Comments on: Don't Punish Joe Lieberman

New Republic: The Case For Letting The Turncoat Democrat Keep His Position In The Senate

[hhkeller]

Liberman works for Israels right wing.
He lied us into Iraq so that Israels squatter settlements could stay on the West Bank.
This guy has gotten thousands of our GIs killed and should be investigated for treason.

[roger3815]

Lieberman needs to be shown the door.

[beauzaq]

What a cargo load of ***. LIEberman did exactly nothing with his privilege of subpoena power when it came to calling the chimp in chief on all of his crimes against humanity.

Now people want to say all is forgiven? You gotta be kidding me. This is the thing that drives so called moderates away from the Dems. Imagine a Rethuglican doing that to their party. Is it any question that they would throw him out on his rear so fast it would make your head spin? No I am not say do it because that is what they would do, I''m saying do it because it makes sense.

Who cares if he jumps over to the Rethug klan if he doesn''t get what he wants. Is there anybody that honestly thinks he has a chance to get re-elected doing that? He probably knows he cant get re-elected anyway and will probably make Obama''s life a living hell.

The Dems would show exactly zero backbone by letting this 2k Judas keep his chairmanship. I''m all for making an example out of this clown because one needs to be made. It is nothing more than ridiculous to think you can stab a guy in the back that you asked to help you get re-elected.

The Dems can''t possibly be that stupid.

[scottyusa]

The democrats won''t admit it but Leiberman was right, along with the republicans, on the Iraq war including the surge. He has served us well (I am a democrat). Unfortunately, the left wingnuts in the party will never admit they were wrong. Reid said we lost the war 3 years ago and Pelosi wanted to stop funding the troops. These are the wingnuts Leiberman had to deal with in his endever to head us in the right direction back then. He is a man of conviction and I will always vote for him no matter what party he is in.

[ausus-2009]

thuderstone,

To discard Lieberman and push for a Democratic Party that embraces only your values is a recipe for a rout in 2010. You may have only a small window of opportunity to push your agenda. Bill Clinton had only two years.

[thuderstone]

His desicion are his, mistakes he made are also his. I think the man is senile. AIPAC goes, we could not afford him on as the chair on homeland security, because American intrest should come first before Isreal. But when people say we still need this guy, I think that is an mistake, we don''t need this guy in the democratic party, his every action warns about what is wrong with the government and we need to decide strong and firm, Joe is got to go. CT voters need to think clearly when his terms are up, because we Americans are peace loving, tree planting, freedom seeking, we don''t need confused old men running as our represetative in the highst form.

[blackyowe]

He slit his own throat and his blood is flowing from his body as we speak. Such a man is no leader.

[ausus-2009]

For the Democrats to throw Lieberman under the bus would be an act of sheer stupidity. There is an outside chance that the Democrats and Lieberman together would give the majority needed of 60 to avoid filibusters. To antagonize him could push him over to the Republicans on crucial votes.

[wingnutsblow]

Throw Holy Joe so far under the bus he comes out the back and gets run over by the next bus. Elections have consequences, turncoat.

[delfmast]

editorialstaff net notes: Every conservative, libertarian, and military family member in America is praying daily, that the defeatocrats are stupid enough to throw Uncle Joe under the bus, on the way to their deafeatist inaugural ball. When he is forced to caucus with the forces of liberty and justice for all, they can take down the sign that says, "When the last honorable statesman leaves the defeatocratic caucus, please turn out the lights."

[Razzl]

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have done a skilful job of keeping the Democratic Congress realistic in the face of a Republican minority which was determined to practice scorched-earth obstruction in order to prevent anything at all from getting done. I would expect Reid to continue using those tactical skills by keeping Lieberman in the Democratic majority, however unfair or irritating that might be, because Lieberman remains, for want of a better term, a "useful fool", a reliable liberal vote on most issues regardless of his neocon warhawk midlife crisis. It would certainly be fair to expect Lieberman to give up his homeland security chair in exchange for lesser postings, which would still be a victory for his constituents, but keeping Lieberman happily voting with the majority is a worthwhile price for enduring his presence. Ultimately, it''s up to his constituents (of which I''m one) to deal with him...

[berchesgaden]

Joe Lieberman, the best Senator Israel ever had!
Kick him out!!!

[tommieofford]

He was as bad of choice in 2004 as Palin was in 2008.

Real change means finally cleaning out the closet of trash that has built up over the years.

GET RID OF HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[letjoestay]

Removing Joseph Lieberman from the Chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would be an act of extreme pettiness, unbefitting the new political environment which President-elect Obama wishes to create. Sen. Lieberman''s demonstration of loyalty and friendship to John McCain are virtues to be desired, not disparaged. Hopefully the majority of the members of the Steering and Outreach Committee feel the same way.

Letjoestay.blogspot.com

[tmittelstaed]

Boot him out - the Democratic party does not need him anymore, and he is a traitor.

[F.F.]

A rat is a rat... and all should abandon the "ship".
I trust him less than McCain.
He gave his word and he broke his word about attacking Obama. He was so sure McCain was going to win. Maybe he never thought a black man was going to win. Not even 2 weeks before the election, when he show up behind McCain, smiling every single time McCain open his mouth.

Get rid of him!!!

[noloyalisti]

We should not underestimate the HUGE power of the right wing zionist lobby AIPAC. They control Liebermann''s brain and are pressuring Obama to be belligerent.

Go out of your way to protest AIPAC whenever you can. Make sure when you find out people who are supporting them, you tell everyone you know and what they stand for: Jewish Nazism.

[mytoosense]

Funny how the Republicans want congress to start "playing nice" only after they have lost control. The Democrates should not forget what things were like under the Republican leadership of Tom "The Hammer" Delay, and Dennis Hastert.

Joe Liberman chose his side and lost, Put him in charge of the one man committee responsible for serving congressional coffee and donuts.

[presjfk]

If Lieberman had simply made a public announcement that he supported McCain, I would have been okay with that but to stump for McCain and stomp on Obama is unforgivable.

I wish Lieberman was a man of character, flying in the face of partisanship and voicing an independent opinion for the good of the country and for the best of reasons -but this is not the case. Lieberman is an opportunist and he not only sided with McCain but he blatantly attacked Obama. Did Obama deserve the attack? Was Obama so bad that he deserved an attack from a Democrat attending the Republican national conventions? I don''t think so. It speaks of Lieberman''s character that he asked for and got Obama''s support to help him win his campaign in Connecticut, thanking Obama with attacks at a time when Obama needed support in kind.

We need independent and courageous leaders in our government but Lieberman is none of these things and should not be confused with such people.

[notopennshut]

What in the heck are people talking about in terms of "punishment"? This should and must be about principles!! For if you do not have any principles, then we are a doomed nation. Lieberman must be deprived of any positions within the democratic party for he has shown that he is not one of them, in fact, he was a turncoat and traitor, regardless of what some party members say. How can we, as a nation, see what he had done, so blatantly, and still accept him as part of the inner circle? How can he ever be trusted again?? If the party has any credibility, there is no recourse but to strip him of his positions within the party. It the republicans want to "crown" him with one of their top positions, so be it. There is no way one can trust and reward traitors, it is a fact of life. He did not just openly support McCain, he openly threw **** at the democrats and their nominee. How can anyone tolerate this?? He should lay in the bed that he made for himself and constantly remind CT voters what he is made of.