[cross-posted at Marc's Space]
Remember when everyone was clamoring for Joe Lieberman's head? After doing everything in his power to defeat Obama, including firing up the crowd at the Republican (!) National Convention, many Democrats wanted Senator Joe stripped of his prized Homeland Security Chairmanship, or worse. As you can see here, I was part of the "Kick Joe to the Curb" mob myself.
You may also recall that one big reason why Lieberman was shown compassion, rather than the door, was because then President-Elect Obama publicly stated his recommendation to cut Joe some slack. At the time, I was disappointed in this response but here we are nearly a year later and we could really use Joe's vote to pass health care reform. I know what you're thinking: What good did leniency do us? He's up to the same old tricks again, threatening to support a filibuster with his fellow Republicans. But here's why things are different this time around...
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