that Ind. Senate seat of Joe if he gets pissed off after being booted. He votes with the Dems on many Progressive issues, so why not use him to our advantage? Why burn that bridge when it could come back and bite the Dems in the ass? That extra vote could make the difference on critical issues. Not to mention he has the media's attention. The ability to strip him is still there if he starts voting contrary to the Dems ideals. Politics creates strange bedfellows.

Good point. And hardly ever does anyone talk about all the BLUE DOG Democrats in both the House and Senate. Joe is just better known so he gets the heat.

If paid to " disrupt and distract, drop bombs " ... he has every right to be offended.

Can we vote him off the island now ??? ....... there is an election to be won !



..... There Goes his Smirk! ...

Good! It serves the turncoat right!
(bastard...)