The question is this: will Harry Reid (and the Democratic leadership) have the nuts to do the right thing and yank Joe Lieberman's gavel away from him?
According to TPM, Reid seems to be wavering on this--too.
Since winning control of both houses of Congress in 2006, the Dems have shown all the backbone of a squid. Either they don't really believe in the philosophy that got them to this point, or they're so shell-shocked from decades of Republican abuse that it hasn't sunk in: they're in charge now.
Of course, their worst fears might be realized, and voters will punish them for standing up to Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Big Telco, for raising the minimum wage and enforcing regulations protecting the environment and Constitutional provisions for the rule of law.
It could happen, but if it does, at least they will have gone out on their own terms.
And again: haven't they gotten the message yet? They won. By a lot. Because voters want to see what they've got. So far, they haven't shown much. Let's see how they do now that they've taken the ultimate bully pulpit. And they can start by showing Joe Lieberman what they think of him, and seeing what he does about it.
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