Joe Lieberman has been an egregious rogue in the senate and it's time for him to be relinquished to zero status among the Democratic leadership. It doesn't matter if the democrats fall short of 60 votes, they will have enough of a majority to get the bills through that need to be passed. Not all republicans will want to block important legislation because the 2010 elections are right behind this one and those republicans that survive the democratic onslaught this year will not want to have "obstructionist" attached to their resume. That label would be the death nell for any republican incumbent in 2010.
http://thehill.com/...
Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship.
Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources who see him being replaced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii), the committee’s third-ranking Democrat.
The money quote...how does Lieberman's "handlers" think comments like this will help him? Obviously, the Lieberman team has a death wish for his leadership in the senate.
Lieberman spokesman Marshall Witmann dismissed the speculation, saying Lieberman "is focused on doing all he can to elect John McCain as president rather than post-election Washington politics."
Now, given the tenor of Lieberman's attacks on Obama, I think which ever "source" made this statement below, will want to take it back after the innauguration of Obama. Lieberman's attacks on Obama were personal and out of line, suggesting that Obama (could be) a Marxist or even a (scary) Moslem. Harry Reid stated a few weeks ago that "he couldn't stand John McCain". That sounds like groundwork for dismissing Lieberman from the Democratic caucus.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...
One Democratic source said Lieberman is not likely to lose his position in the Democratic caucus, even if the party picks up several seats in next week’s election. While Democrats could approach or exceed the filibuster-proof threshold of 60 votes, they may still need Lieberman’s vote often.
"There’s no sense in cutting off our nose to spite our face," one source said.
Meanwhile, Joe Lieberman is already trying to back-step the obnoxious statements (he)made during the campaign. He sees the writing on the wall, and he knows that writing doesn't bode well for him, and deservedly so.
Lieberman: Obama Is Ready To Be President*
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