Today, Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) spoke out against Lieberman's actions during the campaign: As a chairman of one of our significant committees in the Senate, not just going off and supporting a presidential candidate of the other side but also criticizing the candidate on our side, and also involving himself in a couple of senate races on the other side. The question is, is that acceptable? The answer is no.
That makes three Senators who have come out against Lieberman since I posted about this on Thursday. Pat Leahy and Bernie Sanders, both of whom have a vote in the caucus about matters such as this, have come out stronger -- saying that Lieberman should not retain his Chairs.
And we know this was all kicked off by Majority Leader Harry Reid who was leaning towards stripping Lieberman from his Chairmanship.
To date, we still have not heard what our two fine Senators have to think about Lieberman, and we would certainly love to find out. Even more appropriate here is the fact that Senator Lautenberg lost his seniority when he came back to the Senate to save a seat for the Democrats a couple of years after retiring.
If you are so inclined, the phone number for the Senate switchboard is (202) 224-3121, and you can be connected to either of our Senators' offices.
If you do call and do get through, please share any comments or reactions, as it may only take a few "brave" (meaning actually doing the right thing when their party is stabbed in the back) Senators to provide enough cover for other Senators to do the same. And we have already seen a few come forward. |
