Um, Joe? You really thought nobody knew this is what you'd do?

Failing to see the downside to this supposed "threat". Is there any reason at all not to publicly humiliate and repudiate Liebermanism?

I HATE him.

Aw, say it ain't so Joe!

Try not to let the door hit your ass on the way out!

It's better to have one additional enemy than a fake friend who will stab you in the back the first chance they get.

Adios, Joe The Backstabber

Bye Joe.

I'd say was have some lovely parting gifts for you, but I'd just be lying.

Lieberman has to try to posture here, even if he has no real leverage.

Reid should respond that so publicly supporting the opposing party's presidential nominee was "unacceptable". Let him leave; it likely ensures political defeat in 2012, and irrelevance until then.

Then don't be surprised if Lieberman decides he'd rather be a small fish in the majority than a fish out of water in the GOP (whose rank and file refused to let his friend McCain tap him for VP).

Lieberman is truly a man without a party. And he deserves to be.

How does the saying go? If he quacks like a duck, acts and looks like a duck......he is GOP.

He is just a lame duck caught on the wrong side of the senate floor.

He must really enjoy being part of the senate minority.

LOL Joe, who are you crapping? Try getting re-elected in Connecticut in 2012 as a Republican.

His options are join the people he has been brown nosing for the past year or...hmmm...That's all his options.

Enjoy the Minority Caucus Joe ;)

There were stories after the election in 2006 that certain issues simply didn't get brought up in dem caucus meetings because they made Lieberman uncomfortable.

I honestly think the Democratic Caucus could get more done if they didn't have to work around the fact of Joe Lieberman being a member.

Oops, sorry Atreideshawk, I didn't bother to read all the posts. Great minds think alike. ha!

How about this?

"I'll have two Joes to go, and fast."

Maybe the plumber and the dweeb can get together with Scarborough for a special "three amigos" show.

The way I'd like to see it:

Reid: "Uh, Joe? Yeah...I talked to the other members of the caucus today. They are all pitching in to hire a nanotech company to have a violin made that is microscopic enough to express their sympathy for you."

Hey Joe, turning on your fellow democrats: UNACCEPTABLE, you have to live with the choices you make dude. Good Riddance. Join the minority caucus if you must! No body cares. Oh and good luck with your election bid in 2012, I don't think you will be senator again.

Must you go, thank God!
Here's your hat, Joe, what's your hurry!
Come back when you can't stay so long!

They think this is a threat anyone cares about?

Good riddance.

And thinking of this group of idiots as the destination he'd be headed for, you gotta laugh.

So he's threatening the Democratic Party. Rich! And they're supposed to still want him WHY?

Like we really think his opinion in a caucus is still going to be valuable to us? Give me a break.

Cut him loose to go crying to the Republicans he so adores.

C-ya!

Joe Lieberman, the only American who was on the losing side of the last three Presidential elections. I think he likes being a loser.

Am I missing something here? This is a technicality since the majority position isn't at risk. It doesn't mean his votes will go any differently, so who the hell cares if he hangs out with the Dems? Lieberman can go to hell.

Dearest Joe,

Bite me.

Love,

The American People

Joe, you have a lot of chutzpah. You are in no position to make any demands. At this point you are only entitled to a Senate office, which is now to be located next to the Capitol's dumpster. The only think you deserve is to be drummed out as the lying traitor you are, you lousy schmuck. Go ahead and caucus with the Republicans if they'll have you. They know who and what you are and I am sure they won't trust you any more than the Dems do. You made your bed, now lie in it. Maybe Gov. Palin can offer you a position in Alaska, shoveling moose shit.

As much as I despise Leiberman, Senator Reid is once again showing his lack of political acumen. There remains a possibility of getting a filibuster-proof majority. If the recount in Minnesota comes our way, that's 1 more. If Saxby Chambliss losses his runoff (and he probably will) that's 2. And, if Ted Stevens the felon gets kicked out, as he should, a new election in Alaska may very well produce the third giving us a 60 vote majority. Unless Harry Reid pisses off Joe Leiberman enough to send him packing. That would be a shame to have 59 votes when we could have had 60.

http://www.fedup.com

Joe needs to have a talk with Chris Shays about long term prospects for New England Republicans. He's lucky he has 4 years left on his term, because I think he is looking at retirement after that.

That Homeland chairmanship is too powerful a position to leave in Joe's hands.

Sorry for sounding conspiratorial, but given his performances during the election, I wouldn't put it past him to order clandestine investigations on other senators in the caucus -- knowledge is power, and he's proven that he's not trustworthy.

Buh Bye!

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Seriously, if he left the caucus, he would go from senior majority member to senior(?) minority member, he won't bolt. But will we kick him out is a bigger question. We know we can't count on him for filibuster votes.

Adios, Joe.

Don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you.

I'm looking forward to this guy trying to get his ass re-elected in the Senate, even as a Independent!

The GOP will welcome him with open arms - and then immediately send him out to get coffee and donuts for everyone.

"Hey Joe, my garbage can's full - can you drop by and empty it?"

"Anything you say, Congressman Boehner!"

It's a threat and a promise, right, Joe?

Go to your new home--they could use some Joementum.

Someonoe seriously explain to me how this is a threat- I mean that.

Joe will leave the Dem caucus....and do what? Caucus with a group of people who will not vote with him 90% of the time? How is that a threat?

Joe- you are losing your chairmanship. Period. If you were SMART, you'd find a way to stay in the Dem caucus, get a position in some piddly committee and hope to find a way to win back the hearts of the people of CT.

If Joe continues down this road he will be ignored by BOTH dems and repubs for the next four years. But then again, he made a bet. And he lost BIG TIME. So fuck him.

See ya Joe. You won't be missed. And if you bolt, good luck with that senate run in 2012. Last I checked, repubs are NOT doing all that well in CT.

How difficult would it be to organize a recall for Traitor Joe?

This calls for a revival of the Good Bye Joe song, from last year!

http://witlist.blogspot.com/2006/08/good-bye-joe-song.html THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006

Good Bye Joe! (a song)
Sung to the tune of "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"

Good bye Joe, you gotta go, mi-oh my-oh
You gotta go just like that schmoe Ney from Ohio
Cunningham, Katherine Harris, and Delay-oh
One day soon all W's goons are gonna pay-oh
You ran with Gore, that's for sure, and we're grateful
But this whoring for the war is kind of hateful
The attack on Iraq was just shameful
And 'al Queda's candidate'? We've had a plateful
Move aside, Joe it's time, that's for damned sure
That's the word heard from Hawaii to New Hampshire
Ned took a stand, he's our man, that should end it
You blew it on Iraq, now don't defend it
G.O.P, R-N-C, that's your new home
With the chickenhawks and jarheads, that's where they roam You got kissed, 'George's bitch' is your new name Let Rumsfeld, Rice or Cheney be your new flame Good bye Joe, you gotta go, mi-oh my-oh You gotta go just like that schmoe Ney from Ohio Cunningham, Katherine Harris, and Delay-oh
One day soon all W's goons are gonna pay-oh

(With apologies to the late Hank Williams.)

Ugh. Think Progress is reporting that Evan Bayh was just interviewed on Fox News and said that Lieberman should be forgiven and allowed to keep his chairmanship! WTF? What kind of way is that for Bayh to act? How about some party solidarity for once? Let Lieberman lump it.

Thank god this isn't our new VP if HRC had been nominated:

ThinkProgress: Sen. Evan Bayh: Democrats ‘Should Have a Spirit Of Forgiveness With Regard To Joe Lieberman’
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/07/lieberman-bayh

Asshole.

John

Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. Four years left traitor. Then you're toast. Watch the money pour in for your opponent.

I'm actually glad to hear that Lieberman is threatening to switch parties, because I think it makes the decision easier for the Democratic caucus.

The threat to switch sides has to be meaningless as a tactic because otherwise every Senator could use it to extort a chairmanship, and it doesn't work that way. Committee assignments have to be based on seniority and leadership. And as far as leadership is concerned, Lieberman has been pulling in the wrong direction.

The real question should not be whether to punish Lieberman, but what is best for the country and the party. And what is best for the country and the party is for Lieberman to follow and not lead.

And it might have still been a tough decision for other senators, but Lieberman has now made it easier for them. The threat to switch demonstrates that Lieberman is not really interested in Democratic ideals or goals, but just his own personal aggrandizement.

So to hell with him.

I'm dying laughing here - this is too funny - he's threatening us by threatening to join the...wait for it...MINORITY!

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And they area a bunch of feebs to judge by that article about their meeting - the problem was they were too moderate.

I can't express how hard that makes me laugh. Yes yes, that's it, Tony Perkins! Bear down harder and lost the culture war a 3d time, bozo!

You've lost twice now. Get more extreme - I dare ya.

Evan Bayh thinks Joe should keep his chairmanship. He said as much while interviewed by Hannity today.

Threaten Reid?

That's a smart tactic.

Joe, go fuck yourself.

Dave

If Reid backs down we can replace him with Chuck Schumer or someone with a spine.

Lieberman may be a traitor but he can still filibuster. Reid will consider all options carefully before doing anything.

That said, Lieberman is a vindictive man who has shown that he will do anything to further himself even at the expense of the taxpayers he represents. In the end I think Reid will strip him of his chairmanship rather than deal with his threats. It will be interesting to see if Lieberman gets reelected when this term is up. My guess would be no.

Bye bye Joe. Don't get hit by a truck on your way out.

Vote him out he has proven over and over that he is a traiter and can not be trusted. I am convinced that he helped to sabotage Gore's chances of winning. Lieberman will only go back and repeat everything that is said in the meeting to the media and to his republican neo-con friends.

Good riddance. Let him caucus with the other Independent Democrats .... um, oh yeah, that's right.

Can you have a caucus of one?

Valid strong feelings aside, I suppose the smart thing would be to pimp Lieberman for his support on every Dem. vote.

Let him keep his chairmanship so long as he is little more than a Dem. lapdog on votes - including votes to stop the inevitable GOP filibusters.

If he fails to tow the line on any vote, then there is absolutely no reason not to kick his ass out of both his chair position and the Dem. caucus.

I cannot stop my fingers from typing how strongly and profoundly I dislike this disgraceful and dishonest person. A senator is supposed to show examples of good moral character to other people and Mr. Snake does the opposite.

Joe the gasbag is going to form a NEW party with 'The Maverick' and Lindsay the Graham Cracker called:

The three guys who nobody wants and we don't give a shit party. The start of the 'New Centrist's Movement'.

Their initials - GOF Grand old Farts.

btw - Joe is a virus.

See your bed over there Senator? Go lie in it, but don't get too comfy. I don't think CT voters are going to fall for you shtick again in '12. Especially when President Obama comes into town to campaign with your Democratic challenger!

Joe the Plumber meet Joe the loser.

I hope he leaves. Fuck him.

Time for some Cromwell:

"YOU HAVE BEEN SAT TOO LONG HERE FOR ANY GOOD YOU HAVE BEEN DOING. DEPART, I SAY, AND LET US HAVE DONE WITH YOU. IN THE NAME OF GOD, GO!"

Shays: Lieberman’s Election “More Important”
by Paul Bass | October 18, 2006
Posted to CT Elections 2006

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman said at a New Haven campaign stop Tuesday that he does, after all, want to see the Democrats retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives — then was joined by a Republican congressman who praised him as a “national treasure” and called Lieberman’s reelection more important than his own.

If you can stomach it, here is the video:
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8490516338673869563

If Ted Stevens is in Jail, but not kicked out of the senate, he cannot vote from his cell. Does that make Joe more important if their are 39 Republicans plus one member of the "Joe" caucus?

Why the hesitation? This is exactly why the Dems need new, bold leadership. Lieberman takes arrogance to a new level...his comeuppance should be swift and decisive.

Joe-mentum,

don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.

This despicable POS should jump ASAP. Go on Joe, we all want to see you run as a Republican in CT!

What an utter twat. Goodbye and good riddance.

I say let him go. He is worthless. We now have a majority we don't need him. The only way I would even consider letting him have his chair is to make him buy time with his own money on all the major networks and make him get down on his knees in front of Obama and beg his forgiveness as well as the Democrats forgiveness and say to the world that he was a total asshole.

After reading the piece regarding the 60 vote majority I realize that is not a reason to keep Joe. We forget that the yellow dogs or was that blue dogs will do whatever it takes to stay elected. I wouldn't count on SD Senator Tim Johnson to do what is right for the country. Please keep TJ off of the banking committee. No one that voted in favor of the 2005 bankruptcy bill should be anywhere near that committee.

re: Lieberman bolting the dem caucus:
To paraphrase Shakespeare, "Tis a consumation devoutly to be wished !"

Lieberman should join the rats and hang out in the alley where he belongs.

Personally, I actually hope that the Democrats do NOT win all three of the presently "toss-up" races. If they do, then Lieberman’s vote becomes the 60th, and therefore crucial to breaking filibusters- and I can’t stand the idea of that smarmy little worm having that much power.

Right now, Kos is trying to start a movement among the people to pressure Reid and the rest of the Senate Democrats to boot Lieberman from his chairmanships of various committees. I think it’s great. Let him continue to caucus with them if they want, but as far as I’m concerned he should have as much seniority as any other Senator elected just two years ago.

That, after all, is when he was first elected to the Senate as a member of the “CFL” party.

So he's saying “well, then I’ll bail and caucus with the Republicans”. So what? Merely CAUCUSING with them doesn’t help them any- so they might throw him a little bone and make him the “ranking member” of a committee or two, but the reality is that they’re not going to give him any kind of serious power.

And they’re certainly not going to vote with his positions on many, many issues (assuming, of course, that he continues to vote on social issues in the way he has in the past.)

So frankly, unless it’s for that all-important 60th vote, Lieberman’s vote isn’t important to the Democrats. Enforcing *some* party discipline, however, IS. I’m not normally a huge fan of the parties using power plays to “whip” members into line, but I think it’s called for when the guy was out there shilling not just for McCain but for Republicans of all kinds.

So… let’s hope that one of these races goes clearly into Republican territory (I’d bet on Georgia, myself) and we can dispense with Lieberman.

So? Who cares if he leaves the caucus? He can't be trusted. In the unlikely event he's Number Sixty, would he vote to break the filibuster? I dunno. So, go joe!

If he wants to call him self independent, we should help him. Toss him out of the causus and take away his chairmanships. If he wants to be Republican, he can help himself. Democratic? What has he done to show he loves them lately?!?

It's possible that one or both Maine senators would vote with the Dems on key issues, that they will not stand for continued filibustering, given the stark reality of present/emerging conditions.

Not only can he resign from the Dem party, Joe can resign from America and go join the Likud. That's where he really belongs.

Boot Joe, he is not a reliable 60th vote anyway, boot his ass out the door, and make sure eveyone knows he was booted!

I can't stop the song in my head.

"So long.
Farewell.
Auf Wiedersehen.
Goodbye!"