Saturday, October 31, 2009

What to Do About Joe Lieberman

Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, once on Gore's ticket as a candidte for Vice President, has stated that he will join Republicans to filibuster against a public option and has just stated that he will probably campaign for some Republican candidates in the 2010 election. Meanwhile, Senante Majority Leader Harry Reed has said the Lieberman is "the least of my problems." What do you think that the Democratic caucus should do about Lieberman if anything?
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6 comments:

  1. VictorOctober 31, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    It is a mystery to me why the Democratic caucus tolerates a traitor like Lieberman.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    Yeah, maybe we should kill Lieberman and blow him away because he doesn't think like we do.

    The moderator will probably delete this comment but he shouldn't because of course I am being sarcastic.

    Joe Lieberman was the VP candidate for the Democratic Party! The liberal wing of the party ought to listen to him and try to work with him.

    Remember, he BEAT a very liberal candidate in Connecticut which is one of the most blue states in the nation.

    I never understand why a party that claims inclusiveness and equality to all becomes so intolerant when one of their own members decides to express an opinion that is not aligned with liberal othordoxy.

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  3. Northville Democratic Club BlogNovember 1, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    Dear Anonymous:

    I would not be the tolerant Democrat that you hope for if I deleted your comment. Personally, I don't agree with it, but I find it to be an interesting point of view.

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  4. CarolNovember 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Lieberman is not being moderate. He is being an obstructionist. If he is going to caucus with the Democrats, then he should at a minimum vote with the Democrats on the procedural vote of closure on a filibuster. I would sttip him of his committee chairmanship.

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  5. JaniceNovember 1, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    I am not anti-Lieberman, but he ran against a very weak Democratic candidate in Connecticut. My thinking is that if he ran again today, he would lose in a landslide. However, I doubt if he will run again. He will retire and become a million-dollar-a-year lobbyist for his Hartford and big-campaign-donators insurance companies.

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  6. Northville Democratic Club BlogNovember 1, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Except for Anonymous, the comments about Joe are pretty rough. Probably good for him that he does not represent Michigan.

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