Nancy Pelosi: Lieberman Will Pay After Election

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Pelosi blasts Lieberman

Zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau

Wednesday, August 13, 2008


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted Sen. Joe Lieberman today for making what she called "totally irresponsible" remarks about Democrat Barack Obama, which she warned could prompt Senate Democrats to strip him of his committee chairmanship.



"You're right," Pelosi said. "Joe Lieberman has said things that are totally irresponsible when it comes to Barack Obama. Here we have a leader for the future, really a great leader for the future and one that comes along only every now and then, and they know it so they have to undermine him. And one of their best weapons, of course, is someone who is considered by some to be a Democrat."

Pelosi bluntly explained that Senate Democrats are leery of challenging Lieberman because his vote is crucial to maintaining the Democrats' 51-49 majority in the Senate. But she warned that Lieberman's top spot on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee could be in jeopardy next year if the Democrats gain seats in the Senate in November.

"The Democrats in the Senate are in a tough spot. They have 51 votes. Joe Lieberman organizes with them," she said. "In 85 days or something, they will have five more Democrats they won't need him to make the majority. And it will be interesting to see what the leadership in the Senate, the Democratic leadership in the Senate, does at that point in terms of Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of his committee."

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[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. yeah, uhuh... tall talk from a

do-nuttin

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[Jack Rabbit]

3. End him to his room without his dinner

And wipe the slate clean in the morning.

[liberalmuse]

4. Blah. Blah. Blah.

In the meantime, the Bush administration continues to commit impeachable offenses.

[riverdeep]

5. Maybe if the party had thrown more support into Ned Lamont,

we wouldn't have this situation. Specifically, I know there were at least five Dem senators who continued to support the big Lie, and he even had Bob Kerry on the stump for him. Reid promised him chairs if he won. That's bullshit.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. What an impressive stroke of politcal bravery!!

She deserves the boiled linguine award for courage and integrity.

[BlooInBloo]

7. Yah - like Pelosi knows anything about making anyone pay for anything.

[theboss]

8. Someone smarter to me, tell me our options with Lieberman

Do we make him caucus with the Rs, thereby giving them the majority and all the chairmanships?

[tritsofme]

14. The 110th Congress is effectively over, the point is moot.

It is an absolute certainty that we will net at least one seat, and the Vice President will most likely be a Democrat, breaking any possible tie in our favor in the Senate, making Lieberman's vote worthless for organizing purposes in the 111th Congress.

[Booster]

9. One of these days, Pelosi's "we'll deal with this later" problems

are going to come crashing down on her. Blow some more smoke up my butt, Nancy, I think I'm beginning to like it.

[creeksneakers2]

10. Good for Nancy

I don't want the media and the GOP to be able to sell Lieberman as a Democrat when he stabs the party in the back.

[otohara]

11. Okay Nancy - Come November 5th

make him go away - no more meetings with Democrats, no more committee chairmanship.

[tritsofme]

15. What exactly would you have the Speaker of the House dictate to the Senate?

About their internal business, exactly?

[fujiyama]

12. Not to be the Pelosi defender

but those are stronger words than I've heard from Reid, who I've heard is Lieberman's friend. While Pelosi has sucked, Reid is the most pathetic pushover I've ever seen. Then again, I suppose you could say they both make quite a duo of incompetence and capitulation.

I think Dems should just make it clear that he'll be tossed out after November.

[tritsofme]

16. Stronger words because they are empty.

She has no power to enforce them.

I have a stinking feeling that Lieberman will be sitting in his committee chair next Congress.

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13. hummm... i'm cool with that. but how about nancy gets to pay too...

just a thought...