Dodd: Reprimanding Lieberman is “Ridiculous”

By: Jane Hamsher Wednesday October 28, 2009 7:34 am

Last week, Chris Dodd said he might support Joe Lieberman as an independent in 2012. And yesterday after Lieberman threatened to take the unprecedented and historic move of joining the Republicans to break the caucus's filibuster-proof majority, Dodd said there would be no consequence . . . .

Lieberman on Point for Senate DADT Repeal

By: Teddy Partridge Monday October 12, 2009 7:15 pm

Oh, joy, look who will get to "burnish his progressive credentials" by introducing the repeal of Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell in the United States Senate.

Joe Lieberman Hangs Veal Pen Out to Dry on the “Opt-Out” Sell-Out

By: Jane Hamsher Friday October 9, 2009 12:45 pm

When a party has had enough votes to end a filibuster on its own, we have not been able to find a single time in history where members have joined with the opposition party to filibuster a bill.

So who is the Senator willing to stand up and say they will take this unprecedented move, betray the President, the Senate leadership and their own caucus, and do this?  Who is willing to say they are going to make history?

Not Joe Lieberman, because Mike Stark asked him two days ago

Sunday Late Night: Who is the Commerce Secretary Calling?

By: Teddy Partridge Sunday September 27, 2009 8:01 pm

In yet another surprising Rahm-is-wonderful NYT paean, we learn that sexy Peter Orzsag was sent to dine with Maine Senator Susan Collins, and that West Virginia's Jay Rockefeller got an Oval Office sit-down with President Obama. Maria Cantwell of Washington was also summoned to the Oval for a one-on-one with the President. The head of the White House Office of Health Reform, Nancy DeParle, even visited Dianne Feinstein in her storied DeeCee den, the place where Barack and Hillary made their peace last summer. But what of Holy Joe?

NOLA – Four, Three, Two, One, Now

By: Peterr Friday August 28, 2009 11:59 am

Four years, and it's still shocking. Not the storm -- as bad as that was -- but the four years that have been squandered trying to put people's lives and communities back together. Lord, have mercy . . .

Predictable Lieberman: Covered for Life, So Others Can Wait for Health Insurance

By: Scarecrow Monday August 24, 2009 9:50 am

Joe Lieberman told ABC's This Week that we should postpone efforts to provide health insurance coverage to those who can't afford it until the economy is sufficient recovered. That's how Joe makes himself the guy we have to placate to get anything done. It's what he does.

Same old story from the same old jerk

By: Attaturk Monday August 24, 2009 1:30 am

Joe Lieberman's campaign to always be wrong continues unabated.
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