It just takes 30 seconds to make the call and ask your Senator to vote against Lieberman retaining the Homeland Security chairmanship. The vote is at 9:30 am tomorrow. They all have voicemail. If your Senator is one of the new ones the contact info is at the bottom. If you Senators are Repubs try anyone or everyone on the Steering Committee.
Updated: In an article this morning in the Washington Post in the Fix, Chris Cilizza quotes various people in connection with this morning's caucus vote.
Among the individuals quoted is "one Senate Democratic aide who said bluntly: 'The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their votes. Their influence would be in question.'"
I couldn't agree more. I guess we'll soon see if we have failed again.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/...
Also quoted is our very own beloved Kos who states "The only thing that matters, the only thing that Lieberman wants, and the only thing we don't want him to have -- is the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. If this is the 'starting point', and given the Senate Democrats' history of capitulations, expect Lieberman to come out of that meeting as majority leader."
Update 2: Another article in this morning's Washington Post
Update 3: Chris Todd on Morning Joe just said (0+ / 0-)
essentially that the punishment that is going to be meted against Lieberman this morning is "Let's face it - it's nothing." (Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 08:07:01 AM EST)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Senate Democratic Steering Committee phone numbers
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Michigan, Chair 202-224-4822
Senator Harry Reid, Nevada 202-224-3542
Senator John Kerry, Massachusetts 202-224-2742
Senator Daniel Inouye, Hawaii 202-224-3934
Senator Robert Byrd, West Virginia 202-224-3954
Senator Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts 202-224-4543
Senator Joseph Biden, Delaware 202-224-5042
Senator Patrick Leahy, Vermont 202-224-4242
Senator Christopher Dodd, Connecticut 202-224-2823
Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa 202-224-3254
Senator Max Baucus, Montana 202-224-2651
Senator Richard Durbin, Illinois 202-224-2152
Senator Kent Conrad, North Dakota 202-224-2043
Senator Carl Levin, Michigan 202-224-6221
Senator Herbert Kohl, Wisconsin 202-224-5653
Senator Barbara Boxer, California 202-224-3553
Senator Hillary Clinton, New York 202-224-4451
Senator Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico 202-224-5521
Senator Mark Pryor, Arkansas 202-224-2353
Senate phone numbers
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843
Mark L. Pryor (D-AR) 202-224-2353
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 202-224-3553
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 202-224-3841
Ken Salazar (D-CO) 202-224-5852
Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) 202-224-2823
Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT) 202-224-4041
Joseph R. Biden (D-DE) 202-224-5042
Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) 202-224-2441
Bill Nelson (D-FL) 202-224-5274
Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) 202-224-6361
Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) 202-224-3934
Tom Harkin (D-IA) 202-224-3254
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) 202-224-2152
Barack Obama (D-IL) 202-224-2854
Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623
Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824
Edward M. Kennedy(D-MA) 202-224-4543
John F. Kerry (D-MA) 202-224-2742
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) 202-224-4524
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) 202-224-4654
Carl Levin (D-MI) 202-224-6221
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) 202-224-4822
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) 202-224-3244
Claire McCaskill(D-MO) 202-224-6154
Max Baucus (D-MT) 202-224-2651
Jon Tester (D-MT) 202-224-2644
Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551
Benjamin Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) 202-224-3224
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) 202-224-4744
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 202-224-5521
Harry Reid (D-NV) 202-224-3542
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) 202-224-4451
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) 202-224-6542
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) 202-224-2315
Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202-224-5244
Robert P. Case (D-PA) 202-224-6324
Jack Reed (D-RI) 202-224-4642
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) 202-224-2921
Tim Johnson (D-SD) 202-224-5842
Jim Webb (D-VA) 202-224-4024
Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) 202-224-4242
Bernard Sanders (I-VT) 202-224-5141
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) 202-224-3441
Patty Murray (D-WA) 202-224-2621
Russell D. Feingold (D-WI) 202-224-5323
Herb Kohl (D-WI) 202-224-5653
Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) 202-224-3954
New Senators:
1.) Mark Warner, Virginia: email link | (703) 740-5100
2.) Kay Hagan, North Carolina: email link | (336) 617-7416
3.) Mark Udall, Colorado: email link | (303) 820-2008
4.) Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire: email link | (603) 647-2008
5.) Jeff Merkley, Oregon: campaign@jeffmerkley.com | 503-274-4439
6.) Tom Udall, New Mexico: email link | (202) 225-6190
If you need even another reminder as to why this Lieberman needs to at least be removed from his chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee read Jane Hamsher's brief and excellent article at tinyurl.com/NO2JOE.