Joe Lieberman sings a song in response to calls for his ouster
Politics
Web Petition Rips Lieberman For Supporting McCain
by David Welna
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman shake hands with workers during a tour of the sea port cargo processing area in Cartagena, Colombia, on July 2. AP
Morning Edition, July 15, 2008 · Without Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats could not have taken control of the Senate.
When Lieberman sought re-election two years ago, his support for the war in Iraq cost him his party's nomination. He went on to win as a self-styled "independent Democrat," but still caucused with Senate Democrats, giving them a bare majority of 51. Democratic leaders, in turn, made Lieberman chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
But now Lieberman is backing Republican John McCain for president, and that has sparked an online drive to have him stripped of that chairmanship.
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Web Petition Rips Lieberman For Supporting McCain
by David Welna
Listen Now
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman shake hands with workers during a tour of the sea port cargo processing area in Cartagena, Colombia, on July 2. AP
Morning Edition, July 15, 2008 · Without Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats could not have taken control of the Senate.
When Lieberman sought re-election two years ago, his support for the war in Iraq cost him his party's nomination. He went on to win as a self-styled "independent Democrat," but still caucused with Senate Democrats, giving them a bare majority of 51. Democratic leaders, in turn, made Lieberman chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
But now Lieberman is backing Republican John McCain for president, and that has sparked an online drive to have him stripped of that chairmanship.
--MORE WITH AUDIO--