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09-03-2008, 10:31 PM
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Rep Power: 68 | | | Lieberman could lose chairmanship, Democrats warn Sour grapes? Quote:
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman's speech before the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night could cost him the chairmanship of a key Senate committee, a top Senate Democratic aide told CNN.
During the speech, the Connecticut senator praised GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and criticized Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
"The Democratic Caucus will reassess the situation with Sen. Lieberman after the election," Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said Wednesday.
Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, now calls himself an "independent Democrat," but he remains a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, which allows him to head the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Democrats have grumbled for months about Lieberman's outspoken support of McCain, and both Reid and Obama have warned Lieberman to curb his public criticism of Obama. Lieberman could lose chairmanship, Democrats warn - CNN.com |
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09-03-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by onthefence Sour grapes? | Like the repubs would reward someone who said they were one of them but campained for Obama?
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09-03-2008, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jillian Like the repubs would reward someone who said they were one of them but campained for Obama? | How many Republicans endorse Democrats? That should tell you something.
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09-03-2008, 10:42 PM
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Rep Power: 59 | | | Democrats, of all stripes, are myopic losers. Not a huge fan of Joe, but he knows this to be true and probably doesn't care.
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09-03-2008, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by onthefence How many Republicans endorse Democrats? That should tell you something. | right.. because the repubs would pull their funding next time they ran in an election and pull their committee chairmanships... amazing how that works, eh? Oh right... and they get called RINO's if they're even close to moderate. Almost forgot about that one. Don't hear much from Arlen Spector or Chuck Hegl or Lincoln Chafee anymore, do you?
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When the Founding Fathers protected our right to free speech, I think that meant we were supposed to use it.
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi was the world's most unhinged lunatic. He's now dead. So that moves Ann Coulter up to first place - David Letterman
O, when she is angry she is keen and shrewd; / She was a vixen when she went to school, / And though she be but little, she is fierce. — Shakespeare
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09-03-2008, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jillian right.. because the repubs would pull their funding next time they ran in an election and pull their committee chairmanships... amazing how that works, eh? Oh right... and they get called RINO's if they're even close to moderate. Almost forgot about that one. Don't hear much from Arlen Spector or Chuck Hegl or Lincoln Chafee anymore, do you? | touche, you got me, but McCain was once refered to as a RINO
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09-03-2008, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by onthefence touche, you got me, but McCain was once refered to as a RINO | because he used to be a moderate..... and he knew the nutters were "agents of intolerance"...
His ambition got the best of him, unfortunately. He'd have had my vote if he were the same person he was in 2000.
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O, when she is angry she is keen and shrewd; / She was a vixen when she went to school, / And though she be but little, she is fierce. — Shakespeare
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09-04-2008, 08:17 AM
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Rep Power: 43 | | | Joe serves as chairman in Seante committees at the pleasure of the Demcorats who vote him into those positions.
If he loses that support, and cannot get enough support from the Republicans, yes, he can lose those powerful positions.
He knows what he's doing.
It is his right to take that risk if he chooses. | 
09-04-2008, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jillian because he used to be a moderate..... and he knew the nutters were "agents of intolerance"...
His ambition got the best of him, unfortunately. He'd have had my vote if he were the same person he was in 2000. | "nutters" would include the entire Democratic party, so what's your point? The term Liberal" nowadays is a misnomer. Y'all are only tolerant of those who agree with you. Your comment amounts to the pot calling the kettle black.
At least teh extremists on the right are a minority and contained as opposed to comprising the entire Democratic party.
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09-04-2008, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunny "nutters" would include the entire Democratic party, so what's your point? The term Liberal" nowadays is a misnomer. Y'all are only tolerant of those who agree with you. Your comment amounts to the pot calling the kettle black.
At least teh extremists on the right are a minority and contained as opposed to comprising the entire Democratic party. | Really? If this board is any indication of what typical liberals and conservatives are like, your statement is somewhat suspect, Gun.
Are you honestly going to try to tell me that the level of nastiness and malice on this board coming from liberals exceeds that of the so-called conservatives?
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09-04-2008, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunny "nutters" would include the entire Democratic party, so what's your point? The term Liberal" nowadays is a misnomer. Y'all are only tolerant of those who agree with you. Your comment amounts to the pot calling the kettle black.
At least teh extremists on the right are a minority and contained as opposed to comprising the entire Democratic party. |
you're right the Republicans and conservatives in general are SO tolerant of those they disagree with
bombing abortions clinics,
killing doctors
bashing gays
smearing people against war
the difference being, the conservatives use God as an excuse for their intolerance and hatred. Dems and libs use common sense.
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09-04-2008, 10:59 AM
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Rep Power: 12 | | So republicans and conservatives in general bomb abortion clinics or kill doctors etc? 
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09-04-2008, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondDave So republicans and conservatives in general bomb abortion clinics or kill doctors etc?  | Yes, much like all liberals believe: insert all the crazy nonsense the neo-cons like to credit them with believing and doing here. | 
09-04-2008, 12:33 PM
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Rep Power: 165 | | | fuck joe. let him remain a republican lapdog as long as they promise to bomb the shit out of iran FOR THE SAKE OF ISRAEL.
I betcha joe gets Rummy's seat if john wins this election. I can see it now.. "Israel, right or wrong... because Lieberman has secured the US military to make it so"
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