If Lieberman isn't bounced from his post, what message does it send to the terrorists?

[PretzelWarrior]

More importantly, what message does it send to the opposition? How about those who constantly label the Dems as "appeasers" and "capitulators"? How about those who say the Dems don't want to deal with evil head on and just want to sit around a fire passing the pipe and talking things through.

The Dems CANNOT let Lieberman go. They HAVE to terminate his associations with any power in Washington. It's their patriotic duty.

This one isn't on Obama. This one is on the asshats like Chris Dodd who were earlier this year saying they should continue to embrace the sleaze from Connecticut.

[Joe the Liberal]

1. My question is.....

What good will come from him keeping his chairmanship? He doesn't want to let it go for a reason and something tells me its not for the greater good.

[PretzelWarrior]

2. LOLOL. "Greater good." You just reminded me of Hot Fuzz movie

dang that one was strange but lmao hilarious. "YARP!"

[Andy823]

3. It sends a bad message to the whole world!

He doesn't deserve anything from the party, and trying to weasel his way back in favor now is sick! I don't care about the 60 vote majority with him being our 60th vote. The idiot won't vote for a lot of things we need to get done, and so what good is it keeping him? There are republicans that will, and have, crossed over to vote for things the need to be done, and they will keep on doing so. To rely on Lieberman is just plan stupid, the man can't be trusted, and he has shown the party that already, why kiss up to him for his vote when he has showed his contempt for the party and the president elect? It's up to the senators we elected to stand up to this asshole and take away his chairmanship. If he wants to be a cry baby, let him! If he wants to continue to vote with the democrats, so be it, if he wants to jump over to the republicans let him! Allowing him to pressure the party like this is showing the world the democrats have no spine, and that's not good!

[PretzelWarrior]

4. exactly. I guess it's not just DU who's not used to having power again

these whimps need to STAND UP TO bad men. Dems won this time because Obama and others took stands against old, partisan, cynical politics.

This one is not about Dem or Rep. It's also unfair to more junior senators on the committee who fought very hard for Democrats to get elected. Why should they pay the price for Reid and others not wanting to "make waves".

[ashling]

5. Maybe they should change the name of "Democratic Whip"

to "Democratic Wimp"

Reminds me of the song, 'How you Gonna' Keep 'Em Down on the Farm after they've seen Paree'
How the hell will the leadership be able to keep Liebshitz, Ben Nelso, and their ilk in line after they've seen him pee ... on us.

[Life Long Dem]

6. It means we didn't give a shit about getting 60 in the senate

[PretzelWarrior]

7. listen. you can get a TON OF THINGS DONE without 60

it's been done before and will be done again in these 8 years. Better to act with aggression against such low disloyalty to party and to a great man like Obama. It's even SOMMEEWHHAT believable if all he did was support McCain in words. But to stand behind McCain at all those rallies when so many slimey things were being said about Obama by that campaign. To utter those disgraceful words himself about Obama.

It is lunacy if they keep him. This decision will tell me a lot about what Reid and Pelosi are really all about in the coming 2 years.

[AlinPA]

8. The slimeball stood on stage with Palin and smiled as she accused Obama of being in cahoots with

terrorists. It is really beyond belief to want to caucus with Democrats.

[PretzelWarrior]

9. this will not stand.

At long last, have you no sense of decency, Joe?

[704wipes]

10. Who's best interest does Joe have in mind?

that's the question to ask..

Whose best interest did he have in mind when he spoke at the GOP convention?
Whose best interest did he have in mind when he stood behind McCain on the campaign trail?

Anybody who did those things did not have my best interest in mind.
Anyone who did those things did not have Barack Obama's best interests in mind.
Did any other Dem caucusing member of the Congress do those things?

[MarthaMyDear]

12. Agree, Joe's lookin' out for Joe...time to kick 'em to the curb, imo

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. Lieberman is just a GOP Groupie. They must have something on him.