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Lieberman Agreement?

by Josh Orton, Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 11:26:13 AM EST

Last night The Hill reported a secret agreement to secure Lieberman's cloture vote on health care reform. Today TPM has Reid's office denying it:

Reid spokesman Jim Manley told us: "There is no such understanding. We hope to have his vote in the end but we are not there yet."

A leadership aide also told us: "Senator Reid is speaking with Senator Lieberman and all members of his Caucus. To say that there is some 'understanding' about votes at the end of the process is preposterous."

I wouldn't put too much weight in the denial. Even if some secret agreement does exist, the caucus will deny it so Lieberman can enjoy his side of the deal: temporary (pretend) relevance.

Because if there really is an agreement and leadership confirmed it, reporters would stop flocking to Joe.

And then he'd be sad.

Tags: Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Health Care Reform (all tags)

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They need to really put this guy in his place. I see no benefit in keeping him in the caucus. The whole 60 member majority thing was a smokescreen to justify giving him a chairmanship. The truth is some of the Democratic Senators care more about Joe Lie's feelings than the country's best interests.

What benefit have we gotten from him being in the caucus? All it does is give reaffirm the myth that he somehow represents the "rational center".

by Pravin on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 11:55:06 AM EST

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Well, if he ends up voting for cloture after all this hand-wringing, that would qualify as a benefit.

"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman

by Steve M on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 12:13:51 PM EST
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Somebody needs to walk up to Joe Lieberman and kick him right in the balls. .... Hard.

What a POS that sad little man is.

by RichardFlatts on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 01:21:08 PM EST

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I wonder if Lieberman's Homeland Security Committee should be used like a stick. As in, you're with us on the important votes or we have no reason to keep you as committee chairman. I'm sure there are plenty of real Democrats who would gladly step in.

by Will Johnston on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 02:57:57 PM EST

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