Kos says it best as always...

[budkin]

"In the spirit of post-partisanship, and in spite of the American people's overwhelming votes for change in 2006 and 2008, let's appoint fierce global warming critic James Inhoffe to the Environment and Public Works committee!

Shit, that wouldn't be any worse than appointing fierce Obama critic and Iraq War supporter Joe Lieberman to the Homeland Security committee.

But in all seriousness, I think we've now learned that Joe Lieberman is the smartest politician in DC. He knew Democrats were spineless capitulators who would cave at the merest threat no matter how many times he shit in their face.

He's probably having a great laugh about it just about now.

Given how much he is hated by his constituents, he at least knows that the Senate Democratic caucus are a bunch of spineless asses utterly unwilling and unable to deliver the change the American people requested."

[monmouth]

1. That pretty much sums it up I think.....n/t

[msongs]

2. there he goes again, criticizing obama's decisions nt

[HereSince1628]

3. Joe didn't have to be smart to know Dems are spineless. All of us DUmmies know that.

What we've witnessed is a Senate that lives within the secure realm of the Ruling Class and cares more about that class's issues than anything else.

[classof56]

4. I'm thinking Jomentum has some surprises in his future.

Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I trust President Obama. I believe he knows what he's doing and he'll wipe that smug smile off Lieberman's face shortly after January 20, 2009.

Hope springs eternal!

Tired Old Cynic

[JuniperLea]

12. And call me a dewey-eyed dope...

Because I agree. Obama said he "doesn't hold a grudge" which to me implies he's giving Lieberman a pass for being offensive to him. Obama has the upper hand in this, and I'm sure he isn't going to stand for any more monkey business.

I'm all for letting Obama actually start his job before we critique his team choices. There's not one of us who can say what the dynamics will be in DC when Obama's team really starts rolling. I'm actually delightfully curious about this! This is really different, isn't it? Umm... I think it's called "change." Yeah! That's it!

[classof56]

16. Yes and yes! Thank you! Me, I have goose bumps when I consider the future.

And absolutely, Obama should be allowed to pick his team and get to work. I sense that he knows what he's doing and his intelligence, intellect, common sense, wisdom, and scope of knowledge are incredible. Considering what the last 8 years have wrought, I want to cheer and yes, cry tears of joy.

Keep the change coming!

[JuniperLea]

18. Those goose bumps are contagious!

I have them now too!

[classof56]

21. Let's start an epidemic. The world needs us!

:fistbump:

[jenmito]

24. I just read your conversation and I "caught" them, too!

:toast: to both of you for the goosebumps!

[JuniperLea]

27. You got it!

:fistbump:

[S_E_Fudd]

5. Obama's honeymoon with the netroots...

Didn't even survive to the inauguration...

[Redbear]

6. Keep your friends close and your Liebermans closer

Makes sense to me.

[Individualist]

22. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.

[Blackhatjack]

7. The Joe Problem goes back to his reelection campaign and the DNC inaction...

Joe lost the Democratic Primary, and ran AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE by becoming a separate independent party of one!

So what did the DNC and Democratic Leaders do? They failed to fully support the winning Democratic Nominee, and some went out on the campaign trail and campaigned for JOE against the Democratic Nominee.

You can blame the constituents who reelected Joe on the general election ballot, but the DNC deserves their fair share of the blame for creating the Joe Monster.

I always believed that Gore would have won if he had chosen almost anyone other than Leiberman, who basically rolled over and made Cheney look moderate in their debate. Then Leiberman stepped out on his own and stated all military ballots should be counted whether they were voted before or after the election was held, or signed, or witnessed, etc.

[Lucky 13]

8. Good people of Connecticut, please do what our leadership will not.

I know it's quite some time before he's up for re-election, but we need to get to work on this now. He MUST be defeated next election cycle. Only you can fix what our leadership is too impotent to.

[marlakay]

11. i keep thinking the republicans will vote him back in

they know what he is...

[Lucky 13]

13. Maybe so, but there are fewer Republicans than Dems in CT.

I have hope...

[Neshanic]

9. Yes, that's it really. Very precise and accurate.

[Metric System]

10. What part of post-partisanship didn't y'all understand?

[OwnedByFerrets]

14. What part of

we are sick and tired of being screwed in the ass dont YOU understand. We've had it happen time and time again for the last 15 years and are so damned tired of it.

[Metric System]

15. Ok, fine. But again, what did you think was meant by post-partisanship?

[OwnedByFerrets]

19. BO wasnt elected on post-partisonship...he

was elected on a plaform of CHANGE.

[foxer]

25. Change? His underware if we're lucky, otherwise nada.

[stillcool]

28. That's "underwear"

[foxer]

26. They used to use lubricant!

[depakid]

17. All this does is empower and enable DINO's that cross over- and will cross over again

because they realize that there's no accountability or price to pay for doing so.

Anyone expecting meaningful progressive reform to come out of the Senate- given the apparent retention of all bark no bite Harry Reid in place- along with the Liebermann coddling will going to be sorely disappointed.

Appeasment doesn't work with the far right- never has, never will.

Sad that, even after all these years of dealing with Republicran and DINO behavior, Democratic leaders still REFUSE to learn that very basic lesson.

It's gotten to the point of being pathetic.

[Grateful for Hope]

20. I've been hearing on NPR

that there will be a proposal for a vote to throw him out of the Democratic party soon in CT. So, at least some in CT have his number.

I still think that "what goes around, comes around", and, I suspect that Lieberman will experience this in the not so distant future.

[question everything]

23. But he is not a member of the Demcoratic Party

so how can anyone throw him out?

And how does god, er, Kos, know that his constituents hate him?