Lieberman likely to keep top Democratic post, sources say

[sabra]

Source: CNN

(CNN) — Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though the Connecticut independent campaigned vigorously for John McCain's White House bid, two congressional sources told CNN Monday.

Instead, Senate Democrats will likely strip Lieberman of his chairmanship of an environmental subcommittee — a considerably less prominent position than his homeland security post.

That outcome would be at odds with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's initial intentions. Sources told CNN last week that Reid had informed Lieberman it was likely he would lose his chairmanship of the committee and instead assume a leadership post on a less prominent panel. Lieberman told
Reid that offer was "not acceptable," according to sources.

The Democratic caucus will formally meet Tuesday morning to hold a secret ballot vote on Lieberman's future, but the sources suggested the outcome of that vote may already be a foregone conclusion.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/17/lieberman-likely-to-keep-top-democratic-post-sources-say/

[bermudat]

1. Disgusting.

[Dinger]

2. I Don't The The Vote Should Be A Secret One Either,

as it was reported on CNN

[PlanetBev]

6. I'm with you, Dinger

I want to know who the Wussacrats are.

[BootinUp]

13. nice avatar.

:) Oh, and I agree with you on the vote!

[Dinger]

25. Back At Ya

I stole it from you:evilgrin:

[Danieljay]

3. oh for effs sake. Get rid of him already... What is their problem? n/t

[Shipwack]

24. The problem is that they have no effin' spine....

Either that, they don't want to penalize a member of their "country club".

[monmouth]

4. I suspect they're going to boot him. Don't know why, I just do...n/t

[hisownpetard]

5. That Harry Reid. What a tiger.

[Owl]

7. Strip Lieberman of all but the environmental subcommittee,

and if he complains "not acceptable", strip him of that one too.

[cosmicone]

8. when are the democrats in the senate

grow a spine? Or a pair?

[Dragonfli]

15. The Are Keeping the Powder Dry. Still Not at 98 seats yet - Leaved them alone!

You wait and see! when they get all 98 non(I) Senate seats they are going to send him such a letter!
They may even yell at him in public and even ask him without using "please" to think about maybe being a Democrat. But golly if Joe gets mad now - he may do something mean like claim our president is a Terraist. They can't have that because do you know how many feelings will be hurt then?
Harry is very sensitive, do you want to see him cry or something? You meanie you!

[movonne]

9. what next ...lets give Palin a post ...maybe SOS...

[hangman86]

10. Well this should make repealing the Patriot Act easier

:mad: Is pulling a Ted Stevens the only way to get punished in the Senate!

[JJ]

14. When did Stevens get punished in the Senate?

Far as I can see, it was the voters that took care of Ted.

I'd love to be the Democrat running against Lieberman next cycle, 24/7 of Joe booing Obama.

[DS1]

11. There should be a boot so far up his ass you can see the polished toe

shining behind his teeth

[BootinUp]

12. What the fuck!

[L0oniX]

16. Fucking cowards! Get a spine!

[IndianaGreen]

17. We need Lieberman's GPS coordinates!

If Lieberman were a cockroach, I would have crushed him with my foot a long time ago.

[BunkerHill24]

18. Harry Reid has to go....this is unacceptable

[Olney Blue]

19. no, no, no, no, no

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

[salguine]

20. Well, kids? Has the giddiness of Nov. 5 worn off yet? It has for me.

[PassingFair]

21. Please contact your Senators.

I'm e-mailing mine NOW.

[Thickasabrick]

22. Obama tipped the scales on this one, told Reid he wants to keep him..

that's what I read somewhere today anyway.

[Thrill]

35. in caucus. He didn't say he had to keep his chairmainship

[Phred42]

23. GODDAMNIT- WTF does it take to get kicked out of this Chickenshit outfit?!

[backscatter712]

26. Reid, you vile sack of santorum!!!

You're the lowest form of life on earth! You're not even a fucking human being!

You're nothing but a pantywaisted, grabasstic piece of amphibian shit!

[NikolaC]

32. Well Said

I agree wholeheartedly with and second that sentiment ... Although, some small part of me would like to hope that the leak was wrong. *sigh*

[bunkerbuster1]

27. gawdalmighty, I hope this is wrong.

Let's get this straight--they're stripping him of the authority that he wielded responsibly, and are letting him keep the authority that he used for shit?

oy.

[BuyingThyme]

28. Is the Homeland Security Committee the right place for a guy who wants to murder Muslims

to serve his god?

[desktop]

29. Republicans don't need a majority with weak Democrats like this group

Open season on Democrats by Republicans, Independents, Democrats. Republicans may as well just assert their agenda. These weakling Democrats will just cave into what ever Republicans want otherwise they might get their feelings hurt. Obama already making mistakes by not demanding Lieberman ouster.

[tekisui]

30. Let's wait for the vote.

I have seen at least 4 Senators come out strongly against Traitor Joe, and only one support his chairmanship.

[against all enemies]

31. A secret vote? How Democratic. What bullshit.

[NikolaC]

33. Exactly

Are they afraid that if we knew who voted to let him retain his chairmanship we would get pissed and vote them out of office or something? Hmmm...

[WeDidIt]

34. Time to go after every last Dem seat in primaries

None should be safe after this abomination. Not a one. Every last Democratic Senator should face a primary challenge ever other year ubntil they are all gone after this.

[Lasher]

36. Well I'm gonna wait and see.

But I'll be sorely disappointed if it works out this way. Hell, it would just add insult to injury if they just take away his chairmanship of the interim broom closet subcommittee or whatever, while leaving him unscathed otherwise. But like I said, I'll be watching tomorrow.

I emailed both my Senators this morning to let them know I don't want this traitor chairing any Senate committee in the 111th Congress.

[Melissa G]

37. Totally wimpy Dems if this is the case. n/t

[w4rma]

38. Keeping LIEberman in this chair says that the Dems wont be investigating or following up on the Bush

administration illegal activities. That chair that LIEberman is seemingly keeping is the one in charge of such investigations. He has not issued one single solitary supenoa as chair. He is corrupt to the core as is anyone who supports him.

[Downtown Hound]

39. Grrrr.....can't say I'm surprised but.......

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Gregorian]

40. 2010.

Connecticut. Majority in Congress.

(Remember, this is 3d chess.)

[mollymongold]

41. Booo. You think Republicans wouldve settle for that if it happened the other way?

[rhett o rick]

42. This is not change I can believe in. If the Dem's are afraid to even take away

Joe-the-traitor's chairmanships, what else are they afraid of? I guess we can kiss goodbye any hope of holding Bushy and Cheney accountable for their crimes.