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Way to go Joe. It's too bad we don't have more politicians who think independently. It's even more distressing that the Democratic or Republican leadership would threaten to remove committee positions based on that leader speaking his mind.

It's a sad day when we're left with one Senator who's willing to do what he thinks is right regardless of his party's beliefs.

I am ashamed Joe Lieberman is a Senator. He is the most wishy-washy, war-mongering, in bed with lobbyists Senator ever. To think Liberman was Al Gore's running mate? Makes people wonder.

@ G SMITH: Wow, how did you do that? Did you practice in a mirror for hours so you could say what you said without your head exploding? Neat trick.

Ind or not one thing for sure is dat hez not getin elected!

Big surprise... He and the gated-community delegation of Connecticut have been democrats in name only all along. On several issues they vote even more right wing than the republican average! Makes one fear what a Connecticut republican would be like...

If the people of Connecticut agree with his votes and continue to vote for him, I don't really see what difference it makes what party is he in. Why are people so afraid of democracy?

Should be hanged for treason

Say it ain't so, you pathetic sorry old man.

From an Independent as well Joe--

Time to take our country back!!!

Welcome aboard!!!

If Liberman were a Republican and pulled such antics they would have thrown him under the bus so far by now you wouldn't be able to find him. And I'm sure Rush, Sean, and Glenn would have been leading the charge. The Dems need to GROW A PAIR and dump this Judas ASAP.

It's amazing to see all of the liberals condemming a man for following his conscience. This man has character and ethics, I guess that's something that liberals can't understand.

CT needs to have a recall referendum to try and get rid of the bribe taker before he comes up for reelection where he'd likely lose. From Reagan to Bush2, the pubs have exported America and destroyed the middle class. A Lieberman ticket equals hot air and a stuffed bra. A Latino supporting anti-Latino pubs is an oxymoron. BTW, Ron Paul has a LOT of good points (surprising for a TX pub). Paul: US can't afford 700 bases in 130 countries and should leave Iraq & Afghanistan. Intel/law enforcement is best way to protect US, instead we blow trillions on lost cause other countries. USA First! World is second!

Lieberman should just up and switch parties, or at least caucus with the republicans. I'm tired of his flip-flopping. Guess Harry Reid can't count on him to be the magic 60th vote in the Senate. HA-HA!

Sam Donaldson to Ronald Reagan, 1982: "Mr. President, in talking about the continuing recession tonight, you have blamed the mistakes of the past and you've blamed the Congress. Does any of the blame belong to you?"
Ronald Reagan: "Yes. Because for many years I was a Democrat."

P.S. My mom is an ignoramus.

Well, Lieberman went from a Democrat to an Independent. Guess we all know what ticket he will run on next time. Remember the voters are watching and will not take kindly to contradiction. Don't be so sure the Republicans will welcome you with open arms.

Palin, Cheney, Bush, Rush and now Joe!

Doing the Happy dance!

Way to go Joe!!!

Republicans have accomplished absolutley NOTHING!!! They've stooped so low how could any one with half a brain support them??!!
Well, Joe Lieberman will if he's paid enough ($$$$$)

It is bad to see Mr Liberman go, but he is only appealing to his base. What was Democrats is now Lobbyist championing "Liberal and Republican" political campaigns in his area.

He had a close race last time and now he is trying to hang on like Mr Spector.....hmmm...changing signals in the game.

The difference is the Republicans never liked Mr Liberman and the Democrats are a move forgiving bunch when politicians switch parties.

I don't know know why this ultra-conservative right winger doesn't just join the party of NO.

He's already a member of their party based on his stance on most issues.

Joe will fit right in. . . he's scummy enough to be a Republican.

Soon he'll be a FOX regular.

That's where the hatemongers and liars all end up...

He'll sell his soul for $$$$$$$$

Hitching his wagon to losing stars.

What's to be pampered. . . . . . . . . .

I don't care what Dick Cheney thinks and I sure don't care what Joe Lieberman thinks either! Two old crows.

What's in a name?

Lieberman's name speaks of his character:

Lie-be-r-man

The man is a liar. It is written in his name.

By their fruits ye shall know them....

Liar-Lieberman

He's lost it.

Old Joe needs to hit the nursing home running.

This guy sells himself to the highest bidder,... no loyalty to party, country or to his constituents,.. just to his wallet and his overblown ego.

Looks like Republican lobbyists finally hit Joe's magic number!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Yes, Lieberman WILL campaign for the Republican minority. And he will do so as the FORMER chairman of homeland security committee as Dems must now strip him of all committee assignments. Lieberman has shown himself to be a bitter, petty political hack who will do anything to keep his job despite losing his primary.

Throw me up

I like Lieberman. He is one of the few members of Congress who votes his principals not a party line. I think both parties in this country have gone off the deep end. We need more sane, middle ground people like Lieberman to get us back on track again. Go Joe!

Un-be-lievable!!!!

Lieberman has to be the re-incarnation of Judas!
Shameless, self-serving, amoral, whats-in-it-for-me-Lieberman.

He said that he would caucus with the Dems. He told Barak he would support his agenda. They let him keep his position and this is the thanks they get?????

Connecticut, you need to give that Judas the boot!

I like Joe Leiberman. He's scummy enough to be one of us.

BINGO! Lobbyists finally got to old Joe.

This is no surprise. Joe has been "pallin" around with John McCain and Lindsey Graham for too long. He's a 3$ bill.

...once spineless..always spineless..go crawl under a rock Senator.

What a loser. Like the rest of the GOP.

I kinda wonder why he keeps being re-elected. You never know what you're gonna get with Lieberman.

Joe Lieberman is just trying to gain as much attention as he can. He wants to be pampered by both sides so he'll look more important.

a person that turncoats the date that brought him is lower than a fecal encrusted rat.

Joe Lieberman is getting too old for politics. He's losing his mind. He's looking alot like old John McCain.

What a complete and utter opportunist. If the Pink Panties Party somehow got elected in the U.S., Joe would show up in pink underwear the next day. He is always for sale to the highest bidder. Which nowadays happens to be the health insurance companies.

mr. leiberman, i respected your right to run for reelection as an independent in 2006, but if you campaign for Republican candidates in 2010 then you are dead to me!

Neither Lieberman or Palin use or think with their brain and neither care what the AMERICAN people want; it is all about they lost power and regardless for how long they are sore losers. Like I said you do not want what the AMERICAN people want but what YOU FEEL is best.
I really do not fee that the American people want such a ticket as Liberman/Palin.

Back in 2006 when this yahoo was running for reelection in Connecticut he repeatedly promoted single payer, universal health care for all Americans... now you see what you got... a wolf in sheeps clothing so to speak. He is a liar and should be stripped of his chairmanship, lose his seniority, and be booted out of the democratic caucus.

Sen. Lieberman playing Don Cheadle in.....TRAITOR

I keep wondering how people keep thinking Lieberman is a democrat. He is not.. He has sentiments for republicans and I think that makes him one...

He is out, Lieberman is just a Judas for the Connecticut peoples and that will never be forget

Lieberman should enjoy all the publicity the media is giving him as his days as a politician are numbered.
The man has totally lost it.

Don't worry, we here in Connecticut won't ever make a mistake like that a second time.

If he runs again in 2012 Senator Leiberman should run as a Republican. He shares their instincts: President Obama overuled more partisan members of his own party and allowed Senator Leiberman to retain his committee chairmanship. Senator Leiberman then took said olive branch and repeatedly poked the President in the eye with it. Yes. That nearly puts him at the vanguard of Republican leadership. Thanks Joe.

If Lieberman joins a filabuster, the Dems should strip him of all his seniority posts. We'll see if the GOP is willing to take him in. Might be like Benedict Arnold, who moved to England after the revolution and found that NO ONE trusts a turncoat.

I used to like him as a moderate liberal, but now he has just become inconsistent and disloyal. I'd like to move back to CT just to work to make sure his political career ends ASAP. What a turkey.

Lieberman and McCain represent the moderate practical middle not the liberal left wing or right.

This guy is a thorn to both sides of the fence. He'll go either way accordingly so he can stay in power. Of course, Republicans want him now. It is amazing that 72 to 74 of our major insurance companies are headquartered in Connecticut. That should tell everyone something about his reasoning about his dislike of the public option. He can use any argument he wants but that is a simple fact as to why he is against that offer. (By the way on a personal note, we have just discovered that most of our insurance policies do not cover what they promised when we purchased insurance from them. They will do anything not to cover what they offer when making a sale. He must have some close buddies who trained him in their methods.)

The man is actually starting to look like a rat!

Don't let the door hit ya on your way out Lieberman!!

Joe Lieberman is a Benedict Arnold

Ah, and what was that term the republicans threw around so much a few years ago? What was that label they invested so much rhetoric in? The one they used to falsely vilify opposition? Let's see....oh yeah! FLIP FLOPPER!

Isn't it ironic how they welcome with open arms the support of such a transparent flip flopper when it used to be their favorite derogatory appellation?

Isn't it ironic that conservatives like to lie to themselves about how bad their president was and whine that "but..but..democrats controlled congress" (disregarding the previous 6 years of unremitting failure) when it was ONLY by virtue of this proven FLIP FLOPPER caucusing with them? Oh yeah, some majority when you have the united weight of the republican boat anchor stifling every positive move. .

If Lieberman is functionally a Republican (though his stand on abortion would get him ostrasized with them eventually) then strip him of the benefits of being in the Democratic caucus. No committee chairmanship, no seniority, nothing. He's now a damaging clown and his act is stale.

JOE LEIBER MAN IS AN ANOTHER IDIOT FROM GOP....why don't our nation pass the law, no one more than 65 years of age entitled to serve US Congress and Senate....this dude is a stupid idiot....

To "enough": read your constitiution. the voters elect congress.
The congress passes the budget.
Study the past 10 years of budgets, congresses.
Then decide who is mostly responsible for what is happening.

Like some kinda of warped, twisted and slippery eel, Lieberman is the consummate Republican Politician.

Do America a favor, show Lieberman the door and replace him with a real Democratic Senator, not a faux one.

A. Smith
Oregon

Joe will remain as a Traitor and a hater.He is an oppotunist who does not care about Minorities.

Joe, you are a GREAT AMERICAN!

Joe is the worst kind of opportunist. He is one politician that can be bought and sold cheaply.

I pledge allegiance to this...oh no wait....I mean to that.....err.....was I for reform or against it?

Sen. Joe Lieberman is another ungrateful moron...the Democrats should have censured him when they had the chance. Is this how he pays his party back? He's a worthless turd.

GOP: Evolve or die...

This slime ball need to be out. Flip-floper. Democrats should have stripped all his authorities from whatever he's doing when he back the GOP.

Lieberman is on target! I've been more impress with Joe as an independent than as a Dem. He's calling them as he see them and we need more of that in congress. Not someone who vote only party line.

Judas Lieberman is so full of himself.....he will do anything to stay in office. Hey Judas, a public health option is needed to spur competition to correct this problem. Just because you have the health care headquarters in CT and they contribute nicely to your coffers does not mean you should short change the citizens of your state with your idiotic decision. You can't come back in a "couple of years" and add it because you don't know if you will have the votes then.............DO IT NOW!!

What a first class traitor this man is..And thi sis how he shows his gratitude to the Democratic Party and Pres Obama, who coudl have easily stripped him of all of his power..Well , i guess there is no question what we have here is there..I say, he should show his true face and go over to the republican side where he truly belongs and stop pretendin to be someone he is truly not, an independent...Even they know how to show loyality and most of all how to do the right thing..Democratics need to take notice and act now !

Nice work. I love all the nasty comments people keep leaving...like somehow you are better because you would die for your party and not what's right.

Congrats on becoming so ignorant that you can't applaud a man who will stand up to party politics and the naysayers that spew hatred towards anyone not like them. You party Dems disgust me. Find your way back to what it truly meant to be a Dem and grow up a little, you're starting to sound as ignorant as you claim the Republicans all are.

Kudos Sen. Lieberman

He was democratic party VP ticket in 2000 am I right ?

Now I under stand why Al-Gore lost in 2000

Lieberman...
Is...
Another...
Republican...

Lieberman is probably going to say be saying "bye-bye" to his committee chairmanships

All these conservatives need to keep talking because as they talk, liberals win. The more Americans know about the Right Wing Conservative Republican Party of failure the more likely it will be that leaders are elected instead of failures.

This guy is NOT the answer to the 2-party system. Don't blame me I voted for Lamont.

The insurance lobby paid Mr.Personality off that simple this man is a
joke and the democrats are stupid for trusting him.

I agree with Fed Up

Democrats should have ousted this Nazi supporter along time ago.......

Lieberman only cares about HIMSELF and ISRAEL. Not CTor USA.

I don't trust Conn. voters. Too many of the RINO variety.

Amazing that the left (democrats) seem to fear Joe Lieberman and Sarah Palin so much. Why? In their own words neither is relevant, qualified, or noteworthy.

It used to be that one Senator never campaigned against another Senator because they considered the Senate a gentlemen's place.

Whatever. He's just trying to catch headlines by being erratic. Lieberman stopped being relevant a long time ago, when he traded in being a statesman for being a self-involved, self-pitying narcissist.

John Kerry is to blame for making this goofball a part of the political discussion. Like his support for Mccain all others will fail. I think Republicans should take heed and govern themselves accordingly.

listen to the lefties scream and wine...waaaaahhh waaaah

how sweet this is

Oh, say it ain't so, Joe! (enough said)

If he sabotages health care reform the Democrats better strip him of any perks he has in Congress, and the voters of Connecticut better vote him out. The man is a total disgrace and a back stabber. He actually thought that putting Palin in the White House would be a good idea – tells you all you need to know about the man's judgment.

Lieberman is that "two faced" kid on the playground that nobody liked. We ALL wanted him to go the hell home...

n is the biggest loser there, actually the peopek of conn who vote for him are worse i think

senator droopy should be stripped of any committee memberships and drummed out of the democratic party' Let him roll in the mud with the rest of his pals in the gop.

Good for him, its nice that someone doesn't thinks both party's views are important.

Old Sleepy Joe campaigning for you. thats not good. Remember this is the guy that put America asleep while running for V.P. whats even worse the guy got his tail kicked by stumbling, bumbling, never got anything right George W. Bush.

So what else is new! It's all about him. The Democrats should no that he really doesn't care about anything except getting his name in the paper.

This guy is NO independent, that's for sure. He was John McCain's lap dog during the campaign, and now he's going to campaign for the Rethuglicans. !!!! Why not just join their party, Joe and quit all this Independent nonsense. You think like them, therefore you ARE. jerk!!!

Independent?? Joe Lieberman is a traitorous weasel scumbag piece of crap and calling yourself an "independent" doesn't excuse it. There are many democrats that disagree with the president without campaigning for the other side. He wasn't talking independence when his people McCain and Palin lost the election last year. He was begging for forgiveness. Obama gave it to him and now look what he does with it. Go to hell, Joe!

He is doing this because he is unhappy that, the president is doing so much good for the country within a short period, contrary to his expectation. He must be rooting for the president to fail just like Mr. Rush L. does. Afterall what, difference this two got if he saying he will go against the party in 2010?

Lieberman has sheep for brains, as do most conservatives and liberal. The smell from both of them are worse than warm fuzzy mayonnaise, both make you sick.

Let him go, he is a moron...we sure don't need him

For shame...

This ***Hole should be stripped of the committee chairmanship on Homeland Security NOW personally by Obama!

We ought to DEFEAT him in 2012.

Joe Lieberman will not be missed thats for sure. He has always stood for nothing thats why he trying to make waves now..but sorry Joe we are not having HEALTG CARE REFORM is going to happen so guess what go sit yourself down somewhere.

Sen. Lieberman wants to caucus with Democrats but campaign for Republican! what chutzpah. He is sticking is finger into the eyes of the good people of Connecticut who elected him. This man will do what ever it takes to hold on to power. Shame on him.

Why does this guy continue to claim he is a democrat? He and the other right wing "democrats" need to get out of the party. They are a drag on progress towards civilizing the US. I'd rather have them go with the party they really belong to than pretend to be democrats and continue to sabotage the progress the real democrats are trying to make.

Vote him out of office when his term is up, he is traitor and an opportunist.

Gee....Look what kind of impact he made for the McCain campaign he had? Not a heck of a lot obviously. Further, since Lieberman left the Democratic Party and began campaigning for Republicans in 2004 the Democrats have consistently gained seats in every election AND on every level of government across the country – from city councils to Congress.

So, on behalf of all of us progressive Democrats out there....I say...give it all ya got, Joe!

One of the most selfish politicians out there. I hope he sleeps well in his bed of health insurance money.

"Each time I hear the name Lieberman, I cringe to think that I voted for Gore/Lieberman! And that this man, who is a traitor to his party, could have been in such a position of power!"
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How odd... you've always said you voted for Bush twice. You should try to keep your stories straight, Mari.

Joe should be stripped of his Democratic commitee chairmanship

He will be out their campaiging for Sarah in 2012. So the 20 percent of the republicans can get her in the white house. He will probably get the VP slot for her and the fox gang will be her cabinet members. What shape you think this country will be in then?

lieberman is a nazi???? does he have confirmed Nazis in his administration. maybe you should verifiy that like we have verified the Marxist, Communist, and anti capitalist ties surrounding your favorite administration. Anita Dunn said she loves Mao, Van Jones claims he is a Marxist. should i go on??????? Mao killed more people than the Nazis. Should this bother you????

joe the turn coat if he thinks the republican party is going to take him in
as a member he is crazy joe they do not like people who cannot be trusted

So what else is new??? He is a jerk!!!

Senator Lieberman knows that the Democratic Party is the hateful, socialistic and raciest party. He has come to the right side in which the Republican Party cares for ALL AMERICANS no matter who they are.

Remove him from the Democratic caucus and let him flap in the breeze.

Let's see, he is in the pocket of the insurance companies, amongst his biggest donors are big banks, he supports unnecessary wars and he will not get re-elected. Sounds like a Republican to me.

He gives Jews a bad name. I don't like him, don't trust him and the same goes for whatever or whomever he endorses. The good people of Connecticut got a real stinker when they elected this man outside of the two-party system. I hope they have a recall and throw the bum out!

I wish Lieberman would stop pretending he's still a Democrat. He has demonstrated too many times over the past few years that he is only interested in what it takes to stay in power.

They need to kick this idiot out of any Democratic Party dealings! count him as a Republican

We now know who he really is. That is what is also baffling me. To think that we supported this jerk in the presidential election in 2000 is mind-boggling.

But the Good Lord knows why He did not let the Gore-Lieberman ticket win in 2000. We are now seeing why. The Democrats better learn their lesson and dump this Judas Ischariot!!!

after what we have seen in the last 10 months, who could blame joe for helping elect repubs. workers need help; small business needs help; seniors need help; our troops in afganistan need help, education needs help; our states need help: our roads and bridges need help; our health care system needs help -– AND WHO HAS GOTTEN HELP SO FAR? BIG BANKS – BIG AUTO AND WALL STREET. however, we have "SAVED" over 600,000 jobs. I thought the stimulus was to CREATE jobs! How is the calculations done in determining how you SAVE a job?

Harry Reid should have gotton rid of him when he had the chance.

He makes me sick. What a disgrace – get rid of him.

Dems need to pull all his commity seats NOW.seems his word not worth the seats he now holds.

It's sad that someone thinks Joe Lieberman is still relevant enough to be newsworthy. He started campaigning for Republicans the night of his sad VP "debate" with Dick Cheney in 2000.

And.....

It's time for Democrats to remove the LIAR Lieberman from the Democratic caucus and take away his committee chairmanship on Homeland Security and remove him from all committees that directyl affect Americans.

Who is Liebernan- last year he was 100% for insurance reform with a full publc option under Medicare. 82% of his constiuents in CT are FOR healthcare reform and a full public option and suddenly he had become a typical clueless out-of-touch Republican who does not listen to Americans but sits in Washington collecting large sums of money from the Insurance Industry. He has gotten more than $1M from there so far this year.

Who is Lieberman serving? Not the People but the greedy, ammoral insurance industry who are buying his NO vote. I hope the money was worth it because he will never be elected to anything again. He is a liar and a traitor to the People!

I understand Benedict Arnold is running...Lieberman can back him...birds of a feather.

After hearing what Lieberman’s intentions are this last week, I think that he should be stripped of any control. This guy is absolutely bought and paid for by corporations !

The Worst of the Corporate prostitutes !

I wish the president would take this guy aside!

Lieberman is a Nazi, period. GOP are Nazis. I personally hate them.

What an angry, hateful little man Joe Lieberman is. It's time to defeat him no matter what the next time he runs. He's no Democrat.

shame shame shame on this two faced little troll. he always waits to find out which way the wind is blowing first and then.......time to go bye-bye my friend.

Cut Benedict Lieberman loose, who needs him.

They need to revoke Lieberman's position on the Homeland Security Committee. It is plain and simple b.s. that Lieberman is allowed to be so unpredictable without any consequences. I hope he pisses off enough of his liberal constituents (many who still voted for him) that he doesn't win in 2012.

Remove him from any position of power – make him a grunt in the senate. DO IT NOW.

He's playing his own little games for himself. He IS NOT working for this country.

Each time I hear the name Lieberman, I cringe to think that I voted for Gore/Lieberman! And that this man, who is a traitor to his party, could have been in such a position of power!

Lieberman is the poster boy for hypocrites! You can't say one thing, and do another....... You can't campaign on certain VALUES, and then do the opposite!

Lieberman is a turn-coat, a traitor, to his Party and the state of Connecticut!

Connecticut is my home state. If I still lived there; I would start a recall petition. I cannot believe he was on the ticket with Gore! Has he been taken over by a pod?

We don't want him or need him. Go back to the immoral socialist Democrats Liberman.

wow, a senator who does NOT put party first?

Too bad there are not 99 other senators who think this way!

This is a traitorus, disgusting little man. Go retire in Israel, Joe.

Good for you, Senator Lieberman. This country would be far better off if there were more leaders like yourself. Those on the far left and far right could learn a lot from an independent thinker such as yourself. Thank you, and kudos!

Good for you Joe. This is the way all politicians should be. Support the person who is best for the job and stop the partisanship. The partinship going on right now is the reason nothing gets done. It is either the Dem way or the Rep. way, the two never agree and too few of them are willing to cross party lines. This one sided Government is not the way to go, we need those checks and balances. I would like to see more independents in the Senate and the House

Joe has been "matriculating" into the Republican ranks since he was ostracized from the Dems prior to his last foray into campaigning. He morphed into an Independent and began his jumping over to the red side as he and fellow hawks , John McCain and Lindsey Graham, got the reveal that President Obama was not so keen in stepping up the occupation of Iraq and pouring more troups and money into Afghanastan (and Pakistan) without a well though out strategy. He sees the Afghanastan turmoil tearing down his plans for Mid East dominance at the expense of American blood and money. Ergo his switch, I also maintain that his stand against the health care reform is because he sees a piece of the pie being defrayed from his hawkish ambitions to that direly needed program overhaul

Shame on the people of Conneticut for voting in such a confused politician (I know, thats an oxymoron) but this man is obviously giving his services to whomever the highet bidder is and not based on his beliefs or the people who voted him in. ITS TIME TO KICK THE WAFFLING BUM OUT!

What a scumbag... Revolting!

Seriously, what does this man have to do before the Democratic leadership strips him of his committee chairmanships?

Remember, this guy was the leader of the "Filibusters are Bad" movement when the Republicans had the majority. But now that he and his wife have been purchased by the health insurance industry, he has miraculously reversed his position on filibusters.

Perhaps a fraud conviction and the resultant Senate expulsion would solve the problem. I expect that Senator Lamont will choose to represent the people of Connecticut instead of the health insurance industry.

He is the biggest flip-floper in US politics. I wonder who is funding all his campaigns, and how does he get elected.

He just needs to be voted out of office

When are the Democratic senators going to tell this jerk that they are done with him and to take his seat on the other side of the aisle. Not only has he sided with the minority in congress, he has consistantly sided against the majority of his constituency. Lieberman and those like him that feel they owe more to special interests than the people they represent is exactly what is wrong with our government. Once the people of Connecticuit realize that Lieberman's influence has diminished on matters concerning their state and his only interest is a personal agenda he will be gone.

Joe 'Momma' Lieberman ruined Gore's chances in 2000, and I am I sure if he runs again in 2012, it will be as a republican. If he doesn't win, he will still be able to live like a king off the money the health insurance gave him, to destroy reform.

Well, it is about time the Democratic Party let the good senator from NH go his way. If he want to cozy up to the Republican Party, let him, but without the banner of holding a leadership position in the senate.

Sometimes you have to take a stand and let the chips fall where they may. I know there must be other democratic senators who would gladly take his leadership position. Here you have a man who was running for the V. Pres as a democrat a few years ago to now he can not find a democrat he can support. Lieberman has to go. Strip him now and let him go his way..

What a snake this guy is – pure pond scum.

I thought Lieberman was the wrong man for VP.He was too whipy.Last year he proved my opinion.I cannot believe they let him keep his chairmenship.
He has lied to the people of his home state and with his statement on health care shows disregard for what polls show they want.Joe is about filling his pockets from the insurance companies and telling the voters to go hell.

What a snake.....go away...

Why do the people of Conn keep this traitor in the senate? How can you trust someone like this clown. When Henry Reid had the chance he should have knocked this moron down a few pegs. This man is not to be trusted and he stands in front of anybody who will listen and lets them know but the democrates keep giving him another chance kick hi A@# out of the party.

This man is disloyal and a wholly owned pawn of Connecticut based insurers.

He sends ours boys to die in a civil war in Afghanistan and lets our uninsured die without healthcare.

Shame on him

I can't believe that Sen. Reed hasn't taken the committee chairmanship from Lieberman...and if anyone believes Specter will toe the line they're crazy. Dump them both in favor of real Democrats!

HAHAHA Dems should of kicked this idiot out long time ago he doesnt deserve his job... this guy is a hidden GOP claiming to be independent

Lieberman is talking crap. If he wants to see his chairmanship on the Homeland Security Committee evaporate into thin air, then he'll side with the GOP. I sincerely hope he doesn't think that the GOP is going to take back Congress in 2010 and allow him to keep his chairmanship. The GOP, regardless of what the news says, has morphed into a regional party. What we have now are liberals and blue dog dems. Those are the two parties.

Out with all the tax and spend Democrats. We are bankrupt and this country cannot take another 3 years of this. Obama needs to go back to school and take simple math, to learn when your checkbook is in the red, you are out of money. For a well educated man, he is pretty dumb, lacking in common sense.

The administration and congress through their reckless spending and other economy-killing policies must make it difficult for a reasonable man to be on board as a Democrat.

I really feel that he is not doing the job that the people of Connecticut elected him to do. Anytime that you side with the other party you are letting your voters down. He truly is the # 1 traitor in Congress.

Lieberman can sadly make his own choices to side with greedy corporate interests over the American people but if he does, strip him of his undeserving chairmanship with other knuckle-draggers.

It would be a simple consequence for poor representation. Grow a set.

If Lieberman cannot represent the majority of good people in CT who support the public option, put his sorry excuses for insurance greed with other GOPers, where it belongs.

Americans deserve better accountability from our leaders.

I hope the good people of Connecticut dump this Senator. He is not independent nor is he reaching across the aisle, in an effort to be non partisin. He is now part of the party of "No"

You go, Joe! You are what I like to see.......a TRUE Independent who is not a "party animal"....one who doesn't tap dance to whatever tune the DNC or GOP happens to be playing.

We need more such independent Independents in politics....people who have a good moral compass, are in touch with the wants and needs of their constituents, and refuse to blindly follow whatever path either party demands.

Yeah, I know. They are not good "team players." That's what the word "independent " means. And that's a good thing in a country that was founded and grew to greatness on independent and individual effort and creativity.

Soooo....you go, Joe!

This turkey should lose his seniority and get the boot from the democrats.

Isn' t that what being independent is all about. Supporting the people you think is best for the job and to be non-partisan.

In my opinion he has not supported the right people for the right reasons.

If he supports the person for the correct position in a political sense then it is okay to support whomever he wants. If he is just doing it to get press then it is for the wrong reasons.

How can Harry Reid allow Lieberman to keep his charmain position of the Homeland Security while he campaigns against the part he caucuses with?

This guy doesn't have one single issue that he actually supports. Moderates have views that cross the political spectrum, but Mr. Lieberman just decides whatever issue will get the most leverage from the Democratic leadership. He won't prevent Republican filibusters, so just take his chairmanship away and put someone there who will do the job right.

Joe Lieberman is like the bad marriage. It reaches the time when one decides to let it go. Now its time to let Lieberman go!

democrats should get rid of this moron asap. don't understand why obama let democrats let lieberman back on the committee.

OK, Senator Reid. it's time to strip this guy of his chairmanships and let him go. He is obviously unreliable.

He is not going to win another election. Betraying a party is one thing, the voters can give you another chance. Betraying the voters is another. He's gone now.

Leiberman doesn't owe the Democrats anything. They've done nothing but treat him like crap. If I were him, I'd support whoever the hell I wanted even if they were a Republican.

this guy really schukered the democrats into allowing him to keep his chairmanship. If I were them, i would not allow him the caucus with the democrates because all he's going to do is go back and tell the repubs whats being said. Good by and good ridence to Joe.

Who cares?Another over the hill white guy with signs of early alsheimers wanting to rule the world.Get in line.

giving the GOPig new meaning

Wow! A man who actually addresses issues and character instead of brainlessly towing a "party line!" How refreshing! I wish that a huge chunk of congress - both Democrats and Republicans - would declare themselves "independents" and quit voting like partisan zombies. I'm so tired of seeing some bill voted on with a strict party line. I know the people they represent are not that monolithic.

Leiberman: may his tribe increase. We don't need so-called "Mavericks" or "Blue Dogs." We need Independents who listen to the people who hired them by voting for them.

Why don't you just let Lieberman go on with the Republicans. He's a person we don't need in our party. He is not a Democrat. Why do we keep acting like he is. It's something wrong with our party when he tells you he is not going to to vote for our causes and we give him a Top Job in our party. I say just let him go. Are we afraid to push back on him?

Get this idiot out ,put him in the bottom and take away his chairmanship, he is also one of GOP warmonger, never think about average American. He is also in the pocket of insurance co.

Liberman is a turn-coat dirtbag. He casts himself as a Democrat, but is really a republican. Does anyone know who he really stands for? How could the Connecticut people be so dumb to elect this guy? He hurts our People...our Families..our COUNTRY!

This is the real Judas James Carville was refering to last year.He is not only betraying the DNC but also the American people for thirty pieces of insurance companies' $$$$$$$$!

PATHETIC!

What a surprise ! Holier-than-thou Trader Joe is at it again. Strip that rodent of the Senate of his Chairmanship !

The Republican Party is a disgrace and an abomination. There is something putrid about these guys and gals. The Republican Parties of past decades did not make me want to shower after I hear or see them speak on issues. I think it may have started with the Newt Gingrich Crew a few years back.

Does this really surprise anyone? Not news worthy. What is however, is that fact that Lieberman and his counterparts still oppose a public option. We as a country need to quit fighting this as if it is a political issue split by party lines. It is a moral issue. I'm an American living in Canada, and trust me the public option works. It's not a discourse between government and my doctor, rather it allows me to be part of the discussion. Whereas, in the U.S. the insurance companies hold all the string. BTW, I also used to work for the insurance industry, so I know first hand how the process for them to gain capital and you to lose everything works. My check grew the more claims I denied. I couldn't sleep knowing that I was the reason people couldn't receive the treatment they needed. Can you???

Thanks Joe, you are a credit to Democrats!

It's way past time to strip him of his committee chairmanships. This man isno more a Democrat than John McCain. I hope the people of Connecticut will elect a real Democrat next time around.

Lieberman for President in 2012! He's the only guy in D.C. with honesty and guts.

Time to boot this traitor from the caucus and revoke his committee chairmanships!! Should have been done long ago!

Who would want Lieberman's endorsement? Now I remember...John Ensign, David Vitter and Joe Wilson. What idiot would vote for a candidate just because Lieberman endorses them? Lieberman is living in a fantasy land to think he has such influence. He even has problems with his home state voters which is why he lost the primary election. The Democrats will soon strip him of his Homeland Security committee chairmanship because he is acting like a clown.

Lieberman is just a joke anymore, just like the rest of the cronie's in Washington. He's out for himself, and himself alone.

Somebody wrote a week or so ago that the GOP demands absolute loyalty. I guess the liberals don't? If that is not the case, please then explain liberal anger towards Lieberman after he decided to stand against a public option! It appears principles are not something some liberals hold in high esteem! Some repubs as well! In short, politics as usual!

Oh this is such a surprise. This conniving turncoats real ambition is to run for the Presidency since he lost the VP slot last time around.
Maybe we can get Sarah (Immaculate conception) Palin to endorse him. Not only that but Leiberman is giving the Jewish community a bad name also It's obvious that he is in the pay of the drug companies which is why he is so opposed to the public health insurance package. Just you watch he'll be on Fox News any day now. Never did trust him, and this just confirmes what I had always suspected. Lieberman is nothing less than a traitor to any hopes of a third party.

Democrats got Specter, Republicans get Lieberman. Republicans can keep Joe. He hasn't been a democrat or really even an independent in quite some time.

Poor old Joe! It seems to me that Joe needs to consider retirement. The really big problem for Joe would be getting healthcare insurance due to a preexisting condition of "Flip and Flop". Anyone who takes Joe serious may need the care of a physician, if they have healthcare insurance.

Someone throw this character from the Democratic party! He's not of their mind and is more divisive than helpful!

Not surprising and who cares! Republicans should be wary of him.

I'm not surprised. Lieberman is and always will be an opportunist. I have no respect for him.

Lieberman is proof positive that the [D] is far more diverse than the [R] party. While the [D] party contains nearly all the more intelligent people in the US, its also wide enough to encompass the mental underacheivers like Lieberman who can't tell [D] success from [R] failure. History will show that those who have fallen for the rightwing fantasy world of the [R]s have been duped.....actually history has ALREADY shown that. It does take a real bag of rocks to continue to CHOOSE the deluded [R] path even while the facts of the [R] failure have been laid out so clearly for all to see.

I LOVE JOE!!!! Keep it up! Look into running for our first American Jewish INDEPENDENT president.

By helping Republican he wants USA to fight for Israel.
He is like another democrat Ed Coch

Looserman, was the reason why we lost in 2000. Couldn't speakon issues, wanted to bomb every country and he his the reason why Israel and Palestine who want to live side by side can't talk. He lied about Obama in Florida but seniors knew about him. This guy is republican and used democrat votes to get where he is today. Something happened for reason. Can you imagine this guy in the White House, He could have bombed CA, NY and DC...

What a nutcase! We cant tell who is Republican and who is Democrat anymore.

Who here eats peanuts? Who here eats carrots?

I hope they kick Lieberman out of the caucus altogether after 2010. They cut him some slack b/c they needed him to make the 60 votes, and this is the way he repays them? This guy is a turncoat of the first degree!

Thats the way it should be. Abolish the 2 Party System !
We should just have representatives in Congress that are there to represent the people of their district or state and not interested in doing what the party has set out to do.

Joe will do what helps Joe. Joe would sell his own grandmother into slavery if it helped him win an election. Joe does not represent his constituants. Joe is a turncoat and a liar.

Smart man! The dems have lost their way.

You can judge a person from his moral behavior, he is not a good person.

What is the point in having a "filibuster proof majority" when there is a traitor in their mist?

If Lieberman votes against health care and is planning to campaign for republicans than why does he still have any say in the democratic party?

Please remove him from his chairmanship and do not allow him in anymore closed door meetings. Joe has left the party on his own accord.

PS-In case you haven't heard, it is NOT just the "looney left" that wants a public option, but the majority of Americans. Do YOUR JOB and see that we are spoken for!

I can't blame Lieberman because this is politics. As a Democrat, he hawkishly supported Dubya Bush in the war against Saddam Hussein, angering his fellow Democrats. When the Iraq war became a controversial hot button issue on campaign trails, he stood his ground defying he fellow Democrats. Then when mid-term elections came around and Democrats in Connecticut turned against him, the National Democratic Party went for another Democrat in the primary and Lieberman lost. At that point he became an Independent and ran against the new Democratic candidate, drawing great support from republicans who turned out in larger numbers and voted him back to the Senate. He never forgot that ouster and campaigned with John McCain lasy year. When McCain lost, Democrats wanted to oust Lieberman from his cahirmanship post, but Obama said leave him. Today, Lieberman continues to buck the Democrats. Politics sure makes strange bedfellows.

Sen Liberman made so many friends during the bush administration, that he finds it hard to be a democrat while he wishes
he were a rebublican. Its ironic that this man was the vp choice for
the democrats .
what were they thinking.

Joe is NOT a Dem. Hence, why should he have a chairmanship? Strip him. If he's not gonna act like a Dem he shouldn't get the bene's.

The time has long passed to send Senator Lieberman on his way–out of the Democratic caucus, at least. Connecticut can do with him what it will.

Hey Joe, in the words of my Conservative Republican counterparts, "Just switch sides already!"

Lieberman shouldn't be a sitting Senator anywhere. It's time for him to go to pasture, I think he's senile.

They need to drop him!!!!!!

This should be the last straw! He only retained his chairmanship by promising not to obstruct the Democrats' proposals (not necessarily vote for them). The Democrats should revoke his chairmanship

it is "an open question" whether he will again seek the Democratic nomination in 2012.
hey Joe do us a favor, dont run in 2012, you'll just embarass yourself.

this guy needs to go away. he will flip-flop in any direction for his own
good. he is as wishi washi as theycome. he is a looser. he need to go away and get lost in CT

This old geezer makes me gag everytime he says something.

Hey voters in Connecticut – I thought you were supposed to be the hub of the "intellectual elite" in this country. Since you've elected this moron I now have my doubts about your intelligence as well as your judgement if you were so easily duped and conned into re-electing him...

What a traitor! Oh, well – look what his endorseing McCain did for his campaign.

Who cares? Joe Lieberman is more of a joke than anything else. Didn't he also endorse and campaign for McCain? Funny how that seemed to work out. I think it's time the Democrats cut this guy loose, and remove his Senate committee appointments, etc. I know there was talk of it last January but they caved. If he's going to continue to slap them in the face, then they don't owe him anything. Probably the only good thing to come of George Budh being handed the election that Al Gore won was that this clown was never VP.

This is just a ver VAIN man. He cares nothing for the people of Connecticut, he is owned by the insurance companies. What happened to him or maybe this is just his true colors.

It's time the Democrats revoke his chairmanship, plain and simple. He's an independent, and closer to being a republican.

Why are democrates scared of Challenging directly.? Is it his ethnicity.?

Lieberman is the worst kind of traitor

He trades off what is good for this country, so as to line his pockets with gold

The man has no soul

He is void of moral ethics

And apparently proud of it

Me he burn in whatever hell he does find

Go JOE!!!!!!

And his reelection committee, like Richard Nixon's, will be titled CREEP. Except Old Uncle Joe's CREEP would stand for Committee To REElect a Pansy...

Looks like Joe Lieberman hooked up with the Lobbiests and Special Interest Groups for His BIG PAYOFF. You now realize Joe that you have just become the enemy of the AVERAGE AMERICAN. CLOWN!!!

Lieberman's revenge. He's a bitter, petty little man.

This is why Leiberman should be removed from the commitee seats he holds. He is a LIAR. He offered allegiance to the Democratic Majority in exchange for keeping his APPOINTED seat in commitee and now he decides to revoke and refute that commitment.
Time to Go, Joe.

Considering Liberman was spot on about Obumbles, I wouldn't count him out. Obviously he's a very smart man!

It's perfect that he would.... since all he does is lie and care about himself. In 2006 you can find the video footage on youtube of him droning on and on about how he was for healthcare reform and then just the other day he's against it? He will do ANYTHING for a vote and ANYTHING to avoid following through on his promises. Why did we ever give him the benefit of the doubt? He hates the democratic party because they subscribed to a fare and free election and he wasn't nominated.

I think there ought to be a Lieberman/Palin ticket for the Independent party in 2012. Both of them buck the powers that be and actually use their brains. Oops, I forgot. That's not allowed in politics. They are supposed to follow the almighty party and to heck with their employers (the American people).

GOOD for you Senator Lieberman, all these morons liberals need to shut their mouths, and let the conservative movement get back their country USA.