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« on: July 13, 2008, 03:49:34 PM »
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Good riddance. I can't believe I gave this guy money in 2006.
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2008, 03:50:46 PM »
I hope not Sad
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2008, 03:51:50 PM »
Hooray!
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2008, 03:53:16 PM »
Assurances from Harry Reid mean how much?
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2008, 03:56:33 PM »
what a chickensh**t move!

if they want to do it, they should do it right now.
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2008, 04:09:10 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on July 13, 2008, 03:53:16 PM
Assurances from Harry Reid mean how much?

Haven't you enjoyed the past two years of pulling out of Iraq and healthcare for all Americans from Reid?
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM »
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2008, 04:18:11 PM »
Quote from: Casual Fraction™ on July 13, 2008, 04:09:10 PM
Quote from: dead0man on July 13, 2008, 03:53:16 PM
Assurances from Harry Reid mean how much?

Haven't you enjoyed the past two years of pulling out of Iraq and healthcare for all Americans from Reid?
You forgot the balanced budget, restoring the constitution and immigration reform. After they ended world hunger of course.
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2008, 04:20:27 PM »
You expected anything less?
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2008, 04:27:27 PM »
I'd be happy to have him in the GOP Caucus.
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2008, 04:31:24 PM »
Quote from: Josh(Flem) on July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.

Not any more; it's now too late to rearrange majority/minority status and committee leadership this session.  This means that Lieberman could now announce he's caucusing with the Republicans, and the Democrats would still control the Senate.
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2008, 04:35:41 PM »
As I've said before, a part of me wants McCain to win and appoint Lieberman to the cabinet, handing over the CT senate seat to the GOP and giving a big "fcuk you" to the Democrats.
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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2008, 04:45:02 PM »
Quote from: Cookieman on July 13, 2008, 04:35:41 PM
As I've said before, a part of me wants McCain to win and appoint Lieberman to the cabinet, handing over the CT senate seat to the GOP and giving a big "fcuk you" to the Democrats.

I seriously believe he'll be Homeland Security Secretary but it won't matter. The GOP would get the Senate seat but that would give us maybe 46 seats.
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2008, 04:50:17 PM »
Quote from: Keystone Phil on July 13, 2008, 04:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cookieman on July 13, 2008, 04:35:41 PM
As I've said before, a part of me wants McCain to win and appoint Lieberman to the cabinet, handing over the CT senate seat to the GOP and giving a big "fcuk you" to the Democrats.
I seriously believe he'll be Homeland Security Secretary but it won't matter. The GOP would get the Senate seat but that would give us maybe 46 seats.

And that seat would promptly go back to the Democrats in 2010.
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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2008, 04:53:15 PM »
Good. And may he never come back.
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« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2008, 05:02:41 PM »
Quote from: All it takes is one bad day to make a normal man go insane on July 13, 2008, 04:50:17 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on July 13, 2008, 04:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cookieman on July 13, 2008, 04:35:41 PM
As I've said before, a part of me wants McCain to win and appoint Lieberman to the cabinet, handing over the CT senate seat to the GOP and giving a big "fcuk you" to the Democrats.
I seriously believe he'll be Homeland Security Secretary but it won't matter. The GOP would get the Senate seat but that would give us maybe 46 seats.

And that seat would promptly go back to the Democrats in 2010.

That depends on who is appointed (maybe Jodi Rell?) and how things are going nationally.
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« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2008, 05:04:02 PM »
Quote from: Joe Hussein Republic on July 13, 2008, 04:31:24 PM
Quote from: Josh(Flem) on July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.

Not any more; it's now too late to rearrange majority/minority status and committee leadership this session.  This means that Lieberman could now announce he's caucusing with the Republicans, and the Democrats would still control the Senate.
Why is that?
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« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2008, 05:07:08 PM »
Quote from: Keystone Phil on July 13, 2008, 05:02:41 PM
Quote from: All it takes is one bad day to make a normal man go insane on July 13, 2008, 04:50:17 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on July 13, 2008, 04:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cookieman on July 13, 2008, 04:35:41 PM
As I've said before, a part of me wants McCain to win and appoint Lieberman to the cabinet, handing over the CT senate seat to the GOP and giving a big "fcuk you" to the Democrats.
I seriously believe he'll be Homeland Security Secretary but it won't matter. The GOP would get the Senate seat but that would give us maybe 46 seats.

And that seat would promptly go back to the Democrats in 2010.

That depends on who is appointed (maybe Jodi Rell?) and how things are going nationally.

Rell couldn't appoint herself; and besides, since Dodd will also be up for reelection, he's likely to bring more voters to the polls.
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« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2008, 05:11:57 PM »

Why not? CT law?
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« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2008, 05:13:40 PM »

On second thought, I think I'm wrong.  Never mind that part.
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« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2008, 05:26:48 PM »
Quote from: Mama was a Rodeo. Papa was a Rock'n'Roll Band. >:( on July 13, 2008, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Joe Hussein Republic on July 13, 2008, 04:31:24 PM
Quote from: Josh(Flem) on July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.

Not any more; it's now too late to rearrange majority/minority status and committee leadership this session.  This means that Lieberman could now announce he's caucusing with the Republicans, and the Democrats would still control the Senate.
Why is that?

Unlike the organizing resolution of January 2001, there was no clause in the resolution of January 2007 that allowed for the Senate to be reorganized if a member switched caucuses.  From the outset, the Democrats would always control the 110th Senate.

(I worded my previous post incorrectly - it implied that some kind of deadline had passed.)
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« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2008, 05:40:46 PM »
The Democratic Party is a big tent, and there are a wide variety of people in it.  However, if there has to be some sort of litmus test to being a Democratic member of Congress, I believe that "endorsing the Republican presidential nominee and speaking at their convention" is a fine choice.  You cannot sabotage your party's presidential nominee and expect to be a member of that party anymore.  Lieberman's actions fully justify booting him out.
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« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2008, 05:45:58 PM »
Quote from: Josh(Flem) on July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.

so that "we" can accomplish what exactly?
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« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2008, 06:12:08 PM »
Quote from: Joe Hussein Republic on July 13, 2008, 05:26:48 PM
Quote from: Mama was a Rodeo. Papa was a Rock'n'Roll Band. >:( on July 13, 2008, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Joe Hussein Republic on July 13, 2008, 04:31:24 PM
Quote from: Josh(Flem) on July 13, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Lieberman is scum, still....scum we need for a couple more months.

Not any more; it's now too late to rearrange majority/minority status and committee leadership this session.  This means that Lieberman could now announce he's caucusing with the Republicans, and the Democrats would still control the Senate.
Why is that?

Unlike the organizing resolution of January 2001, there was no clause in the resolution of January 2007 that allowed for the Senate to be reorganized if a member switched caucuses.  From the outset, the Democrats would always control the 110th Senate.

(I worded my previous post incorrectly - it implied that some kind of deadline had passed.)

Congratulations on being one of about 7 people on the Internets who are aware of this
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« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2008, 06:34:41 PM »
Lieberman is the kind of human trash who not even Satan will take.
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