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...candidates, they were looking elsewhere for comfort. After the Florida Supreme Court threw them a lifeline, Joe and Hadassah Lieberman arrived at the Vice President's mansion Friday night bearing wine, a salt shaker, a wineglass and a cloth that is a family heirloom. Tipper had already set out candles, and the two couples slipped away for a private moment of prayer and reflection, later celebrating the Jewish Sabbath, and savoring rebirth, for however long it lasted...
...other words, when Lieberman traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally the troops yet again, he may already have been outmatched. He met with Democratic Senators in the L.B.J. Room and received a polite reception, "the kind of applause you give for people you don't care about," as a Senator described it. Lawmakers joked among themselves that Lieberman was trying to prevent someone from "pulling a Lieberman"--speaking out against Gore the way Lieberman spoke out against Bill Clinton during the impeachment mess...
...that day, danced a little jig to demonstrate that he had no intention of going anywhere. Both sides were focused on the power-sharing issues that sprang from the 50-50 tie in the Senate--an even split that assumed, of course, that Bush would defeat Gore, keeping Lieberman in the Senate as the 50th Democratic vote, with Cheney the Republican tie breaker. The even split gave moderates hope that they alone would hold the key to the President's legislative success. At times last week, it seemed there were more moderate groups meeting on Capitol Hill--the Wednesday Group...
Gore's campaign chair, William Daley, later issued a statement saying Gore and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman will instead take time to review the court's words and "will address the court's decision in full detail at a time to be determined" today...
...Bill Daley sent out a written statement. "Al Gore and Joe Lieberman are now reviewing the 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court... we will address the decision in full detail at the appropriate time tomorrow." Even shorter. And in true Gore form, not quite code for a concession...