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Leading The Fight to Keep Senator Joseph Lieberman as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Senator Joseph Lieberman
About Me
- Let Joe Stay
- I’m a Democrat counting down the days to President-elect Obama's inauguration. However, in the promised new climate of hope and change, I find it upsetting to see Senator Harry Reid and many of his Democratic colleagues turn against one of their own simply because he chose his longtime friend over his party. This blog has been created in an effort to give a voice to those who believe that Senator Lieberman should not be punished for choosing friendship over politics. If we don’t raise our voice, who will? “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”
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Biography
Full Name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman
Party: Democratic
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Connecticut, elected 1988, reelected 1994, 2000, 2006; member, Connecticut State Senate, 1970-1980
Business/Professional Experience: Lawyer, Wiggin & Dana (New Haven), 1967-69; lawyer, Lieberman, Segaloff & Wolfson (New Haven), 1972-83
Date of Birth: February 24, 1942
Place of Birth: Stamford, Conn.
Education: B.A. Yale, 1964; J.D., 1967
Spouse: married Hadassah Freilich Tucker, 1983
Children: Son Matthew and daughter Rebecca with first wife Betty Haas (m. 1965, div. 1981); Step-son Ethan Tucker (son of Mrs. Lieberman from a previous marriage); daughter Hani
Home: Stamford
Party: Democratic
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Connecticut, elected 1988, reelected 1994, 2000, 2006; member, Connecticut State Senate, 1970-1980
Business/Professional Experience: Lawyer, Wiggin & Dana (New Haven), 1967-69; lawyer, Lieberman, Segaloff & Wolfson (New Haven), 1972-83
Date of Birth: February 24, 1942
Place of Birth: Stamford, Conn.
Education: B.A. Yale, 1964; J.D., 1967
Spouse: married Hadassah Freilich Tucker, 1983
Children: Son Matthew and daughter Rebecca with first wife Betty Haas (m. 1965, div. 1981); Step-son Ethan Tucker (son of Mrs. Lieberman from a previous marriage); daughter Hani
Home: Stamford
3 comments:
Great interview. You made your case well. I can't believe that they are so many people out there who believe that a politician should just toe the party line rather than do what he believes in. No one thinks that Lieberman supported McCain for some personal gain. He’s well known to stick to his principles even when it's not popular among the Democrats. Even after being betrayed by his party in the primary he still caucused with them, giving them a majority. Everyone knows of Lieberman’s independent streak which is probably why he won re-election so no one can say that he somehow betrayed his voters - after all, he's not technically a Democrat anyway.
This notion that Lieberman was betrayed by the Democratic Party in the primary is absurd. From what I recall, many Democratic senators supported Lieberman in the primary, but once the Democratic voters of Connecticut chose Ned Lamont instead, many of these senators rightfully, in my opinion, backed the Democratic candidate that the Democrats of Connecticut selected.
And no one is telling Lieberman he has to leave the caucus, he is just being told that there are consequences behind his actions. He is being told that he cannot do whatever he likes and then expect the Democrats to be bullied by his threats. If Joe Lieberman independently decides that he is going to leave and caucus with the Republicans because he cannot have his way, then fine. He won't be missed and the people of Connecticut can decide what they want to do with him in 2012.
"And no one is telling Lieberman he has to leave the caucus, he is just being told that there are consequences behind his actions." - Cabral Williams
They were talking about expelling him, until they realized that they may actually have the filibuster-busting number of 60 Senators, in which case Lieberman suddenly became an asset. So, since they can't expel him, they're discussing stripping him of his Chairmanship positions. This is an example of revenge for the sake of revenge. No one likes a sore loser, but a sore winner is even worse.
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