yep one more vote to stop the complete reversion of our democracy into a marxist socialist banana country.
On Nov 8, 8:19 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > good ! > > On Nov 8, 7:23 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > he will be welcomed with opened arms. > > > On Nov 8, 4:33 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Lieberman in talks about caucusing with Senate > > > GOPhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_go_co/lieberman_republicans > > > WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is talking to > > > Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman about the possibility of > > > Lieberman caucusing with the GOP. > > > > Lieberman's affiliation with Democrats is up in the air. Senate > > > Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, angered by Lieberman's support > > > of Republican John McCain for president, is considering yanking > > > Lieberman's chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and > > > Governmental Affairs Committee as punishment. > > > > Lieberman and Reid met Thursday to discuss Lieberman's options, > > > including possible committee and subcommittee posts for him. Those > > > talks are ongoing. > > > > A Lieberman aide, who requested anonymity because the talks are > > > confidential, said Friday that Lieberman and McConnell, R-Ky., have > > > spoken in recent days about the possibility of Lieberman joining the > > > GOP conference. McConnell spokesman Don Stewart would only confirm > > > that the two men have had recent discussions. > > > > Lieberman was Democrat Al Gore's vice presidential running mate eight > > > years ago. He became an independent after he failed to win the > > > Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut in 2006. Lieberman won the > > > general election as an independent but is still registered as a > > > Democrat. > > > > Although he caucuses with Senate Democrats, Lieberman angered > > > Democrats by criticizing Barack Obama during the presidential race. > > > > Since 2006, Democrats had tolerated Lieberman's political straddling > > > because he gave them a 51-49 majority by being part of their caucus. > > > With Democrats tightening their hold on the Senate to at least 55 > > > seats in Tuesday's election, Lieberman no longer plays that role. > > > > Lieberman aligned himself with McCain and President Bush on the war > > > in > > > Iraq but tended to vote with Democrats on most domestic issues.- 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 * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
