Reid boots Lieberman from party lunches
September 9th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
By jason330
Should have happened three years ago.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has told Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) that he “can no longer attend Democrats’ weekly caucus lunches or the biweekly chairmen’s lunches used to formulate policy.”
It is a start I guess…
GovExec reports that Lieberman was “virtually shunned by other Democrats when he returned to the Senate Monday.”
Not shunned by so-called Democrat Tom Carper who was merely “disapointed” by Lieberman’s speech to the RNCC, but not disapointed enough to “shun” him and call his his removal from comittee posts.
Comment by pandora on 9 September 2008 at 2:09 pm:
Dems should get rid of Lieberman NOW! He’s made his choice quite clear. Booting Lieberman has no downside that I can see.
Ultimately, Joe will have to answer to the voters of Connecticut.
Comment by JadeGold on 9 September 2008 at 2:16 pm:
Unfortunately, this is likely a short-term measure as the caucuses are now talking campaign strategies.
Comment by cassandra m on 9 September 2008 at 2:20 pm:
The people of Connecticut need to recall his butt.
Comment by mike w. on 9 September 2008 at 2:24 pm:
What about unity and reaching across the aisle? I thought the Dems were all for that?
Comment by delawaredem on 9 September 2008 at 2:27 pm:
After we win the election, Mike. Right now, all Joe Lieberman is to the Democratic Party is a traitor, and you do not let known traitors into campaign strategy meetings.
Comment by DPN on 9 September 2008 at 2:28 pm:
Hey Mike W, this doesn’t concern you.
Comment by jason330 on 9 September 2008 at 2:29 pm:
I’m for unity when it comes to Lieberman. I want to unite his ass with my foot.
Comment by pandora on 9 September 2008 at 2:33 pm:
Speaking at the Republican convention is not reaching across the aisle… it’s a betrayal. How would Republicans view Colin Powell or Chuck Hagel if they had given a speech at the Dem convention? Just sayin’
Comment by liberalgeek on 9 September 2008 at 2:34 pm:
He is a New England Zell Miller.
Comment by Phantom on 9 September 2008 at 2:43 pm:
Lieberman knows he is out but is just trying to straddle the freaking fence so that the independents and democrates in Connecticut don’t go after him too hard. He is going to be stuck as a republithug come 2009 so this is just a warmup and then when he is up for reelection it will be bye bye JOE.
Comment by edisonkitty on 9 September 2008 at 2:44 pm:
I think Joe L. went the whole Zell and that extra bag o’ chips, too. Zell didn’t beg Obama to campaign for him, give a lauditory speech about what a great pres. Obama would make, THEN go to the RNC and pull his stunt.
Comment by Joe C on 9 September 2008 at 3:10 pm:
Droopy Dog’s day is done.
Comment by Nancy Willing on 9 September 2008 at 3:19 pm:
Since McCain has said that he is going to put Democrats in his cabinet, he must have been alluding to Lieberman (former D).
Sec. of State?
Comment by anon on 9 September 2008 at 3:23 pm:
Jason -
Who gets the Chairmanship of Lieberman’s committee if he is kicked out?
I’ll give you one guess…
Comment by anon2 on 9 September 2008 at 3:24 pm:
Lieberman very well could be Sec. of State. Are you guys getting it yet? Obama is done. The dems nominated the most unqualified man in history who was too ignorant and arrogant to put Hillary on the ticket thus opening the door for Palin. Seen the polls lately. This one is over!
Comment by Bookem on 9 September 2008 at 3:33 pm:
Heil Harry!
Comment by Umbiba on 9 September 2008 at 4:40 pm:
“Ultimately, Joe will have to answer to the voters of Connecticut.”
Thankfully, he already has. They asked him to serve six more years, and soundly rejected the liberal putz used by the state Democratic Party to stab him in the back.
Game, set, MATCH!
“The dems nominated the most unqualified man in history who was too ignorant and arrogant to put Hillary on the ticket thus opening the door for Palin. Seen the polls lately. This one is over!”
I declare this one will be over when Jason starts the car and closes the garage door!!!!!
Comment by rsmitty on 9 September 2008 at 5:00 pm:
Mother @#$%^!!! Truth has a way of screwing up good stories!!! Granted, they traced this back to “Roll Call” as the culprit, though.
Comment by rsmitty on 9 September 2008 at 5:00 pm:
methinks I got hung up in SPAM!!!! HELP!!!!
Comment by pandora on 9 September 2008 at 5:03 pm:
I think I freed you!
Comment by Susan Regis Collins on 9 September 2008 at 6:36 pm:
From above:
“Dems should get rid of Lieberman NOW! ”
“I’m for unity when it comes to Lieberman. I want to unite his ass with my foot.”
“The people of Connecticut need to recall his butt.”
“Droopy Dog’s day is done.”
Soooooooo, now what’s the treatment for the Weird Ken doll for fraternizing w/the ‘enemy’? Try inserting ‘Weird Ken’ and Delaware where you have Lieberman and Conn.
Me thinks there is way too much myopia in this thread.
PS Ever notice his name begins with “Lie”…..
Comment by suze on 9 September 2008 at 8:03 pm:
I’m from CT and have been totally disgusted by Lieberman for a while now. Please go to liebermanmustgo.com and sign the petition to help throw the bum out!
Comment by John Feroce on 9 September 2008 at 8:05 pm:
You can’t be that foolish to want to give away majority of the Senate because the man has a Republican friend and really believes he is better for the country.
Comment by suze on 9 September 2008 at 8:16 pm:
The Dems won’t need him after this election.
Comment by TomaHawk on 10 September 2008 at 4:45 am:
With Lieberman on the Repub side, the Senate is split 50/50. With Cheney voting to break a tie, then the Repubs will control the Senate for the rest of this session. There’s still a lot of business to be done before the end of the year. Since either party will be able to easily filibuster an opposition bill, the Senate can be rendered impotent until the new session begins. Hopefully there will then be an absolute Dem majority.
Comment by anon88 on 10 September 2008 at 8:25 am:
John Feroce, worst analyst ever: Are you just a moron? The only thing Joe agrees with you about is Iraq/terrorism. Why? Because he’s tied to Israel, of course. Why are the Democrats freaked? Because the GOP wants to move the deep-pocketed, Israel-supporting Jewish vote from the Dems to the GOP. Simple as that.
The Dems’ only solution is to cut him off at the knees, or watch other Jewish Democrats follow him.
Get a clue, John. These guys don’t do anything on principle, on either side.