Lieberman May Caucus With Senate GOP

Having Angered Democrats, McCain Supporting Connecticut Independent May Lose Top Role On Senate Committee

(AP)  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is talking to Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman about the possibility of Lieberman caucusing with the GOP.

Lieberman's affiliation with Democrats is up in the air. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, angered by Lieberman's support of Republican John McCain for president, is considering yanking Lieberman's chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as punishment.

Lieberman and Reid met Thursday to discuss Lieberman's options, including possible committee and subcommittee posts for him. Those talks are ongoing.

A Lieberman aide, who requested anonymity because the talks are confidential, said Friday that Lieberman and McConnell, R-Ky., have spoken in recent days about the possibility of Lieberman joining the GOP conference. McConnell spokesman Don Stewart would only confirm that the two men have had recent discussions.

Lieberman was Democrat Al Gore's vice presidential running mate eight years ago. He became an independent after he failed to win the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut in 2006. Lieberman won the general election as an independent but is still registered as a Democrat.

Although he caucuses with Senate Democrats, Lieberman angered Democrats by criticizing Barack Obama during the presidential race.

Since 2006, Democrats had tolerated Lieberman's political straddling because he gave them a 51-49 majority by being part of their caucus. With Democrats tightening their hold on the Senate to at least 55 seats in Tuesday's election, Lieberman no longer plays that role.

Lieberman aligned himself with McCain and President Bush on the war in Iraq but tended to vote with Democrats on most domestic issues.

[babooph]

Hi srabid support for Mc is not much of a problem -his zionism first is.

[bjcone8559]

Lieberman is a Jew first and American last. He wants us to keep troops in Iraq for eternity to protect Israel regardless of the loss of blood and treasure. He aligned himself with McCain for that reason. He is a traitor.

[bjcone8559]

14.- It''''''''s written and will come to pass, Mabus will try to destroy the world with nuclear weapons but his first attack will be against Israel and the Jewish people.




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Posted by TheMasses10


It had to happen. The nutcase republicans have called Obama an elitist, a celebrity, a terrorist, a socialist, a communist, and now the anti-christ!!! If you people would put as much energy into developing policies to benefit our country as you do into name-calling you might get elected to something.

[cbs_oliver]

Posted by TheMasses10 at 06:07 PM : Nov 06, 2008

You are seeking to inspire violence through your deceit.

You should stop that.

[rbyanes]

Even if it means losing Joe to the GOP, we need to boot his butt from our caucus. He is a liar and a traitor. His "principles" are laughable and I don''t see how he can possibly face the Democrats after his gutter support of McCain.

[cbs_oliver]

Treachery should be rewarded appropriately.

[cbscrash072]

I thought we weren''t going to play these games anymore. I thought we weren''t going to go looking for revenge. Amazing it only took the Democrats two days to revert back to their former nasty selfs.

[formrusmcsgt]

You know it''s going to be a tough couple of years for Lieberman.....

[blublucollar]

Leiberman is a slime mold

[formrusmcsgt]

You know it''s going to be a tough couple of years for Lieberman.....

[scottyusa]

I have always voted for Leiberman including in the election 2 years ago. He was right about the surge as was McCain and will never get credit for it. I still like him but he just cannot keep switching sides. He should become an independent or retire because he is washed up with the democrats, not for being right, but for actually switching sides. He should make it easy and step down. You can''t fire me becuase I quit! LMAO. Politicians are like slinkies. They don''t do much but they are fun to watch when pushed down the stairs.

[txlatino]

I guess this is what happens when you slither around from party to party. Almost like a dog with his tail between his legs trying to find someone who will accept him.

[spadeisspade]

I''d like to congratulate Lieberman for being man enough to stick to his beliefs instead of pandering to his colleagues. There is nothing wrong with affiliating yourself with one party and supporting another party''s candidate for president. So many of Americans switched from one side to the other in this election; why is Lieberman a traitor for doing the same thing?

Also, he obviously didn''t go against democracy when he switched to an independent to win his senate seat-he did it to keep a Republican from winning! And considering he absolutely trounced his opponent, how did democracy not occur? He got the majority of the state''s vote!

Get over it you over reacting, ignorant losers.

Lieberman-a TRUE rogue.

[jsilver2th]

HA HA HA
Does he really think the Democrats would welcome him back after he spent the entire campaign following the Republican ticket around slobering all over them like a drunk puppy?

HA HA HA
I wouldn''t even give him a key to the john.

[jwdeluca]

Get him off the Homeland Security committee NOW. Given the old phrase "keep your friends close and enemies even closer", you may want to keep him in the Democratic caucus. Besides, I don''t think "United State first" is his top priority.

[jwdeluca]

Get him off the Homeland Security committee NOW. Given the old phrase "keep your friends close and enemies even closer", you may want to keep him in the Democratic caucus. Besides, I don''t think "United State first" is his top priority.

[divitius]

Throw the dead weight overboard.

[cbs_oliver]

Posted by cbscrash072 at 06:24 PM : Nov 06, 2008

It is important to have principles and expect others to have principles also. Lieberman was given the gift of being treated as a tenured Democrat after he ran against the Democratic party nominee and won as a freshman Independent. He then sought to help the Republican nominee for President defeat the Democratic nominee. That went too far.

There is too much deceit in Lieberman. He cannot and should not be trusted.

Let him win for himself by his own efforts whatever he can without Democrats playing the fool by enabling him.

[likeitis5050]

He won''t like being linked to them any more now than he did before...they would do him a favor cutting him loose. The Dems are going to over extend their reach and start doing what they do best...building government hand outs that everyone has to rely on in one way or another and won''t be able to get off of for years and years...job security for the Dems. Power hungry and now in power for sure...best to keep a distance if you can.

Pelosi doesn''t know when to shut up and honestly thinks she''s smarter than all of them put together and fully prepared to hatchet anyone who disagrees. Reid is her b.itch and Frank can''t keep his big head separate from his little head with his high profile se.xual exploits with key players in what ever arena makes him feel most important (the Fannie mess, most recent)...but they all took credit for the biggest bailout at tax payer''s expense in the history of this nation...and really think to this day they got away with it. Why would any one with an ounce of integrity want to be picked to play on their team?

[sandy19731]

Behold the real Maverick.

[brundage3]

1. Senator lieberman knew from the start that his decision to put his personal friendship with Senator McCain above his allegiance to his fellow Democrats could have a high price. The issue here is not his decision to run for the Senate after being defeated in his parties priumary. It is the fact AND THE WAY in which he backed his personal friend, with whose policies he has differed for many years. Especially as a candidate for V.P.

He went over the line and deserted principle for personal friendship considerations. The question is now, What do we do with him? Answer...

Allow him to keep his committee chairmanship because he has enough expertise to handle "homeland security."
But tell Lieberman that his "loyalty" to principle is expected to be maintained over and above personal issues like friendship. He must work toward common goals just like others, as he keeps his right to differ on single issues.

Then back up whatever agreement is made with him to the letter. If he waivers, jerk him out of committee and caucus "leadership" positions.

[spadeisspade]

Brundage-

If you think all politicians aren''t beholden to personal friendships and otherwise in how they vote, you are sadly mistaken! Could it have ANYTHING to do with the fact that Lieberman actually supports John McCain for his policy in Iraq? I mean, 90% of you slobs were one issue voters-how is it so inconceivable that Lieberman is the same?

The way he went about supporting McCain? You mean, by supporting him? Still not really a valid argument for how he''s any different than any other registered whatever who supports a different candidate. Since when is being a liberal like being a cult? "ONE OF US, ONE OF US". His last name is Lieberman, not Stepford.

[ohioboomer]

You can''t have your cake and eat it too, Mr Lieberman. Now you are probably sorry for standing up behind McPain when he spoke. Like we didn''t notice. I thought with a wig and glasses you could pass for Sarah Painlin.
I think the DEMS should dump you. You might be a snake. And birds of a feather, flock together........

[dnsallday]

There was nothing wrong with expressing his opinion and supporting his very good friend (especially after he said he personally inspected Mccain''s bearings). But Lieberman crossed the line when he said the country would be in danger if Dems took control. He has no business controlling any committees. He took a risk, figuring if Mccain got into the white house he would be rewarded with a cabinet position. He gambled and he lost.

[spredbury]

Out with the rubbish. He doesn''t deserve to be chairman of anything other than the "I love McCain, Bush and the GOP" committee. Lieberman wants to hang out with the GOP, let him do just that. I never have trusted him.

[thuderstone]

even an Zionist knows that Joe is an Zionist trash, traitor.

[kansas1946]

Joe Liberman''s first loyalty is to Israel, not to the United States. While supporting Israel is a noble thing, it should be secondary to a US Senator.

[notopennshut]

Democrats! You must be a party and people of PRINCIPLE!! You must not tolerate traitors like Lieberman, and regardless of trying to get 60 to caucus with you, it is unthinkable for the party to accept this from Lieberman. He must be expelled ASAP and the party would be a better party without him, for no one, even republicans can trust him anymore. He has shown his true colors and will BETRAY anyone for his own gains and beliefs. He will be the pariah of the political scene and should be left to rot in his own dishonesty and treachery. NO to Lieberman!

[nmsuip]

Traitor Joe. I thought he was OK as a moderate-conservative Democrat or Independent, but he stuck them in the back. Strip him of every committee membership & move his office to the rest rooms in the basement. "Sen. Lieberman''s office? Third stall on the right." In practice, I doubt that Republicans would accept him much better than the British accepted Benedict Arnold...

[element51]

I see Lieberman kind of like a man being unfaithful to his wife. He still goes through the motions of being a husband but betrays the trust of his wife. I personally don''t know enough about how hardball politics is played to venture an opinion on what should be done but I find it very hard to trust someone who behaves like Lieberman has. When I saw him say the things he said about the candidate of his own party it didn''t set well with me. Maybe he should look for another "wife."

[lmartink]

Ha ha ha. Was Republican Joe so stupid that he thought he could have his cake and eat it too. It''s time to ship this elephant reared, donkey headed hermaphrodite packing.

Hey Joe, you dance with the people what brung ya.

[lmartink]

"Maybe he should look for another "wife."
Posted by Element51 at 10:57 PM : Nov 06, 2008

Or maybe he should look for another barbed wire fence to ride.

[erasmus81]

Hello! I''m waiting.....

[shingles1]

This is exactly why people think Democrats are weak.
If Lieberman was a Republican and had actively supported the Democratic candidate, the Republican leadership would have stripped him of his chairmanship.

Harry Reid, on the other hand, hems and haws and talks about the "concerns" of his members.

If Democrats want to grow a pair, they should start by dumping Reid, Pelosi, and weenieman Steny Hoyer.

[downtowner97]

Dude picked the wrong horse and turned his back on the people who voted him in. He needs to be recalled and shown the door.

[cheetah-man7]

Bye bye Joe.... Please leave ALL US government property and head back home to think about your next move as the new Christian Coalition Chairman... Hard to do as a Jewish man, no? Either way, you are a disgrace to those who elected you and your power in Washington is over.

[rmonroe401]

To hell with Lieberman, we don''t need him. Let the resluglicans have him. He isn''t nothing but a traitor.

[flreason]

TexwLove:

Why are you trotting out those tired old lies? The election is over. Your candidate lost. The scare tactics didn''t work because voters were a lot more scared at the thought of another four years of Bush/Republican policies than they were of a candidate who spent two years in a public school that offered religious classes for Muslim students. CNN and other news sources debunked the "madrassa" story almost as soon as it aired. The other two of the "formative years" he spent in Indonesia, he attended a Catholic school.

Obama is trying to reach across party lines. The current economic situation requires all Americans to work cooperatively. Bigots and whiners have nothing to offer if we''re going to successfully clean up the mess left by Bush and complicit Republicans.

[farouk7]

Joe can please just go. And while he''s at it, he should grab Joe the Plumber and tell him his 15 minutes are up.

[ixoye_02]

The Turncoat named Joe Lieberman should be kicked out of the Dem caucus. Lieberman has lost any credibility after he campaigned for McCain. Besides, Lieberman has already demonstrated that the priorities of Israel come before those of America and Americans, so why afford Lieberman any trust. Lieberman is not a democrat and should register as a republican. And when election time comes to Connecticut, Lieberman will be toast. And we are working towards that end.

[dburfears]

LOYALTY.

A virtue absent from Joe Lieberman.

He should fit in well with the "win at any cost" Neo-republican Party.

[kansas1946]

The Republicans are just sucking up to him because of his support for their stupid war and his support of McCain. They will chew his face off when he votes against them on choice and g a y rights. He is a man in limbo. That is why I am an independent. Allows me to think (and speak) for myself.

[mizzerz]

Didn''t lieberman promise his constituents in Connecticut that he would not join the Republicans? And now he is going to go back on his promise to his state. The man has an ego. Did he really think he would not be disciplined by the leadership for him going out on the campaign trail for Mccain? He is full of himself.

I thought reid was magnanimous in allowing Lieberman a subcommittee chairmanship. Lieberman take your medicine

[alanrobisch]

The Republicans are just sucking up to him because of his support for their stupid war and his support of McCain. They will chew his face off when he votes against them on choice and g a y rights. He is a man in limbo. That is why I am an independent. Allows me to think (and speak) for myself.


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Posted by kansas1946 at 08:23 PM : Nov 07, 2008
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It would seem to me that by this definition he is true independent just as you are. Plus I find it nauseating how you alleged independents think that because one supports a party they are stepford wives.

Its a bunch of baloney and btw how do independents organize the congress. Do independents help elect people or do they just sit on the sidelines and attack anyone who tries and fails

[pr_boxer]

Good riddance to bad rubbage. I can''t believe those intelligent Democrats in Connecticut re-elected that change-coat.

The GOP deserve and can have him!

[flreason]

The Democratic Party supported the candidate who defeated him in the ''06 primary election. I think his stumping for McCain was his revenge. His need to punish Democrats as a whole for his hurt is his undoing. The Republicans have exploited the situation, bolstering his ego as they paraded him as a freak. How sad. Now he is left to either take his Democratic medicine, or permanently change his party alliance. I hope he understands that the moment his votes on the environment or gay rights conflict with their party line, they will turn on him and let loose their attack dogs. That has always been the fate of collaborators.

[babooph]

Surely he should caucus with the Israeli govt. ?

[blackyowe]

I don''t want to see this guys face ever again he is a creep!

[butterflyxo]

MizzerZ,
Yes Joe Liarman did promise his constituents that although he was independant, he would never go the Republican Party.
He also promised the Democratic Party that although he supported McCain, he would not trash Obama. Liarman is not under scrutiny because he supported McCain, it''s that he went around trashing Obama and campaigning for McCain.
When Liarman was up for election in Connecticut, guess who went out campaigning for him??? Barack Obama.
Liarman is one two faced shady cat.
The GOP can have him!

[tlparp]

If Joe Lieberman loses the chairmanship and joins the Republican party, then he was never a true Democrat to begin with. The ideals of the Democratic party don''t change based on who your friends are, or who is in charge of a particular committee. You either believe in those ideals, or you don''t.