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August 21, 2008 at 09:25:15

Headlined on 8/21/08:
Democrats should remove Joe Lieberman as committee chair (With Poll)

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Joe Lieberman has questioned Barack Obama's patriotism, and for that he should be removed as chairman of any congressional committee or subcommittee by Democratic leaders. The minute Lieberman said that Barack Obama does not put our country first is the minute that he disqualified himself from being chairman of any committee in a Democratic Congress.

This is an extraordinary step that I do not propose lightly. It is bad enough for Sen. Lieberman (I-Conn.) to be campaigner in chief for McCain and bad enough for him to speak at the Republican convention. When Lieberman goes the next step and questions Barack's patriotism, that is the limit; that is the end; that should lead every Democrat to support stripping Joe Lieberman of any committee chairmanship.

I predict McCain will not run with Joe — or with Tom Ridge, for that matter. Whether he does or not, for a senior Democrat to attack the patriotism of the Democratic nominee is an act of treachery and deceit and slander that has no place in leadership or authority in the Democratic Party. Lieberman can caucus with Democrats or not, as he chooses, but for any leadership or chairman position: no, out, damned spot, as Shakespeare wrote.

My view is that Lieberman deceived the voters of Connecticut in his last campaign; dishonored his promises to voters in that campaign; and destroyed, by his own acts, any legitimacy of his reelection.

Enough is enough. Questioning the patriotism of the Democratic nominee is disqualifying for any chairman position, and when Congress returns from recess Democrats should say goodbye, farewell, to any chairmanships or position of leadership in the Democratic Party.

Crossposted from THEHILL, where you can also comment

Editor's note. I couldn't resist adding a poll to this Op-ed.

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Brent Budowsky is a regular columnist on thehill.com. He served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, responsible for commerce and intelligence matters, including one of the core drafters of the CIA Identities Law. Served as Legislative Director to Congressman Bill Alexander, then Chief Deputy Whip, House of Representatives. Currently a member of the International Advisory Council of the Intelligence Summit. Left goverment in 1990 for marketing and public affairs business including major corporate entertainment and talent management.

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Currently I'm a cartoonist and contributing writer for The New Orleans Levee. For those wishing to view my work you can see my latest at: nolevee.com
Mr MCurrently I'm a cartoonist and contributing writer for The New Orleans Levee. For those wishing to view my work you can see my latest at: nolevee.com

Several steps further ...

not only would I remove Lieberman I would remove 98% of those in our government, both Democratic and Republican.

This whole left/right paradigm is part of the matrix to keep us trapped and oblivious to reality. We don't have a government, we have criminal organizations that instead of calling themselves Genovese and Gambino call themselves Republican and Democrat. JL is no move than a consigliere who has has switched gangs.

Our entire government has been hijacked by those that hate any form of a people's rule. Through years of trial and error, bribery, intimidation and murder they have infested every facet of control, media, education, civil service, courts, enforcement, entertainment, up to the highest offices in government. Soon the Internet will be gone and we the people will have our last vestige of freedom of information stripped away and we'll be completely at the mercy of the New World Order.

So, JL, is nothing. He's a small player in a much bigger problem. We'll find out just how big a problem that's going to be soon. To get a glimpse of what it's store watch what is done in Denver at the DNC.

by Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 15 diaries, 1696 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:21:51 AM

Student of history, religion, exoteric and esoteric, the Humanities in general and advocate for peace, justice and the unity of humankind, not through force, but through self-realization and mutual respect. I have also just come out with my first book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans two years after Katrina struck, published by San Francisco Bay Press.
Mac McKinneyStudent of history, religion, exoteric and esoteric, the Humanities in general and advocate for peace, justice and the unity of humankind, not through force, but through self-realization and mutual respect. I have also just come out with my first book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans two years after Katrina struck, published by San Francisco Bay Press.

Unpatriotic to Israel or US?

Does Little Joey the War-Pimp mean Obama is unpatriotic to Israel or to the US? He has to clarify which country he is representing on any given day.

by Mac McKinney (47 articles, 75 quicklinks, 176 diaries, 1128 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 11:16:37 AM

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weslen160 yr old mother of 2, grandma of 3.
I believe that all commodities should be nationalized. All of the oil that is pumped in the U.S. comes from public lands. Therefore, all profits from that oil should belong to the citizens and NOT to a few corporate CEO's. That should have never happened.
I firmly believe we need a single payer health care system. It makes NO sense AT ALL to pay insurance companies to deny health care to people in need instead of paying the doctors who provide the...

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Lieberman is NOT a Democrat!!

How many times in the past, when a congressperson changed parties, have they been allowed to KEEP their chairmanships in the party they left? I don't know of ANY.

And also, I believe when a person runs for office in one party and then changes parties AFTER they're elected, a special election should be run to replace that person, no matter which party they are or change to. I believe it is a great fraud for a person to run as one party, because the people of the district wouldn't vote for the other party, and then change to the other party soon as the election is over.

by weslen1 (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 47 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 5:24:55 PM