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November 18, 2008
Democrat and Secret Ballots In Lieberman Vote
Secret Ballots, Blatant Irony (Senate Dems to use secret ballot for Lieberman's fate!)
Senator Says Secret-Ballot in Private Meeting to Determine Whether Democrats Punish Lieberman
Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ’s fate this week, according to North Dakota Sen. Byron L. Dorgan .
The caucus is due to meet Tuesday to decide whether Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, should be punished for his aggressive support of Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., for president.
And this..........
Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress.
Obama's decision could tie the hands of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has been negotiating to remove Lieberman as chair of the Homeland Security and Government Reform committee while keeping him within the caucus. Lieberman has insisted that he will split from the Democrats if his homeland security position is stripped.
Aides to the president-elect did not return requests for comment. Senate officials were unclear whether Obama would be comfortable with Lieberman maintaining his current committee post.
Fellow Connecticut Senate Chris Dodd, who has spoken out in favor of Lieberman remaining in the party, explained as much to reporters on Friday:
"What does Barack Obama want?... He's talked about reconciliation, healing, bringing people together. I don't think he'd necessarily want to spend the first month of this president-elect period, this transition period, talking about a Senate seat, particularly if someone is willing to come forward and is willing to be a member of your family in the caucus in that sense."
A Democrat close to Lieberman, meanwhile, said he thought that keeping Lieberman in the fold "would be a good move for Obama as a way to make real his promise of new politics, a less partisan Washington and more unity. He would do so at some risk. Obviously there is a liberal wing of the party that wants Joe punished... "
Wild Thing's comment........
I doubt many will vote against Lieberman, they want 60 bodies in thier count so I would think they will give him a pass for his support of McCain.
Posted by Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 04:45 AM
Comments
Too Bad!! Although I'm sure there must be others, somewhere, Joe Lieberman is the only decent and qualified Democrat I am aware of.
Posted by: SSgt Steve, at November 18, 2008 07:11 AM
I sure would like to see bad blood between Obama and Reid. If each thinks he runs the Senate maybe there will be a power contest between them.
Posted by: TomR at November 18, 2008 09:26 AM
Except for his support of the Iraq War, Liberman's a Liberal. The Democrats of his state rejected him but he still wants to caucus with Democrats. His support of McCain doesn't really prove anything because McCain is more of a Democrat than a Conservative Republican.
Posted by: BobF at November 18, 2008 09:51 AM
Why the secret ballot, they want non-union companies to have open ballots. Lets see how many gutless democrats there are out there.
And what happened to all the kumbyahh stuff from the demos who want to reach across the isle. Seems to me if you stray from the scripted agenda they reach out to put a knife in your back.
Gonna be a long two years.
Posted by: Mark at November 18, 2008 12:09 PM
I say hang Liebermnan on the same gallows as O'Vomit
Posted by: cuchieddie at November 18, 2008 05:01 PM
Joe is a LION and with the left-wingbats in power, in the eyes of their $pecial intere$t group$, Mufasa is dead... The LION King is dead...the monkeys are in control of the jungle now and the hyenas are calling the shots!
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at November 18, 2008 06:10 PM
SSgt Steve, they will take him back, the only thing Lieberman agree's with Republican's about is the war.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 06:55 PM
Tom, I would love that!!!
"I sure would like to see bad blood between Obama and Reid"
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 06:59 PM
BobF, yes he surfe is, he is a big time liberal. Only fighiting back against the terrorists he is all for.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 07:01 PM
Mark, LOL your right......"Why the secret ballot, they want non-union companies to have open ballots.".......... they even do double standard on themselves.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 07:03 PM
Darth,......"the monkeys are in control of the jungle now and the hyenas are calling the shots!"........LOL just had an image of that. But yess your right.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 18, 2008 07:09 PM
