(Senator) Nelson: Lieberman should caucus with Dems

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) should caucus with Democrats despite his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama, one of the chamber’s most conservative Democrats said this week.

Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.) is the latest Democrat to suggest Lieberman, who was the party’s vice presidential nominee in 2000, not be banned from the party, and he offered another sign that the party seems willing to mend relations with the independent senator. Obama and President Bill Clinton also expressed that sentiment, according to reports.

Nelson said in an interview that he was disappointed by Lieberman's decision to speak at the Republican National Convention and attack Obama there and repeatedly on the campaign trail. But he said that he hopes Lieberman "continues to caucus with us."

"His vote has been very important to us on numerous occasions," Nelson said.

Nelson said he told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he would ultimately defer to him on whether Lieberman should lose his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as punishment for his defection during the campaign season.

Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/nelson-lieberman-should-caucus-with-dems-2008-11-11.html

[endarkenment]

1. caucus wherever he wants, chair: no.

[movonne]

5. ditto...

[Bette Noir]

6. I see a consensus building...

[Blue State Bandit]

7. And it needs to turn into a chorus.

He made his bed, let the caucus strip his chairmanship. It will then be up to the people to decide if he should keep his job.

Anybody know the rules for re-calls in CT?

[still_one]

2. I wouldn't expect less from nelson, however NO CHAIR /nt

[Cronopio]

3. Oh good, one traitor backs up another one. Nice to see some solidarity among mercenaries. nt

[Phred42]

4. They're coming out of the woodwork now....

Agree No Chair No How

[go west young man]

8. Instead of that lets do this: Lieberman must go!

http://liebermanmustgo.com/?utm_source=rgemail

[Piewhacket]

9. Oh Joe, to be so damned by such faint praise...

NELSON:
Please don't ban Joe. Let Joe caucus with the democrats.
He votes democrat 90% of the time.

Leadership role? Committee chairs?
(crickets chirping..)