{"id":1235,"date":"2006-10-13T23:50:24","date_gmt":"2006-10-13T23:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"0"},"modified":"2006-10-13T23:52:57","modified_gmt":"2006-10-13T23:52:57","slug":"oh_my_god_liebe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcdanziger.com\/?p=1235","title":{"rendered":"Oh My God!! Lieberman May Be Angry!! Who Could Have Guessed It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember how I said Matt Stoller of MyDD was a fool<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Well today, Chris Bowers joins him as he looks at the mess MyDD helped make, and whines loudly about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further, since current polling shows a senate with 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman, Joe Lieberman would also potentially have the ability to flip control of the Senate if he chooses to caucus with Republicans. Back in 2001, the Democratic caucus gladly gave seniority to Jim Jeffords when he left the Republican caucus in order to gain control of the chamber. That was the price to pay for control, and after six years in the minority, the Democratic caucus was more than happy to make that compromise. It isn’t hard to imagine that if Republicans find themselves one seat in the minority after the elections next month that they will also gladly grant Lieberman seniority in order to retake control of the chamber.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What, exactly, did you think was going to happen, Bowers? I’ve been meaning to make my fortune with a reality TV show I’m calling “What the f*** were you thinking<\/b>?<\/i>” I want to go to jails and interview the guy who led 30 cops on a two-hour chase at 55mph in his minivan, until he ran out of gas. Or maybe I can get Foley. Or maybe Chris and the rest of the blogging braintrust that decided that “I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.<\/i>” would be good national politics could be the first guests.<\/p>\n

Back – once again – to my very first comment<\/a> about this race:<\/p>\n

Ask yourself this, if you’re all excited at the notion of Lieberman running against Lamont as an independent. Who do you think is going to be sitting in the Dirksen Building in February of ’07? Lamont? In a state that was – in 2004 – 44 percent unaffiliated, 34 percent Democratic, and 22 percent Republican. Come Election Day, what exactly do you think is going to happen?<\/p>\n

\nAnd when Lieberman is sitting in his Senate office next year, do you think the Democratic Party will be stronger or weaker for his departure?<\/p>\n

\nI say it will be weaker.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for noticing, Chris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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