TW: The most powerful Senators, and due to the composition of the House where ultimately the Dems do not need Republican votes the most powerful Congress persons generally; are Collins and Snowe of Maine, Specter of PA, some conservative Dems and none other than Joe Lieberman. Those on the left sqwauking about tossing Lieberman to the wolves (aka the Republicans) in the after-glow of Nov. 4th, should be thankful for Obama's judgment. Our national policies will now be ruled by a group of 10-12 "moderate" Dems and Republicans. I reamin hopeful that Lieberman will be knocked out in 2012 by a less strident voice for Middle East policy but in the mean time he could help.
From Huff Post:
"...While national attention has been heaped on Collins and Nelson, the hidden story of the stimulus negotiations is the role played by Lieberman...Lieberman initially stayed at the edge of negotiations, but as they dragged on, he inserted himself more forcefully, leveraging the close relationships he has with Republicans
..."He does have a solid relationship" with Republicans, said Nelson. "He's been here quite a long time, so he and Senator Specter have been here together the longest of the group."
...Lieberman is a liberal when it comes to fiscal policy and his vote was never in doubt. He attended the meetings as an observer at first, he said, but then saw the talks begin to fall apart and took a more assertive role."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/13/lieberman-stepped-up-role_n_166905.html
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