Raw Story: Thursday is Lieberman’s 'day of reckoning'

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Lieberman_fears_America_wont_survive_Democratic_1104.html


Thursday will be Senator Lieberman's "day of reckoning," according to a Capitol Hill paper.

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is scheduled to meet with Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) on Thursday to discuss his future in the Senate Democratic Conference, according to a Democratic Senate source," Tim Taylor reports for Roll Call.

Taylor notes that "a growing number of Senate Democrats have been pressuring Reid to penalize Lieberman for aggressively backing Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in this year’s presidential contest," and that his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and his place in the Democratic Conference are both "at stake."

"It remains unclear what Reid will say in his upcoming meeting with Lieberman, but Democrats believe he is inching toward at least wresting the Homeland Security gavel from him. Lieberman, who sides with Democrats on most issues except the war in Iraq, became one of McCain’s most ardent allies and one of President-elect Obama’s vocal critics this presidential season," the report continues.

Lieberman released a statement on Wednesday congratulating Obama.

"I sincerely congratulate President-elect Obama for his historic and impressive victory. America remains a nation of extraordinary opportunity and the American people are a people of extraordinary fairness," Lieberman wrote. "Now that the election is over, it is time to put partisan considerations aside and come together as a nation to solve the difficult challenges we face and make our blessed land stronger and safer. I pledge to work with President-elect Obama and his incoming administration in their efforts to reinvigorate our economy and keep our nation secure and free."

[rateyes]

1. What a suck-up. nt

[zanne]

2. KICK THE BUM OUT!

It would give me a great deal of satisfaction to see Lieberman kicked out the door.

[Fridays Child]

3. Reid needs to tell Lieberman exactly what Barbara Boxer told Inhofe.

"Elections have consequences."

ETA: http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2696-senator-boxer-elections-have-consequences

[JimGinPA]

4. I Hope Reid Doesn't Cave

Fuck Lieberman, toss him out with the rest of the trash.

[ericgtr]

5. Joe Lieberman can go to hell

Kick his ass out!