November 13, 2006

RI Senate '06

Goose, Meet Gander

Carroll Andrew Morse

From yesterday's Meet the Press interview transcript with Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut...

MR. RUSSERT: Jim Jeffords of Vermont crossed over and joined the Democrats.

SEN. LIEBERMAN: Yeah.

MR. RUSSERT: And they gave -- they gave him his committee chairmanship.

SEN. LIEBERMAN: Yeah.

MR. RUSSERT: You're, you're not ruling that out at some future time?

SEN. LIEBERMAN: I'm not ruling it out, but I hope I don?t get to that point?

Earlier in the interview, Senator Lieberman did reject the idea of any immediate switch to the Republican party...
MR. RUSSERT: You will caucus with the Democrats?

SEN. LIEBERMAN: I will caucus with the Democrats. I said that to my constituents throughout. I'm going to caucus with the Democrats both because it's good for my constituents in Connecticut, because I retained my seniority, I become a committee chair, but also I want to continue to work to bring the party back to its historic traditions of, of strength on national security, foreign policy and innovation, and progress in domestic policy -- the, the Harry Truman/John F. Kennedy Democrat that, that I was raised to be.

Senator Lieberman is now the independent maverick swing vote on the Senate's Homeland Security, Armed Services, Environment and Public Works and Small Business committees.

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But couldn't he single handedly swing the Senate Republican?

Posted by: SusanD at November 13, 2006 1:56 PM

Think Dubya's kicking himself for having apparently promised Secterary of Defense to Robert Gates? Offering Leiberman that job would've been a deliciously Machiavellian way to make the Senate 50-50 again (or was the White House afraid Jodi Rell would appoint Lowell Weicker?).

Posted by: Rhody at November 13, 2006 3:01 PM