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...they will need every vote they can possibly get in the Senate. Obama's biggest challenge in both chambers of Congress will be keeping the varying factions of his own party together, especially the more liberal members and the more conservative so-called Blue Dog Democrats. To that end, Lieberman can be an asset, especially in helping to convince his fellow moderate members in the so-called Gang of 14, which includes some Republicans like McCain and Lindsey Graham. "We need every person that we can in Congress working constructively to move forward with the new agenda for our country...
Throughout his political career - from his earliest days as a state senator and Connecticut attorney general to his roles as U.S. Senator, vice-presidential nominee, pariah to the left and prominent endorser of John McCain - Joe Lieberman has never been shy about speaking his mind. That outspokenness on the campaign trail is what got him in his recent predicament of angering many in the Democratic Party, leaving his fate as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and member of the Democratic caucus to depend on the good graces of Senate Democrats...
...Lieberman easily won the vote on Tuesday allowing him to keep his positions, but he might not have been so fortunate without the implicit backing of President-elect Barack Obama, the same man whom Lieberman said so many nasty things about during the race for the White House. Yet Obama wasn't just acting out of bipartisan goodwill. In supporting Lieberman's continued inclusion in the caucus, Obama may have effectively defanged his toughest potential opponent in the Senate Democratic caucus. If Lieberman is anything, as he proved with McCain, he's loyal - and now he owes Obama...
Obama, Barack •canine dilemma of •Clinton is reportedly under consideration for secretary of state by •willingness of to see Lieberman's egregious behavior go unpunished •worst Bush policies to be instantly reversed...
...Lieberman, Joe •Bayh says apology is seriously owed...