Pelosi: Senate Dems Won't Need Lieberman After The Election

[EV_Ares]

From: TPM By Eric Kleefeld - August 13, 2008, 6:36PM

We now have a high-ranking Democrat openly saying Joe Lieberman should pay for his betrayal of the party once this election is over.

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Nancy Pelosi was asked about the Lieberman problem, in light of his recent comments implying that Barack Obama doesn't "put the country first."

"The Democrats in the Senate are in a tough spot. They have 51 votes. Joe Lieberman organizes with them," said Pelosi. "In 85 days or something, they will have five more Democrats -- they won't need him to make the majority. And it will be interesting to see what the leadership in the Senate, the Democratic leadership in the Senate, does at that point in terms of Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of his committee."

Link: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/pelosi_senate_dems_wont_need_l.php

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Maybe both of them will be gone.

So far they've dumped all over the voters that elected them in the first palce.

[nc4bo]

4. Was just going to say we don't have much use for her or joe.

There's a bunch of "Dems" that need to go right along with them.

Operation Clean Slate should be the new motto.

[Lucky 13]

2. Fuck Lieberman.

I want him off my team officially.

[AtomicKitten]

3. Pelosi warns Lieberman & chastises some of HRC's supporters for being "less than gracious"

Pelosi warns Lieberman for undercutting Obama

Zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/13/MNRL12AEMM.DTL&type=politics
Thursday, August 14, 2008

(08-14) 04:00 PDT Washington - --

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted Sen. Joe Lieberman on Wednesday for making what she called "totally irresponsible" remarks about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and warned that the Senate might retaliate by revoking Lieberman's committee chairmanship.

Pelosi also chastised some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters for being "less than gracious" toward Obama, although she praised the New York senator for rallying behind the party's nominee after a bitter primary fight.

Pelosi's remark in an interview with KGO Radio talk show host Ronn Owens in San Francisco is certain to anger Clinton backers, including some who are pushing to have Clinton's name placed into nomination at the party's convention in Denver later this month. But the House speaker's rebuke of Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent, is likely to please Democratic activists, who are irate at Lieberman's sharp jabs at Obama.

* snip *

"You're right," Pelosi said. "Joe Lieberman has said things that are totally irresponsible when it comes to Barack Obama. Here we have a leader for the future, really a great leader for the future and one that comes along only every now and then, and they know it so they have to undermine him. And one of their best weapons, of course, is someone who is considered by some to be a Democrat."

[Fluffdaddy]

5. "Pelosi also chastised" Who does she think she is....our mom?

HRC for VP ;)

[AtomicKitten]

6. No VP for HRC = DLC strikes out in 2008.

But keep dreamin' those DLC dreams.

[Fluffdaddy]

8. Next week is going to be a big shocker to you

I'll drop you a PM when it happens............just to gloat :D

[JTFrog]

12. Save the PM for after your BM. Don't get any on your shoes. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

13. The tone-deaf presumptuousness of some HRC supporters is surreal.

How anyone could think Obama would let the Chaos that is Clinton anywhere near the ticket is beyond me, but all this pointless posturing of Clinton supporters will be over very, very soon.

[Metric System]

18. Oh the irony.

[AtomicKitten]

19. How pathetic your imperviousness to truth and reality is.

I wonder when she loses AGAIN at the convention if that will finally convince you loons that it is over.

[Metric System]

21. Sorry, but I'm not a member of PUMA. They represent a small % of Hillary supporters. And you

wouldn't recognize unity if it hit you upside the head.

[AtomicKitten]

22. you must be confused

I have no desire to commune with a-holes.

[Metric System]

23. Then what are you doing here?

[AtomicKitten]

24. soon you and the rest of the sore losers will be rendered irrelevant

[Metric System]

26. WTF? Um, ok, whatever. I think you define sore winner.

[AtomicKitten]

27. Sore loser won't leave the field & some of her supporters behave like batshit crazy 2 yr olds.

check

[Metric System]

28. So do some Obama supporters.

[AtomicKitten]

29. I will not further enable the Clinton drama.

:hi:

[Metric System]

31. Hilarious. You're one of the biggest Clinton bashers around here.

[AtomicKitten]

32. I used to be the biggest Clinton acolyte around here for years, but I got better. ;)

Maybe we'll do a telethon benefit for you sore losers who choose to ignore the jackassery of the Clintons.

I'll start the healing with a cookie for you:

[Metric System]

17. FISA

[Upton]

7. I want Lieberman stripped of that chairmanship as soon as the new Congress convenes

[wvbygod]

9. Liberman will be McCain's running mate

Problem solved or exacerbated.

[onenote]

11. not a chance of that happening

Although it would be fun to watch the heads exploding at the Republican Convention if someone with a fairly solid pro-choice record was nominated to be VP on a ticket headed up by a 70-plus year old.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. I believe that is a real possibility

Joe is brown-nosing 24/7.

He could be the VP nominee.

[wvbygod]

20. Not just that but he was on the mccain bus alone when it crashed

Maybe not confirmed tho.

[TheCowsCameHome]

30. After 01-20-09 he'll have lots of time to pursue new hobbies

Even crashing busses if he wants to.

[JTFrog]

10. In light of her "Impeachment is off the Table" comment, she should pay for her betrayal as well.

Let's get a two fer one deal on this.

[SuperTrouper]

14. I agree Nancy Botoxi has not done a good job as Speaker: Give Wexler

the job. He will incinerate the GOP Rats that run circles around Pelosi in the House

[Orsino]

16. Pelosi Dems won't need Lieberman's help to roll over for neocons. n/t

[Blue-Jay]

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