he isn't a democrat ! or even a very patriotic American . On Oct 30, 6:52 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the only honest dem in congress and he is being punished for standing > up for his beliefs. no wonder this is the worst congress in history > run by the dems. > > On Oct 30, 6:48 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Lieberman Likely to Lose His Gavel in Massive Reshuffle Being > > Discussedhttp://www.truthout.org:80/102908S > > Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate > > committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the > > proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from > > his > > coveted chairmanship. > > > Lieberman, a former Democrat who supports Sen. John McCain (R- > > Ariz.) for president, is likely to lose his gavel on the Homeland > > Security Committee he has chaired since January 2007, say the sources > > who see him being replaced by Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii), the > > committee's third-ranking Democrat. > > > Lieberman spokesman Marshall Witmann dismissed the speculation, > > saying Lieberman "is focused on doing all he can to elect John McCain > > as president rather than post-election Washington politics." > > > One Democratic source said Lieberman is not likely to lose his > > position in the Democratic caucus, even if the party picks up several > > seats in next week's election. While Democrats could approach or > > exceed the filibuster-proof threshold of 60 votes, they may still > > need > > Lieberman's vote often. > > > "There's no sense in cutting off our nose to spite our face," one > > source said. > > > The proposed shakeup is hardly final, but it has begun to be > > sketched out on paper. It depends largely on a victory by Sen. Barack > > Obama (D-Ill.) in the presidential election, which would result in > > Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), Obama's running mate, giving up his > > chairmanship on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. > > > The shift also hinges on Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) stepping down > > as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, which aides say > > is included in the proposed changes. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) > > would replace him. Byrd, who turns 91 in November, has been > > hospitalized three times this year and some have questioned if he is > > capable of leading the committee. > > > Other moves include Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) taking over > > the > > Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) taking > > over the Senate Select Intelligence Committee and Sen. Charles > > Schumer > > (D-N.Y.) moving to the helm of the Senate Rules and Administration > > Committee. > > > There is no set plan to replace Biden, but one source cited Sen. > > Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) as a possibility. > > > However, another Democratic source said Dodd is likely to hold > > onto his chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee and be > > available > > to replace Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on the Senate Health, > > Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, should Kennedy's > > health fail. > > > Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, signaled Tuesday that he > > would be returning to Washington and has requested workspace on the > > second floor of the Capitol. > > > Two sources say the request is "ongoing" to allow Kennedy some > > kind of work space that will allow him to focus on his signature > > issue, healthcare, with a Democratic presidency. Kennedy already has > > a > > third-floor hideaway in the Capitol, but work is ongoing to provide > > him with a second-floor space to eliminate the need to climb stairs > > or > > walk back and forth to his regular office in the Russell Senate > > Office > > Building. > > > Kennedy spokesman Anthony Coley said Majority Leader Harry Reid > > (D- > > Nev.) offered Kennedy S-219, a room adjacent to Reid's office, which > > Democratic leaders currently use for press conferences. > > > "The majority leader was gracious and kind enough to offer > > additional space and Sen. Kennedy is very appreciative," Coley said. > > > Dodd himself said he has discussed the possibility of taking the > > helm of the Foreign Relations Committee from Biden, saying in an > > interview with The Hill last month that Biden has joked that Dodd > > only > > wants Obama to win the presidency so he can take Biden's > > chairmanship. > > > A Dodd aide suggested that the Connecticut senator is inclined to > > stay where he is, noting that Dodd remains focused on the committee's > > role in addressing the economic crisis. > > > "Sen. Dodd is focused on a substantial agenda in each of his > > committees, both for the remainder of this Congress and next year," > > said spokeswoman Kate Szostak. "As chairman of the Banking Committee, > > he will be conducting vigilant oversight of the Treasury Department's > > implementation of the recently enacted financial rescue law, as well > > as examining additional steps to strengthen the U.S. economy." > > > Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), who is currently the Democratic > > Conference Secretary but has only a subcommittee chairmanship, is > > likely to take over the Veterans' Affairs Committee, while Sen. > > Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) would likely stay chairman of the Judiciary > > Committee. > > > Leahy still wants the chairmanship of the Appropriations > > Committee, sources said, but also wants to be a key player in any > > Supreme Court nominations from an Obama presidency. > > > If Dodd does give up the Banking Committee, the responsibility is > > likely to fall to Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) instead of the next-most > > senior Democrat, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, who suffered a stroke > > in > > December 2006 and returned to the Senate in September 2007. > > > Underscoring the delicacy of the changes being considered, > > senators themselves are stridently avoiding any comment. > > > "I haven't talked to anyone, and no one has talked to me," said > > Reed, who was in the Senate Tuesday for meetings.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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