Is there any way Connecticut can recall this punk?

The Dems will probably make him some offer to keep his current position, so it will be all up to Joe. Does he really value his "principles" or does blatant power hold the real sway?

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it's not so much that he backed mccain, it's that he had negative things to say about Obama. Had he just backed mccain and left it at that, he would probably be alright. You can have a difference in opinion, it's when you get negative that it could come back to bite you.

i dont know - I'm still failing to find much anger at Lieberman - in many many important ways (taxes, healthcare, choice, environment, gun control, entitlement programs, gay rights, workers rights ... I could keep going) he is a true progressive to center left politician having little or nothing in common with the extreme right centric GOP

The Dems have every right to be outraged by his disloyalty. After all, they were so loyal to him...

It will show what sort of country we live in , when a man is persecuted for following his beliefs. Just because he is an Republican or a Democrat it does not tie him to them. Look at Colon Powell he is not a democrat but he followed his belief in who was the right person for the job. If Pelosi, Reid and even Obama because he could curtail this. If they try to remove Lieberman from his position, not because of his work, but because of his convictions, it will show exactly where this party is headed and that is not a good way to start, especially for a President who claims that he is for all people and will work on a bipartisan basis.

MEMO TO SEN. REID:
Cut him loose. You don't need him. He can caucus with McCain, Opie Graham, and Ted Stevens. Seriously, Lieberman has to decide if the people of Connectucut deserve to have an effective senator for the next four years.

There should be no negative consequences for Lieberman. What he did took courage. He stood up for what he believed in and showed that he actually wants to use the brain he was given. Knee-jerk conservatives and knee-jerk liberals are content to let a party do their thinking for them. We need more moderates who are governed by their conscience rather than any rigid ideology that doesn't work in the real world.

Liberals hate anybody who thinks for themselves. It's a given they're going after him again.

passing judgement before a decision is rendered...nothing has been said publically...just whispers and whispers of whispers. He will probably get to keep his committee. But the right is quick to jump and bring up the devisive politics they are so well known for.

Kick Lieberman to the curb. He only wants to be on the side that's winning. I could even accept him backing McCain. But, when he started bad-mouthing Obama, especially in his convention speech, that is what did him in. He is worthless.

Palin-Lieberman 2012! Old Benedict sure painted himself into a corner. lol

In fairness, Obama backed Lieberman during his difficult last Senate run. Lieberman did not repay the loyalty.

However, the Democrats should shrug off Lieberman's "disloyalty" and continue to encourage him to caucus with them. Driving any ideological dissent out of the party is a good way to wind-up where the Republicans are now, fast.

Kick Joe Lieberman to the curb. The Democrats don't need a dirty jew boy in the house.

The Republicans don't want him either. He's too disloyal.

For those of you who think Joe Lieberman is being persecuted, please realize that he is not.

For many years he served the citizens of Connecticut well, but in the past 8 years he has clearly only been in it for Joe.

Having respected him for 15 years I have lost all respect because he moves with the wind and doesn't seem to keep in mind the constituents that he is supposed to be representing.

He hasn't voted the way the citizens of CT have shown they expect. He has voted for whatever Joe believes in. That isn't showing courage but is refusing to do the job you were elected to perform.

He should retire now and give all of us CT folks a break.

He didn't just back McCain, he got himself on stage at the Republican National Convention and gave a speech supporting him and telling the World Obama was not ready.

No reason exists for the earlier racist comment on this blog (see 2:43 pm). Name-calling, especially vile racist names, has no place in these discussions.

Why should the Demo's be lenient with LIEberman? First of all he isn't a democrat. Should everyone forget his stunt of becoming an independent to run against the democratic candidate when he lost to him in the primary? LIEberman is a scumbag out for self and no one else. He thought that the Republican party would get away with stealing another election and chose wrong. Reid should send him on his way and tell him thanks but no thanks, we don't need you Benedict LIEberman.

To all of the Obama supporters, whatever your reason for supporting him: We who opposed Obama will extend him and your chosen party EXACTLY the same sort of courtesy, respect, decency, support, cooperation, and assistance that you have so generously and enthusiastically given President Bush for the past 8 years, and we will ENJOY doing so, just as YOU have all this time. In fact, we'll try to be even MORE generous! Elephants have LONG memories, you know.