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Israel's U.S. Senator Retains Homeland Security Chairmanship
Zionist Senator Lieberman, who primarily represents the interests of Israel in the U.S. Senate, has been allowed to retain the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. This is the vile man who called Obama a traitor, a Marxist, and unfit to lead the country. .... So let's hear it for the Gutless Democrats, Fascism's best friends.

(James Oliphant, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2008)
Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut senator who was vilified by Democratic activists for his support of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, escaped serious retribution from Democratic Senate colleagues today. . . . Lieberman will remain in the Democratic caucus and keep his chairmanship of the prestigious Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. . . . The result is a far cry from the sentiments voiced by many Democrats after Lieberman spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer and suggested Barack Obama wasn't ready to be president. McCain seriously considered Lieberman as his running mate. . . . Democrats talked about expelling Lieberman from the Democratic caucus and stripping him of the Homeland Security chair. . . . After the recent election, when Democrats gained a bigger majority on the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid met with Lieberman and let it be known that serious punishment was required. Lieberman, for his part, made noises about going over to the Republicans. . . . But there was no sign of that today. Lieberman and Reid stood together before the cameras after the caucus vote, and Reid praised Lieberman's commitment to Democratic principles. "This was not a time for retribution," Reid said. "It was time for moving forward." . . . Lieberman said he regretted some of the statements he made about Obama during the campaign. And he credited the president-elect for calling on Lieberman to stay with the Democrats. Obama last week suggested that Lieberman should not be severely punished. . . . "My hope is that he becomes a Democrat again," California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said after the vote. . . . The resolution was sponsored by Sens. Christopher Dodd (Connecticut), Ben Nelson (Nebraska), Thomas Carper (Delaware) and Ken Salazar (Colorado). With the newly elected members of the senate voting, it passed by a 42-13 margin. . . . "The mood overall was 'Let's move on from here,' " Dodd said, adding, "we understand completely the frustration that a lot of Democrats feel." . . . Reid also was elected to another term as majority leader and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was reelected as the majority whip. . . . [COMMENT by Lorenzo: Hey, Democrats, why don't you just go ahead and make Lieberman your leader in the Senate .... I am ashamed to have once called myself a Democrat. I find your party to be filled with despicable cowards. Where is this Change that I'm supposed to believe in?]

posted by Lorenzo 4:07 PM