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Joe Lieberman has decided that he might not caucus with the Democrats if he is elected, rather wait and see if the Republicans can offer him better committee positions.
From Kos...
Lieberman is in it for himself. He'll caucus with whoever can offer him the best deal. He hasn't had any loyalties to the Democratic Party in a long time, and nothing has changed.Democratic candidates are positioning themselves to win quite a few seats in the Senate and Lieberman's seat could end up being the tie breaker. Sheldon Whitehouse is looking good against Republican Lincoln Chaffee (who has a tough primary to win first) in Rhode Island. Bob Casey has been polling ahead of Rick Santourum for a long while now. Claire McCaskill is neck and neck with Republican Jim Talent in Missouri. Sherrod Brown is leading Republican Mike Dewine in Ohio by 6 points. In Montana, Jon Tester has been leading Republican Conrad Burns in polls. And just recently, Democrat James Webb has overtaken George Allen in Virginia. If those 6 seats go Democratic, then the Senate is 50-49 with Democrats winning control. If only 5 win then it is 50-49 Republican controlled. Lieberman's seat would then determine if the Senate is tied or which party controls the Senate.
There is only one way to avoid this sitation. That is to vote Democrats into the Senate. Ned Lamont is a Democrat and will serve the common American in the Senate. Joe Lieberman is in it only for himself and will serve whomever can give him a better offer.
For a more in depth at the Senate races this year, check out this DU Journal.
**Update**
Here are some latest polling numbers.
3 comments:
The fixation on Liberman is really amazing to me. I can understand the spectacle of a former VP candidate at odds with his party. I find it troubling, however, that many people from outside Connecticut consider it their perogative to try to comment on what the electorate in that state should do.
Sure we can have an opinion on how Liberman might fit into the bigger picture, but it is Last time I checked the U.S. was still a representative democracy. The only people Joe Lieberman has to answer to are the voters of the State of Connecticut.
Maybe instead of condeming Lieberman the democratic party should ask itself why democrats in Connecticut are still supporting him. Party isn't everything, it isn't even the most important thing. If Lieberman represents what the people of his state want, then it's us and not them who need to face reality.
I would hope the Lieberman case is an example to others (e.g., Clinton, Boswell, Kerry, Harkin, Bayh, etc.) that large numbers of U.S. citizens are sick of having their tax dollars spent to disrupt families of U.S. soldiers, kill Iraqi civilians, and generate resentment (and terrorism) against the U.S.
Democrats in CT aren't still supporting Lieberman. He lost the Democratic Primary.
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