Democratic Senators to vote on Lieberman's fate

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Webb won't vote to pull Lieberman, having done the same sort of thing.

What?

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Webb won't vote to pull Lieberman, having done the same sort of thing.

What?

He's campaigned for plenty of Republicans in the past, and badmouthed plenty of Democrats.

When he was a Republican. Over a decade ago.

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Webb won't vote to pull Lieberman, having done the same sort of thing.

What?

He's campaigned for plenty of Republicans in the past, and badmouthed plenty of Democrats.

When he was a Republican. Over a decade ago.

You must have forgotten his endorsement of George Allen in 2000. That was eight years ago, not "over a decade ago."

Oh wow, I was off by two years. Grats Phil.

The point is, Webb has been a loyal Democrat since he entered politics as a Democrat. He doesn't undermine the party, and he doesn't attack Democrats for being liberal, despite his state being reddish purple.

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I support taking away Lieberman's current committee chair and giving him another one that has to do with domestic issues. The thing is, he's basically a liberal Democrat on every issue but the one that he's currently in charge of in the Senate. And that just doesn't make any sense.

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I support taking away Lieberman's current committee chair and giving him another one that has to do with domestic issues. The thing is, he's basically a liberal Democrat on every issue but the one that he's currently in charge of in the Senate. And that just doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, but he's already said that he'll resign from the caucus if they take away his chairmanship. So it's a rock and a hard place situation here.

Oh noes! Then we'll only have 56 seats. Let him. What's he going to do? Suddenly turn into a right-winger on domestic policy?

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Oh noes! Then we'll only have 56 seats.

I remember when my party had that attitude after our "unbeatable" majority after the 2004 election.

Eh, it'd be pretty near impossible for you guys to pick up 6 seats in 2010. The map just doesn't work like that. And by 2012 Lieberman will be gone. Kicking him out is worth the risk anyway.

Lieberman's still a Democrat.

One of the truest things you've ever said.

Gross.

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Why give him a chance?

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I hope Lieberman gets kicked out. He deserves it.

Yeah, kick all the moderates out, great strategy.

lol, supporting the war in Iraq does not make you a moderate. Maybe down in the Confederacy it does, but not in the real world.

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And the cowards decided to keep the traitor.

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Merkley apparently voted against Lieberman (or he's lying to us. We'll never know really.). Merkley looks to be one of my new favorite Senators if he keeps this up.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/18/merkley-profoundly-hurt-b_n_144725.html