by Frank James
Well, we haven't even gotten to Election Day and already Senate Democrats are letting it be known that they mayl exact revenge on Sen. Joe Lieberman, the former Connecticut Democrat who is now an independent and supporting Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain.
CQ just e-mailed an alert about a story that's up on its site :
There's a good chance Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) will lose his only committee chairmanship next year, according to Democratic aides.
Members of the majority party's leadership members have discussed taking away Lieberman's gavel on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, perhaps replacing it with a subcommittee gavel, aides said Wednesday.
Lieberman's spokesman, Marshall Wittmann, said his boss "is focused on doing all he can to elect John McCain as president rather than post-election Washington punditry and politics."
Comments
Lieberman's not a D. He's an I (and might as well be an R). Why should he be a committee chair for the Dems?
Posted by: Tom O | October 29, 2008 5:43 PM
We hate to think in terms of revenge - but Lieberman has made his bed and he should have to live with that. .........
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Posted by: Ohg Rea Tone | October 29, 2008 6:36 PM
Joe must go !
Posted by: bill r. | October 29, 2008 6:40 PM
Hey, maybe they can give to Al Franken, wouldn't that be a riot! Al Franken in charge of Homeland Security - I feel safer already!
Posted by: vla | October 29, 2008 7:16 PM
Who's going to sit Shiva for Liarman?
Posted by: Vivian | October 29, 2008 7:28 PM
via,
Chairmanships are assigned by seniority.
Posted by: OldCreaky | October 29, 2008 9:22 PM
Joe the Senator should be given an Israel flag, plane ticket, one way to Israel, and a passport. See YA JOE THE SENATOR. whiteagle38
Posted by: R. Juneau | October 29, 2008 10:07 PM
Sen. Quisling from Vichy, Conn., do you mean??
Posted by: ornery | October 29, 2008 10:44 PM
I think Joe knows it is over - he has been quoted as saying nice things about Barack lately.
Posted by: BobinATL | October 29, 2008 10:59 PM
He Via, Franken? That's your choice? I wouldn't even qualify you for voting, let alone a city council position.
Posted by: Terry | October 30, 2008 6:59 AM
Joe will get his revenge once the Connecticut for Lieberman Party has a majority in the Senate.
Posted by: Mel | October 30, 2008 7:10 AM