MyDD :: Me and Joe are forgiven !

Me and Joe are forgiven !

by kosnomore, Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:04:46 PM EST

In exchange for surrendering his position on Environment and Public Works, Joe Lieberman got to remain in the Democratic caucus and stay on as chair of Homeland Security / Governmental Affairs and head of the Armed Services / air and land power subcommittee.

Big props to netroots hero and "Countrywide VIP" Chris Dodd for negotiating the deal !

Actually, the whole caucus deserves a shout out - - they backed the deal 42-13 ! (Including all the newly elected change-agents.)

But, special thanks to our party leaders - - Obama (endorsed the deal !) and Biden (no show).

Let's review.

Lieberman stays. Emanuel is in. Gates (Bush's Gates!!!) likely to stay at Defense. Holden (Clinton's AAG) in as AG. Hillary to State. And still radio silence on Prop 8 (although I assume Biden stands by his debate statement, "I agree with Sarah!")

I'm sure the pardon for my heresy is in the mail.

http://farrightdemocrat.blogspot.com/

And tell me again how there's no space in the Democratic party for conservatives or swing voters?

Tags: Joe Lieberman, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gates, Eric Holden, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Prop. 8 (all tags)

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Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (none / 0)

Wow, talk about a bunch of ingrates! I say we teach them all a lesson! Let's not like them any more!

"But not me personally were those cheers for"

by QTG on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:10:39 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

i don't forgive you or joe the douche nozzle

by citizendave on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:31:38 PM EST

how many diaries can one write? (2.00 / 2)

let's ask fifi...

"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa!" -- Allen Ginsberg

by canadian gal on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:51:32 PM EST

Wow... (2.00 / 1)

...Something that is both allegorical and as cute as a lolcat. I'm very impressed (not snark).

Visiting the hopium dens proudly since 2007.

by AZphilosopher on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 02:31:45 AM EST
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Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 4)

Nope. You're still a semi-literate attention whore.

I come here for the lulz.

by username on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:55:02 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 3)

You should hire Joe to be a guest blogger, it might get your site to crack 10 total visits.

by rfahey22 on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 09:59:59 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 3)

Do you actually think you make sense? If so, that's sort of sad.

by HSTruman on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 10:14:56 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 1)

by Dumbo on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 10:35:55 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 6)

This is yet another diarrhy

brought to you by someone

who writes everything

in fragmented chunks

and is really angry that

B. Hussein is our next President.

And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.

by thatpurplestuff on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 10:40:19 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

You are not forgiven we are just all recognizing that stupidity is not yet a crime.

What I want to know is this; if you think like a republican, believe like a republican, and act like a republican what the hell are you doing in this party?

Hey guys? You know we won right? You can stop the doooooomsaying now.

by JDF on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 10:45:38 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 1)

haha yeah. but if stupidity was a crime, i would be willing to pay that taxes just to make sure that people like the OP would never be heard of again.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. -Plato

by selfevident on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 04:46:20 AM EST
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Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 1)

Criminy, are you still here?

by Spiffarino on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 11:56:46 PM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

Are you actually admiting that Lieberman did something that required forgiveness? Or implying the same about yourself?

The Wayward Episcopalian

by Transplanted Texan on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 01:58:57 AM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

Yes I am comparing myself to

a man who makes you wonder

what the word Quisling was used for

before he was born.

When you start out making the "slippery slope" argument, where do you draw the line?

by Jess81 on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 03:13:27 AM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

You are confusing leniency by the parole board for an amnesty.

by killjoy on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 03:35:12 AM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (none / 0)

No, you are not,okay?

by Jeter on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 05:47:17 AM EST

Yawn (2.00 / 1)

For all of our anger at him and disagreements with him, Joe Lieberman is still a largely liberal United States Senator with 19 years of service in that august body of representatives who was fairly elected by the people of Connecticut and has a list of accomplishments that have had impact on the nation.

You, on the other hand, are a miserable tool.

The pebbles have voted and the avalanche has begun.

President-Elect "That One"

by Dracomicron on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 09:48:10 AM EST

Re: Me and Joe are forgiven ! (2.00 / 2)

Arggh.

"Joe and I are forgiven!"

Grammar is your friend.

by Dreorg on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 11:14:15 AM EST

That was bugging me, too (none / 0)

But I already called him a tool, so I wasn't sure there was much further point.

The pebbles have voted and the avalanche has begun.

President-Elect "That One"

by Dracomicron on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 12:19:53 PM EST
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Actually..the Joe thing is the change he ran on... (2.00 / 2)

That is what he was preaching. It was the reason I didn't support him in the Caucus because I didn't think being adult and respectful would win (I am a recovering 2-time Edwards chair).

Well, he proved me wrong. And I find his lack of pettiness refreshing.

Joe is weakened and can't do much right now. His only hope is to try and win back the hearts of his constituents back home. His state is a very blue state and will not accept him if he is a problem for Obama.

And for those claiming he is leveraging for Repug positions. Think:

1. It got him nothing this time.

The only way Repugs in the party would have accepted him was if he had to pay some sort of price to the Dems so he could be seen as a political victim (that option is gone).
Moderate Repugs have no power in their party, why would he?

by IowaMike on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 11:39:21 AM EST

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