Should Lieberman Be Stripped of His Chairmanship Next Year?

Who is the last "left-wing extremist" to be nominated by the Democratic Party? Annie

Ok, I shouldn't have said extremists. What we get is people who can't work with the other party. Bush and Clinton both were unable to work well with people from the opposing party. Obama certainly doesn't have any friends on the other side of the fence. Lieberman and McCain are people that are willing to actually work with members of the other party even though their own party criticizes them for it.

"Bush and Clinton both were unable to work well with people from the opposing party." With Clinton, it was more than the opposing party wouldn't work with them while Bush hasn't wanted to work with Congress PERIOD, regardless of party, if they didn't want to do his exact bidding. He's the decider, remember? Annie

You say, "Lieberman is a true moderate, and that scares the liberal bigwigs in the Democratic Party." Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts about John McCain? Is he also a "true moderate" and does that "scare the conservative bigwigs in the Republican Party"? Perhaps they're right to be scared because they're RIGHT...lol? I do have to respectfully disagree with your prediction about the Democratic majority; Democrats already took three very Republican seats recently in special elections so that doesn't bode well at all for the November election. We both correctly predicted Clinton wouldn't win the nomination so I guess this prediction would be considered even odds! Annie P.S., Should we make a friendly wager?

First of all, unless I'm missing something this is only my personal thought, not something I'm aware of the Democratic leadership even considering. Be honest, if there were a Republican Senator who, even during the primary process, came out in support of one of the Democratic nominees, how would you feel? I think you'd want him put into the incinerator ASAP, bypassing the trash! There are plenty of Democrats who think for themselves but when one goes as far as to help perpetuate the dirt being spread about the Democratic nominee in order to help the candidate he's endorsed, that's going too far. Annie

I can't believe I forgot to mention, isn't this the same thing your party, or at least many members of your party have done to McCain? He's far more in step with the GOP than Lieberman is with the Democrats yet I hear and read every day how McCain is a "maverick" who often goes against his party. Annie

Annie, "I think you'd want him put into the incinerator ASAP, bypassing the trash!" Your thinking is most definitely wrong! I've made no secret of the fact that I do not like John McCain. In fact, I would have alot more respect for McCain if he had followed Joe Lieberman's lead, and embraced his 'maverick spirit' as an Independent. It took a tremendous amount of courage for Joe Lieberman to run separate from the party. quote - Annie "... when one goes as far as to help perpetuate the dirt being spread about the Democratic nominee in order to help the candidate he's endorsed, that's going too far." and here's a slightly different perspective: when a politician will speak the truth, in the face of tremendous opposition and pressure to 'tow the line', to endorse and support a candidate that he or she really believes is the most qualified candidate, especially if that candidate hails from the other side of the aisle: if the candidate in question really is that terrific, then quite frankly, I call that true grit!!! This kind of action takes great courage, commitment, and self-confidence. Traits a great many on 'the Hill' would do well to emulate! Oh, and Annie, I'm just gonna' chalk this discussion up to you having a really 'off day'. I cannot otherwise imagine that you would have consciously suggested putting a Jewish person in an incinerator.