Howard Dean to Lieberman: If You're Going to Block Health-Care Bill, Resign Your Chairmanship

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Howard Dean to Lieberman: If You're Going to Block Health-Care Bill, Resign Your Chairmanship

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/howard-dean-lieberman-if-youre-going

By Susie Madrak Friday Nov 27, 2009 8:00am



I wonder: Now that Howard Dean's been the first person to say it out loud, will the media lemmings follow? We'll see:

Former DNC Chair Howard Dean called on Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) to resign as chair of Senate Homeland Security Committee if he can't bring himself to oppose a Republican filibuster of health care reform legislation.

Appearing on "The Joe Scarborough Show" on WABC, Dean stressed that he had no problem with Lieberman opposing the bill on its philosophical merits, or lack thereof. But he insisted that it was irresponsible and unprincipled to not allow the legislation to come to an up-or-down vote.

"I think that is a very complicated guy," said Dean. "He does because he says he's a principled guy but there's nothing principled about holding up a bill... If he was a principled guy he'd resign his chairmanship."

"If you are with a caucus you don't owe the leader any vote on any substance," Dean added. "I have no problem with him voting against the public option... You owe it to Harry Reid to allow him to run the Senate. And if you're not willing to do that the proper thing to do is to step aside."

[FormerDittoHead]

1. It irks me that this is an issue. n/t

[fascisthunter]

2. I Don't think the Dem Leadership wants him too

and I think he is doing exactly what they want him to do... not Dean, but the leadership.

[pansypoo53219]

3. lieberfuckenputz is not

a man enough. a democrat enough to do that. he is gonna CLING to his ill gotten gains and power like the troll he is.

[RB TexLa]

4. And most people to Howard Dean: Yawn

The fifteen minutes has been up for a while.

[robinlynne]

5. If it weren't for Howard Dean, the republicans would still be in absolute power.