Politics can be a tough arena. Just ask Joe Lieberman.
Joe was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988, and in recent years, he hasn't had it easy.
Right now, his chairmanship is in jeopardy. He is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Why?
He is an Independent who alligns with Democrats, but he backed Republican John McCain for president. And he just didn't quietly support McCain; he was loud about it. Loud enough to raise serious concerns among Democratic leaders.
As I said, things can get rough in politics.
But here's the thing. Joe was elected as an Independent. Is he at fault because he has his " political freedom," but still chooses to allign with Senate Democrats, or are Democrats at fault for keeping Joe in the inner circle?
And for those who seek cooperative lawmakers who want to work together, I guess there is another question. Why can't everyone just get along?
The situation Joe finds himself in shows us two things: partisan politics at its best and beytral. Afterall, maybe holding on to Joe was the Democrats way of giving him a second chance after he lost the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont in 2006. In their eyes, maybe Joe failed to take advantage of the political lifesaver that was thrown his way.
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It will be interesting to see if the Congress that keeps saying "we need to reach across the aisle" throws Joe under the bus for not beig partisan enough. Joe is smack-dab IN the aisle so you would think both sides would want/need to go through him.
That he is. I guess Democrats like Obama and Dodd want to keep him around though. Interesting situation.
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