[eggplant43]

Originally Posted by CADude12

Now, we can start the smears. Obama - lightweight president, world in crisis. Coming January 2009.

For you to say this after 8 years of Bush is simply laughable.

[poochee]

Lieberman Meets With Reid, Tries To Cling To Senate Chairmanship
Nico Pitney
November 6, 2008 03:16 PM
UPDATE at 8:19 PM EST:

The Associated Press is reporting that Reid is looking to remove Lieberman from his post as chairman of a powerful Senate committee:

Reid, in a sternly worded statement after the 45-minute meeting, said no official decisions have been made. But an aide to the Nevada Democrat said Reid was leaning toward removing Lieberman as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were confidential.

Bolstered by a newly expanded majority, Harry Reid met with Joe Lieberman on Thursday to sketch out the conditions by which the Connecticut independent could continue to caucus with Senate Democrats. But Lieberman did not accept Reid's initial offers, leaving his future in the caucus uncertain, and potentially setting off a campaign to pressure the Democratic steering committee to decide Lieberman's fate.

Reid offered Lieberman a deal to step down as chairman of the homeland security committee but take over the reins of another subcommittee, likely overseeing economic or small business issues, officials said.

Excerpts from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/1..._n_141876.html

[LANMaster]

Originally Posted by NOT BY eggplant

For you to say this after 8 years of bashing Bush is simply understandable.

Fixed.

[Wino]

Originally Posted by LANMaster

Fixed.

While this misquote of what eggplant actually said is between you two, I thought Cookiegal recently stated plainly it was not to be done?

[eggplant43]

I remember mulder getting called on just this kind of thing. It's funny, but an unfair advantage.

[LANMaster]

I didn't know that was a naughty thing to do.

I hope that you know that I wasn't trying to make anyone think that is what you wrote.

sorry.

[wacor]

Originally Posted by LANMaster

I didn't know that was a naughty thing to do.

I hope that you know that I wasn't trying to make anyone think that is what you wrote.

sorry.

you need to be fired then

even I knew that was a no no.

[eggplant43]

Yes, I know there was absolutely no maliciousness involved, and I believe you didn't know. Let's just move on

[TooBad]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Why support a traitor? Need more words than that?

You tell us! You are the one that not only supported a traitor, you elected him!

[poochee]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Why keep a traitor?

If he went Rep, I guarantee they would use but not trust him.

[LANMaster]

Originally Posted by eggplant43

Yes, I know there was absolutely no maliciousness involved, and I believe you didn't know. Let's just move on

Cool

[Cookiegal]

Consider yourself slapped LAN.

Carry on.

[poochee]

McConnell reaches out to Lieberman..This shoud be interesting.
By RYAN GRIM | 11/7/08 11:55 AM EST
Amie Parnes, Glenn Thrush and John Bresnahan contributed to this report.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) about the prospect of joining the Republican Conference, but Lieberman is still bargaining with Democratic leaders to keep his chairmanship, according to Senate aides in both parties.

“Sen. Lieberman’s preference is to stay in the caucus, but he’s going to keep all his options open,” a Lieberman aide said. “McConnell has reached out to him, and at this stage, his position is he wants to remain in the caucus but losing the chairmanship is unacceptable.”

A Republican Senate aide said Friday morning that there was little McConnell could offer in terms of high-ranking committee slots, which is why Lieberman is resisting overtures from the Republican side.

Excerpt from: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15401.html

[poochee]

Byrd will voluntarily give up chairmanship
By DAVID ROGERS | 11/7/08 2:03 PM EST

Senate legend Robert Byrd, approaching 91 this month and hailing a “new day in Washington” , said he would voluntarily give up the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee with the new Congress.

“To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven” said Byrd, who had fended off earlier challenges this past spring and summer.“Those Biblical words from Ecclesiastes 3:1 express my feelings about this particular time in my life.”

“To be serving in the Senate at such a momentous time in our history fills me with enormous pride. I endorsed President-elect Obama because I believed that we had taken the wrong course both at home and abroad. I am delighted with his victory. I was an early critic of the war in Iraq, as was the President-elect, who decried this war even before he was running for a United States Senate seat. I wish our new President every success with his commitment to unite us as one people."


Excerpts from: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15409.html

[eggplant43]

and there go the earmarks