Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship

azaghal1981

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Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 05:37 PM UTC #

And the Democrats are still as spineless as ever. :(

Unbelievable.

vansmack

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 05:51 PM UTC #

I disagree. It's the right move…he only voted with the Republicans on the War (which won't be an option any longer) and if Obama is ok with it, so should Congress be. His vote is much more important than any punishment.

It's time to move forward and let Connecticut take care of him in 2012.

godsshoeshine

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 05:59 PM UTC #

canning liebie would hardly be the move toward bipartisianship that the country wants and needs

azaghal1981

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 06:16 PM UTC #

I still think there should've been more repercussions for his anti-Obama fear-mongering. And it's not like they'll have 60 votes (if Martin, Begich and Franken win) when it comes to foreign policy/homeland security issues. He definitely got off way too easy. But maybe I'm just being petty.

hutch

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 06:35 PM UTC #

It takes guts to be gentle and kind.

Rhett Miller

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 06:43 PM UTC #

What exactly did he do that was wrong?

kosmo

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 07:08 PM UTC #

clubbing baby seals….

bunnyman

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 07:13 PM UTC #

Lieberman sucks ass…but it sends a message that Dems are going to have to govern from the middle, and that is an important thing for Obama to do.

ratioci nation

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 07:18 PM UTC #

Bipartisanship and governing from the middle takes two sides, we'll see how much Republicans care to participate. Yay for more years of getting nothing significant done.

bags

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 08:34 PM UTC #

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I still think there should've been more repercussions for his anti-Obama fear-mongering. And it's not like they'll have 60 votes (if Martin, Begich and Franken win) when it comes to foreign policy/homeland security issues. He definitely got off way too easy. But maybe I'm just being petty.

I'm with you, in that I'd love to boot him in the ass.

That said, Obama is really trying to move on and look forward, not backwards. Hell, he met with McCain. He wants to mend/build what bridges he can, so I support his support of the old S.O.B.

bags

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 08:35 PM UTC #

Originally posted by hutch:
It takes guts to be gentle and kind.

I love you for this!

heather

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 08:49 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by hutch:
It takes guts to be gentle and kind.
I love you for this!

reading that quote, my mind went instead to: "Or surrender act tender be gentle and kind."

mmmmm LL

callat703

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 18, 2008 at 09:58 PM UTC #

Originally posted by vansmack:
I disagree. It's the right move…he only voted with the Republicans on the War (which won't be an option any longer) and if Obama is ok with it, so should Congress be. His vote is much more important than any punishment.

It's time to move forward and let Connecticut take care of him in 2012.

Seconded.

Doctor Doom

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 03:03 AM UTC #

He is a reprehensible douche. But that being said… thirded to Vansmack.

manimtired

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 03:18 AM UTC #

got to get the senate number right?

vansmack

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 04:30 AM UTC #

Originally posted by manimtired:
got to get the senate number right?

Speaking of which….

Ted Stevens. Loser. And no longer in the Senate.

sweetcell

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 05:55 AM UTC #

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by manimtired:
got to get the senate number right?
Speaking of which….

Ted Stevens. Loser. And no longer in the Senate.

i guess that means no "senator palin", for now. wo0t.

azaghal1981

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 06:22 AM UTC #

She can remain a Washington outsider now.

Yeah, I stole that from some talking head on tv but forgot who it was.
Made me laugh, though.

Doctor Doom

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Re: Lieberman keeps his committee chairmanship November 19, 2008 at 11:39 PM UTC #

Thank god. I hope her grating voice will soon cease to emanate from my TV.