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Nice. This really sends a message to all Dems that they can do anything to hurt the party and they won't have to face any penalty. And is this fair to all the Dem senators who have worked so hard to make this happen?

What about party development? Shouldn't committee leadership positions be given to to equally qualified Democratic senators such as Hillary Clinton?

Mistake, Lieberman is a republican and will continue to act like one. He has proven to be untrustworthy and should not be caucusing with the democrats.

I would send him packing so far he would never come back.Same as picking Kerry no way>>>>>>>>>>>>

So my president-elect is turning the other cheek. Lucky break for Joe (the Backstabber). Any of you neocons got a good "messiah" joke for me?

It's refreshing to have a president who's not all about this "Either you're with me or against me" nonsense.

Eh, he votes w/ the dems most of the time anyway - use him until he's no longer useful, then let him go his own way - no chairmanship, though - sorry, Joe.

I love it!

I love it! You go Obama!!

Barack you are a better man than me.

PHUCK Lieberman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JOE NEEDS TO PUT AMERICA FIRST. IT SEEMS EVERTHING HE DOES IS FOR ISRAEL. HE JUMPS SHIP TO WHATEVER PARTY HAS ISRAELS INTEREST. ITS VERY TRUE!

Lieberman is a little snake and should be thrown out of the senate.

Lieberman is the douche bag senator from Tel Aviv and he looks and acts like Senator Palpatine. Drop him like a hot steaming turd!

Well done Obama.Despite all the crap remarks Joe made against him, he is willing to forgive him.That is remarkable.Hopefully Joe will learn from it and wont be a traitor going forward.

Forgive and forget. If Lieberman should get kicked out of the Democratic party for campaigning against Obama, then maybe the same could be said for Hillary? It's a fine line. Obama is willing to put politics aside in order to get things done.

Soon to be President Barack Obama is one smart cookie. He has some reason for keeping Lieberman around. Whatever it is, I trust his judgment implicitly!

Oh politically knowledgable ones...Why would President-elect Obama want to keep (Lie)berman on the Democratic team? What is this guys true value? I must be missing something here...

If the Dems had their filibuster proof margin, Joe would be gone. This is a very transparent move and you Obamabots swoon for it hook, line and sinker.

I have had enough of this dirty Jew! kick his ass out of the USA and send him back to Israel becuase thats all he cares about.

"Whatever it is, I trust his judgment implicitly!"...pretty sad statement.

What a guy.

I might have sent Joe out into outter darkness...but I also see the wisdom in forgiving him.

Joe will probably feel highly indebted.

Once a again, an excellent decision has been displayed by Obama. Remember that Liberman has stood with the democrats on all issues except the Iraq war.

Obama is sticking to his message of willing to negotiate with both good and evil.Liberman showed his evil side when he sided with Mcain and chided Obama during the election campaign.But Obama is willing to forgive him with the hope that Joe wont betray his own party who helped him transform Joe liberman the ordinary man to Joe lieberman the senator.

I assume this means that the country comes first, not dirty-party-politics-as usual. Joe votes his conscience...which is what he was elected to do! A "republic" remember? Not pure mob/majority rule. I assume there might be a handful of Republicans in Joe's district...he represents them too. We don't elect parties, we elect people (hopefully ones with integrity). GO JOE!

the reason he is keeping him around is to not anger the jew donors. joe was once a VP choice. that means he has a bunch of jew support and dollars behind him. jews want him around to sway policy in isreals favor.

@CJ "Oh politically knowledgable ones...Why would President-elect Obama want to keep (Lie)berman on the Democratic team?"
Because nothing else would devalue Lieberman's political equity than being "forgiven" like this. He'll soon become a nonentity even the GOP wouldn't want - and THAT's a bad place to be! :)