To Harry Reid: Strip Lieberman of all committee assignments.

[LiviaOlivia]

from Kos


Here's what we all need to do the next few days:

1. Push Harry Reid to strip Lieberman of all committee assignments.

2. Let people know what a sore loser Lieberman is.

3. Get all Democrats -- including Bill Clinton -- to publicly back Ned Lamont.

4. Get the Democratic interest groups who backed Lieberman to switch allegiances in the general.

The DSCC and the DCCC will have to deal with the fact that this race will continue to suck oxygen from great pickup opportunities. And I won't apologize for that, because as a proud Democrat, I will help in whatever way I can the Democratic nominee from the Great State of Connecticut.

The Republicans rejoiced at Lieberman's decision to stay in. They couldn't be happier. And let's not talk about the lobbyists! They're besides themselves!

Joe Lieberman is not an independent Democrat. He needs to be stripped of his committee assignments and have those handed to real Democrats. And then we need to buckle down and finish the job we started.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/8/231459/7695

[NVMojo]

1. yep, all good suggestions, we need to get em done! NOW!

[IndianaGreen]

2. Lieberman should be stripped of his committee assignments

He is running against the Democratic nominee!

[Guaranteed]

3. Absolutely. nt

[Lars39]

4. k&r

definitely!

[DU9598]

5. Email

I already sent my email. I will be calling Sen. Tom Harkin first thing in the morning.

[DainBramaged]

6. Harry Reid

Carson City
600 East William Street, #302
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

Las Vegas
Lloyd D. George Building
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

Reno
Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse and Federal Building
400 South Virginia Street, Suite 902
Reno, NV 89501
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

Rural Nevada Outreach Contact
Susan Lisagor
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

Washington
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone] / Fax: [phone]
Toll Free for Nevadans: 1-866-SEN-REID (736-7343) -Restricted to calls originating from area codes 775 and 702

Reid Newsroom
[phone]

[senseandsensibility]

7. Your words brought tears to my eyes

They should be so obvious to our elected Dem leaders. THEY should be spearheading this. We know they won't, and that's disgusting. Time to get organized, DU. Time for the DU acitvist corps? When was the last time we had an assignment? Time to flex our muscle.

[Turn CO Blue]

11. Amen to that! SKINNER? Activist Corps assignment time! n/t

[Imagevision]

8. Clinton already stated that he wouldn't support Joe if he lost the primary

[long_green]

9. Great. Now he must walk the walk and call for Joe to step aside

tomorrow morning. Joe's mad dash can be smothered early if the party elite steps up.

[senseandsensibility]

10. I agree

but big dog hasn't exactly been a profile in courage lately, has he?

[long_green]

13. No, he hasn't.

I'd love for one of "my people" to come out and call for Lieberman's head tomorrow. By "my people" I mean someone like Bill Moyers. Impeccable credentials, impeccable integrity. Well, his, not mine;-)

[C_U_L8R]

12. they should toss him out of the party

right now.. he obviously has no respect for it

[Richard Steele]

14. Damn right. Membership has it's privledges...

...and Holy Joe ain't a member anymore.

[spooky3]

15. Kos' 50% vs 3% in VA turnout estimate is WAYYY off, isn't it?

I believe the 3% in VA was 3% of the whole *population*, including children, not registered Democrat-voting age people. You don't register as a Dem or Rep. here--you just go to the polls and tell them that you want to cast either a Dem or a Rep. vote.

Even if we use the eligible voter denominator for CT:

There are more than 3.5 million people in CT. I am conservatively estimating:
--1.75 million are eligible to vote,
--700 thousand of those are registered as Democrats

Did anywhere close to 350000 CT voters turn out in this primary?

[KingFlorez]

16. That is insane

That would be mixing government and party politics, which is something that should never be done. The citizens of Connecticut cannot be denied on voice on committees for angry ideological purists to get revenge.

[Ghost in the Machine]

18. It wouldn't be revenge... LIEberman just quit the party and declared

himself an Independent.... he's no longer a Democrat, why should he hold any kind of offical post within the Party now?? When ya' quit, ya' quit all the way or not at all... when you quit your job, you don't show back up in the building to attend meetings, do you?

[KingFlorez]

19. It is not a post within the party

Committee assignments are a part of the Congress, they don't belong to the political parties. He is still a US Senator, he has an obligation to serve.

[SaveElmer]

21. No, not exactly...

Each party caucus determines party assignments for their members....

Reid could decide to reassign them, and not offer any to Lieberman. He could then turn to the Republicans to get an assignment, but more likely would use it as a campaign issue.

[Bucky]

22. Specifically, the post is awarded by caucus. Joe is still in Dem caucus.

He'll be gone soon enough. Let him go without being petty.

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. He may still be a U.S. Senator, but he's an INDEPENDENT now

NOT a Democrat... when he announced his Indy run during his concession speech, he turned his back on the Democratic Party and is failing to support the elected Democratic nominee. He no longer belongs to our Party, in my humble opinion. Like I said, you don't "kind of" quit.. you either quit or you don't, period. Would YOU have the audacity to turn your back on your company, declare that you are now working for yourself (independent), then show up the next day to attend meetings that had been scheduled before you quit?

Of course, this is just my personal opinion and view of the situation... everyone has a right to agree or disagree, it won't change what I think...

:hi:

[huskerlaw]

40. The citizens of Connecticut

no longer wish to be represented by him. Obviously. At least the Democrats don't...and it's a Democratic appointment.

Senator Lieberman is no longer a democrat. Not only because he lost his primary, but, more importantly, because he has withdrawn himself from the Democratic party. Committee appointments are partisan. They are not a right, they don't belong to the people of Connecticut. Since Lieberman is no longer a Democrat, he no longer deserves the appointments. Period.

[never_get_over_it]

17. Exactly

I have already posted on two other threads that we ALL need to call Harry Reid tomorrow and have him remove Holy SORE Loserman Joe everyone of his committee seats...and we need to call as many Dem Senators and tell them to support Ned.

And my CA DU freind please call Barbara Boxer and set her straight - man she crushed me when she campaigned for the freak.

[Vidar]

20. Great suggestions.

[Greeby]

23. I don't think we have a case on committees

As Senator Jeffords is the ranking member for the Dem side on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
http://epw.senate.gov/

Loserman, of course, is Ranking Member for the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As you may recall from when Brownie was hauled in to testify:
http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=About.Membership

[Bucky]

24. Bah. Terrible suggestion. Leave party purges to Mao & Mehlman

I dislike Lieberman's politics--particularly on the war, Social Security, and SCOTUS nominations. But I hate McCarthyism more. The suggestion is to change caucus and senate rules and purge "wrong thinking" dissidents. Changing rules to fit the short term situation is what Republicans (and communists) do. No thank you.

Lieberman be gone soon enough. Let him go without being petty about it. This is just a small minded "gotcha" which, if it was done to someone we support, we would immediately denounce.

[truebrit71]

35. If he campaigns AGAINST the Democratic candidate HE MUST GO.

End of story.

[tyedyeto]

25. Even though I'm happy to see Joementum voted out in the primary

he is still a member of the Senate until January. Calling for his removal from committees while he is still in office is uncalled for.

I have no idea what the Senate rules are concerning committee appointments but why call for his resignation from those?

[truebrit71]

36. If he campaigns AGAINST the duly selected Democratic candidate....

...he needs to go...

You cannot simultaneously represent and campaign against the same party....

[deacon]

27. very important, and that is Reid's job right now n/t

[elcondor]

28. I say absolutely yes to suggestions 2-4

Personally, I would only do 1 IF Lieberman gets elected as an independent. As it stands, he's still a Democratic Senator; he is certainly not a Democratic Senatorial Candidate, however, and no one should pretend he is out of some kind of loyalty to Lieberman. It was a primary election, where party DOES matter, and Joe lost. Like he did in 2000, he's trying to have it both ways and we Democrats really shouldn't let him try to trick Connecticut's voters into thinking that he's some kind of "Independent Democrat." If Democrats like the Big Dog or anyone else continue to campaign for Lieberman over the actual Dem nominee, they're only aiding a selfish egomaniac's desperate attempt to hang onto his seat. If Lieberman had any humility at all, or any true loyalty to his party, he would accept that he lost fair and square and retire after his term is up in January. It's so funny that when it came to an election he DIDN'T truly lose, he did not seem so eager to fight to the bitter end ...

[Canuckistanian]

29. That includes NARAL

One of the stupidest decisions they ever made was to back Holy Joe in this fight.

[tritsofme]

38. Why?

Lieberman has the same rating from NARAL as "real" Democrats like Russ Feingold.

[Canuckistanian]

39. Because of his "short ride" statement

Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims for "principled reasons" shouldn't be forced to do so. "In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital," he said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/lieberman-betrays-rape-vi_b_17312.html

[deacon]

30. k&r

[mcscajun]

31. IF he retakes his seat as an Independent, absolutely.

Until then, it would just look like petty party nonsense.

The party is under NO obligation to hand him any post of power when the new Senate convenes next January, NONE.

[peacebird]

32. here's a link to my email to Reid, Durbin, DLC, DNC, & DSCC

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1860108

we should all email them and make sure they can't even THINK about keeping this man on plum committees. There are other good Dems who could be there instead!

[Little Star]

34. They also need to be held responsible for creating

this spoiler race we are gonna have. Tell them to clean up the mess they helped create.

[Lars39]

33. kick

[angus]

37. Amen to that!

He's no longer a democrat. Get Joe out!

[huskerlaw]

41. Email sent.

nt