Reid: Lieberman's Chairmanship is Safe

[marmar]

:puke: :argh:


from AlterNet's PEEK:



Reid: Lieberman's Chairmanship is Safe

Posted by GottaLaff , The Political Carnival at 2:30 PM on June 5, 2008.

Reid capitulates to Lieberman.



I think you'll agree, this is a classic "Huh???" moment:

It didn't go over well among Democrats when Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, who has backed John McCain for president, criticized Barack Obama on Israel just one day after Obama's historic nomination clinching victory.

But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says Lieberman's committee chairmanship "I'm not about to threaten anybody," Reid told reporters Thursday afternoon. "... Joe Lieberman is an important vote for this caucus."is safe and Lieberman remains an important vote for Democrats.

There must be a reasonable explanation. There must be. Counting to 10. 1... 2... 3...

Indeed, in a Senate divided 51-49, Lieberman's vote on virtually every other issue outside of the war in Iraq can be critical. Reid pointed out that the Democratic budget resolution would not have passed Wednesday without Lieberman's vote. Lieberman has called himself an "Independent Democrat" ever since he lost the Connecticut Democratic primary in 2006 — a loss largely attributed to his support of the war in Iraq.

...4 ...5 ...6... Someone do something. Barack?

On Wednesday in the Senate chamber, Obama very publicly cornered Lieberman and had a direct, but not heated, conversation in the corner of the chamber.

LIEberman is a reliable Democratic voter the way KFed is a rapper. ...7 ... 8... 9...

Some Democrats have speculated that a greatly expanded Democratic Senate majority would allow Reid more leverage to yank Lieberman's chairmanship as punishment for supporting McCain, but there is no such movement afoot, Reid says.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/87201/

[MercutioATC]

1. Two words:

Fuck. Reid.

[MadMaddie]

2. Whether Reid wants it or not come 2009 Lieberwhore will

be neutered for once and for all....he will not be in power. As for Reid I expect him to be replaced as well.

[Olney Blue]

3. Lieberman: another good reason to crush McCain, my friends.

[Middle finga]

4. Maybe it's time to replace Reid also

[KT2000]

5. Whaaat???

Exactly what does it take for Reid?
We have to get rid of that weasel.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. This story came from a Politico writer who has right wing slantings.

Martin Kady II

Raw Story had another slant on it.

[King Bacon Fat]

7. Another strike against Reid!

Move Durbin up to Majority Leader and give Clinton Majority Whip for the 111th Congress, I say. Nobody could possibly do worse than Reid.

I miss Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, myself. He seemed to get things done with a similarly divided Senate... he's got to be turning over in his grave with Reid, Cheney and Little Bush holding his one-time positions.

[Caution]

8. We cannot take away his chairmanship until the new Congress comes in.

If Reid were to do so, he'd cross the aisle and become a Republican officially. This isn't rocket science here. It's common sense.