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— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
Lieberman a Wild Card in Iraq Policy
Published Mon, Nov 13 2006 1:05 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
Last week, Stefan Sharkansky noted that thanks to the efforts of the Kos kids, Sen. Lieberman was now the most powerful man in the Senate. This week the Washington Post shows that he was right:
As Congress returns this week to Washington for a post-election session -- the final stint with Republicans in charge -- Lieberman is already asserting his status as a self-described political freelancer, beholden to neither party.
He has pledged to "sign up" with the Democrats for the 110th Congress but has made it clear that his motives are at least partly practical. By organizing with the party, even though he lost the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont, Lieberman will retain his 18 years of Senate seniority and rise to the chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Both sides are seeking to please this political wild card.
Despite the plans of Rep. "Cut and Run" Murtha, it looks like we may still be able to achieve a victory in Iraq. It's not going to be easy though.
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