Joe Lieberman Talks About Recent Events

Senator Joe Lieberman told Politico he doesn't feel punished after the Democratic caucus voted to let him keep his Senate chair on the Homeland Security Committee but forced him out of the Environment and Public Works one. He said, "I don't view it as a sanction," and suggesting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asked him to step down from EPW to let incoming Senators have a change (Reid's spokesperson "disagreed" with that). He also spoke to CBS News' Katie Couric, who asked if Lieberman regretted some things he said, as he campaigned for Republican candidate John McCain--like saying a "good question to ask" is whether Barack Obama is a Marxist. Lieberman said, "That's one of those things I wish I said more clearly. Obviously Barack Obama is not a Marxist... But then I answered it and said, 'no he's not Marxist.' I said at the time that he's somewhat to the left of me on some issues."

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By Jen Chung in News on November 20, 2008 12:49 PM

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NannyState

Dead men walking need to keep their mouth shut.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

He is a traitor and we should at least give him a good ass whipping.

babyhitler

he's just lucky he's a high profile member of the jew illuminati. If he were a protestant he'd be out the door so fast.

BTW

The Dems should have taken everything away from Traitor Joe. He not only lied to voters in CT he went well out of his way to stab Obama and the DNC in the back. And why would we want his completely unbiased views on the Homeland Security Council of all things? OUT!!!

Bubba

Holy Joe is a liar, man...

Dirk

Lieberman is a douche. I hope you're happy, Connecticut voters....

Rocknrope

Dickwad.

TooTallJeff

Droopy Dog should absolutely lose his chairmanships. No one wants a bejowled Benedict Arnold to head the HS Committee.

ANGRYGOD11

A good question to ask is whether Joe Lieberman is an idiot and therefore unqualified to chair the Homeland Security Committee. The man has the strategic skills of Wile E. Coyote.