Cut Lieberman loose
It’s times like this I wish I had a bigger platform, or I could talk to people in power directly in any meaningful fashion. If I could write an open letter to Reid, or Congressional Democrats in general, I’d say:
Cut Lieberman loose.
If you’re waiting to see the results of the outstanding Senate races, please do not bother. One, you Democrats don’t vote in a herd like Republicans, so if you get 59 seats, having Joe for 60 won’t really matter.
And two, it’s just not worth it. Your souls are not worth it. Our country is not worth it. Lieberman shat all over your party and now he needs to get what’s coming. Ah, that’s just my vindictive side talking, forget about the revenge angle. Basically, if he’s willing to question Obama’s loyalty to America while he’s running for President, what’s to stop him from doing it after he actually is?
And three, if the argument is “he frequently votes with us anyway”, then either he will follow his principles and continue to do so, or he has no principles, in which case it doesn’t matter if he’s in your caucus or not.
And just on a personal level, I cannot take that sanctimonious, self-satisfied face on my TV screen for the next four years. There’s quite a lot I would give to make him so irrelevant that he can’t get face time on CSPAN-3.
Cut Lieberman loose.
November 11th, 2008 15:02
Now if you meant Olbermann, I would be all for this…but of course he just signed a four year extension. (oh well, he is amusing)
Although, I would also agree on Lieberman.
November 12th, 2008 17:06
I’m gonna disagree spinn. I’d say take away his commitee chairmanship but let him continue to caucus with the party (assuming he still wants to.)
While I agree that it would feel mighty fine to give him the much deserved smackdown he has coming the fact is it’s usually a bad idea to hold a grudge in politics. The fact the dem’s don’t vote as a unified block is all the more reason to keep him semi onboard since there’s a fair chance they’ll need him for a majority vote at times, (or even a two thirds vote since Republicans also don’t always vote as a block either – although since most of the ones who lost seats are the moderate guys they’ll be a little more likely to do so going forward, I’m afraid.)
I’m half expecting the guy to jump into the Republican party as his own re-election bid comes up anyway.
November 12th, 2008 17:12
I also have to add, everytime I hear the guy talk I think “What’s ALF’s dad doing in the Senate?”