http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lieberman/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:45:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417577/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) — Three senior US senators on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to stop transferring Guantanamo detainees to Yemen until Sanaa can guarantee that they will not return to the battlefield. Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joseph Lieberman -- the first two Republicans and the third a political independent -- said that such transfers are "highly unwise and ill-considered." Close to half of the 198 "war on terror" detainees still at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- which Obama has vowed to close -- are from Yemen. The senators wrote to express their "deep concern"... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417577/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416927/posts Sen. Joe Lieberman, to his credit KNOWS the importance of going after terrorists and terrorism. Senator Joe Lieberman seems to understand the gravity of the situation. Get them before they get us. The terrorists are not suspects and their acts are not alledged, they are intent on killing all of us. Joe knows this not because he is a wicked smahhhht analyst. He knows it because they have told us so. He begins by asking the President to keep GITMO open. Not a bad idea. http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416927/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416909/posts Jim, nothing suprises me anymore in regards to President Obama and the dangers of terrorism. I just got the chance to listen to the entire speech given by the young President yesterday and I must say I was stunned. Either Mr. Obama is completely oblivious to the reality of the war on terror, or he is so convinced in his approach to fighting terror that he refuses to even recognize the obvious. For your examination, here are two segments of the President’s address. The first is stunning in its ignorance or arrogance. So much so that I suspect even the... http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416909/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:20:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416860/posts Senate Democrats will face a problem when they return in January every bit as tough as crafting the healthcare bill: Assembling a climate and energy package that can be shoehorned into the election-year calendar. Imposing limits on greenhouse gases is a White House and Democratic priority, but it’s stuck in line behind health care, Wall Street reform and jobs legislation. It’s also become increasingly apparent since the Copenhagen climate summit that the Senate will go forward in a dramatically different direction than the House, which approved its own climate bill last summer. Environmentalists familiar with Democratic plans say party leaders... The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416860/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts Feingold, McCain, Lieberman Introduce Resolution to Reverse FEC’s Action to Gut Corporate Jets Provision. WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reject a Federal Election Commission regulation that would effectively gut Congress’ work to crack down on Senators accepting rides on corporate jets. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FEC’s decision and require it to redraft the regulation. In the regulation published in the Federal Register on December 7, the FEC undermined Congress’ decision in 2007 to... U.S. Sen. John McCain, RINO-Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416139/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412243/posts A $100 million item for construction of a university hospital was inserted in the Senate health care bill at the request of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who faces a difficult re-election campaign, his office said Sunday night. The legislation leaves it up to the Health and Human Services Department to decide where the money should be spent, although spokesman Bryan DeAngelis said Dodd hopes to claim it for the University of Connecticut. The provision is included in a 383-page series of changes to the health care bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., outlined Saturday. Scattered throughout are numerous... ABCNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412243/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411377/posts Senator Joe Lieberman is snowed in up in Connecticut--which means no vote on Øbama "Care" until he can make it back to DC! In honor of this fortuitous blizzard Oh the healthcare reform is frightful Status quo is so delightful And since there’s no vote sans Joe Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! The Dems don’t show signs of stopping Our tax rates will soon be popping Cancer screens will be cut real low Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! If Joe finally leaves tonight How he'll hate going out in the storm! But... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411377/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:06:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410965/posts As if Democrats didn't have enough to worry about. Overnight and into tomorrow, Washington, D.C. is preparing for a major snow storm, complete with thunder and high winds. A winter snowpocalypse. On any other weekend, that would be no biggy for Senate Democrats, but tomorrow, they need all hands on deck if they hope to keep on track to pass their health care bill by Christmas. And remember, they can't afford a single slip-up. So here's another wrinkle: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has skipped town. Already, they've wheeled in the cots for members and staff who choose to slumber party... TPM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410965/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410860/posts Supposedly he’s in Connecticut for the Jewish sabbath, but come on. We all know he’s in Barbados. Laughing his ass off. Already, they’ve wheeled in the cots for members and staff who choose to slumber party the night away in the Capitol, or Senate offices. But tomorrow, bright and early, all of them could need to be on hand for procedural reasons. For instance, Democrats expect to have to waive a budget point of order they expect Republicans to raise against the defense appropriations bill. That requires 60 votes… “After being assured by Democratic and Republican leaders that his vote... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410860/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:08:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410802/posts Sen. Joe Lieberman, after threatening to filibuster health reform over the public option and later over the Medicare buy-in, has been bought off. On Dec. 15, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid removed the Medicare buy-in and the public option from the bill, Lieberman told reporters, "I'm going to be in a position where I can say what I've wanted to say all along: that I'm ready to vote for health care reform." He reportedly said the same thing at a White House meeting that day. Lieberman's statements shifted attention to Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., now widely believed to be... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410802/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:36:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410290/posts Former Dem V.P. nominee gets cut off by comedy clown!It's a sign of just how bad things have gotten in the Senate under Democrat rule: [VIDEO AT SITE] These new Dems have no respect for the traditions and rules of the Senate. They deserve no respect in return!(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410290/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410106/posts Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill. Franken was presiding over the Senate Thursday afternoon as Lieberman spoke about amendments he planned to offer to the bill. Lieberman asked for an additional moment to finish -- a routine request -- but Franken refused to grant the time. "In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," Franken said. "Really?" said Lieberman. "OK." Lieberman... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410106/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:48:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409943/posts Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill. Franken was presiding over the Senate Thursday afternoon as Lieberman spoke about amendments he planned to offer to the bill. Lieberman asked for an additional moment to finish — a routine request — but Franken refused to grant the time. "In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," Franken said. "Really?" said Lieberman. "OK." Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409943/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409877/posts WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Al Franken has taken the unusual step of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill. Franken was presiding over the Senate Thursday afternoon as Lieberman spoke about amendments he planned to offer to the bill. Lieberman asked for an additional 30 seconds to finish — a routine request — but Franken refused to grant the time. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409877/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:31:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409813/posts In a stunning reversal of fortune for President Barack Obama, top progressives are attacking the health-reform plan moving through the Senate as “hollow,” “unsupportable” and a sellout to corporate interests. Republicans, after plotting for months to sink the signature legislation of Obama’s first year, suddenly think that Democrats might wind up doing it for them. Most dangerously for White House chances of assembling 60 Senate votes, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean launched a third day of attacks on the emerging bill, arguing in a Washington Post op-ed that it meets none of his benchmarks for “real reform.” “[A]s it stands,... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409813/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409816/posts Lieberman Criticized For Health Care Reform Opposition HARTFORD, Conn. -- Filmmaker and political commentator Michael Moore threatened to boycott Connecticut if Sen. Joe Lieberman is not recalled. Moore made the threat on Twitter Wednesday. In his Tweet, Moore said, "People of Connecticut: What have u done 2 this country? We hold u responsible. Start recall of Lieberman 2day or we'll boycott your state." Politico reported Tuesday that Rep. Rosa DeLauro called for the recall of Lieberman. DeLauro said, "No one should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and I'll say it flat out, I think he ought to be... WFSB TV - Hartford, CT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409816/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:03:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2409808/posts Let us contemplate the badness of Joe Lieberman. Who would have thought that this holiday season we’d be obsessed with the senator from Connecticut? Really, I was hoping it would be more about shopping for mittens on the Internet. Lieberman’s apparently successful attempt to hijack health care reform and hold it hostage until it had been amended into something that liberals couldn’t stomach has mesmerized the nation’s political class. This was, after all, a guy who has been a liberal on domestic issues since he was a college student campaigning for John F. Kennedy. A guy who was in favor... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2409808/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:53:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409758/posts Ever since George W. Bush rode off into the Dallas sunset, there’s been a void on the national scene. Even Dick Cheney has largely faded from sight. The other Republicans, the ones still in Congress are annoying, but predictably so. But just in time, there’s a replacement in Bush’s old slot of The Man You Love to Hate. Based on his behavior in the last three months or so, not to mention in the last several years, Joe Lieberman is the winner and new champ for that title. The web sites are all over him. MoveOn used his name as... Berkeley Daily Planet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409758/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:39:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409641/posts Extremist elements of the party railed and rioted against the alleged moderation of their candidate. The result was an overthrow of the local party establishment and an exciting three-way election in which the extremists were ultimately defeated. This is not about events in 2009 when liberal upstate New York Republican Dede Scozzafava was handed her party's nomination and faced a conservative opponent in what has become an infamous congressional special election. It refers, rather, to the 2006 race in which the angry Left tried to end Connecticut Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman's career. The episode is especially relevant now that Lieberman... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409641/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:35:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409594/posts The most endangered species in Washington may well be the moderate. Consider the long knives pointed at the heart of Sen. Joe Lieberman. The Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent (but caucusing with the Dems) announced that he would not support Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's plan to pass Obamacare by allowing Americans who are 55 or older to by into Medicare. Given that Medicare is, as Lieberman put it, "on the verge of insolvency," he made the right call - and for that, the left wing of his party has savaged Joe the Senator as a sellout and turncoat. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.,... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409594/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:54:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409348/posts Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is scheduled to meet privately Wednesday evening with top administration climate aide Carol Browner. Graham is working with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to craft a bipartisan cap and trade bill. He plans to discuss the ways Senate leaders can deal with manufacturing and coal state worries that the bill will spike electricity bills in the midst of a deep recession. “We’ve got to address people’s concerns about compliance costs and rate payer increases,” he told POLITICO. He’ll also use the meaning to address nuclear power, off-shore drilling and new coal technologies —... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409348/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409255/posts Here is video of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean getting into a heated argument on MSNBC's "Hardball." (Video)Landrieu defended Joe Lieberman's concerns over the "health care reform," she said that Lieberman "just has a little different view than many in the party, but actually I understand his view..there are governors like Gov. Dean who wants to eliminate the insurance companies in America." Howard Dean replied "that's obviously not true" and asked Landrieu "Mary I'd like to know why you deny my people the choice to sign up for an alternative, you are forcing us into... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409255/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:36:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409173/posts Liberal anger at Sen. Joe Lieberman spread across Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with a House Democrat from Connecticut calling for his recall and Lieberman himself acknowledging the angst he has caused. “No individual should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and I’ll say it flat out, I think he ought to be recalled,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) told POLITICO. Connecticut has no recall law for state officials, and the Constitution does not authorize states to recall members of Congress, since each house has the authority to police its own members. DeLauro acknowledged that she didn’t know if it was... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409173/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:31:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409110/posts WASHINGTON -The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies "are no longer needed." Sanders, an independent and socialist, said his approach is the only one "which eliminates the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, administrative costs, bureaucracy and profiteering that is engendered by the private insurance companies." His remarks drew handshakes and even a hug or two from Democrats who had filed into the Senate to hear him. Sanders acknowledged the proposal... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409110/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:21:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409131/posts The scuttling of the public option from the Senate health care bill has infuriated organized labor and left their leaders in a bind about how to proceed. Top labor officials of several unions are meeting with their executives today, and some plan to meet on Thursday, to devise their strategies, now that the Senate has dropped the public option, a government-run health insurance plan to compete with private insurers. It was the central provision for which labor has been fighting. A sense of urgency was building, as a deadline bears down on the Senate. In order to pass a bill... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409131/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:43:50 GMT