As President-elect Barack Obama announces his national security team, he faces two early hurdles: The Senate must confirm most of his nominees, and they must help him chart a new course on defense, foreign policy and homeland security.
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21
Nov
Napolitano eyed for Homeland Security
Published in News
An early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, the former Arizona attorney general is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security.
Tags: Arizona Attorney General, Barack Obama, Contender, Homeland Security, Job, Secretary Of Homeland Security
18
Nov
Lieberman to keep committee chair
Published in News
Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.
Tags: Chairmanship, Committee Chair, Gop, Gop Nominee, Hard Feelings, Homeland Security, Joe Lieberman, John Mccain, Presidential Campaign, Security Committee, Senate
15
Nov
Lieberman Supported At Least Two Other GOP Senators
Published in NewsJust for the record, Joe Lieberman not only worked for John McCain’s election as president, but he alsosupported Norm Coleman’s campaign and endorsed Susan Collins’ re-election.
Keep in mind that Lieberman did this while serving as chairman of the homeland security committee, and there’s no reason to expect that he won’t continue to support Iraq war supporting Republicans.
And also keep in mind that this isn’t an issue of partisanship. Bernie Sanders isn’t a Democrat and he’d be a great replacement for Joe Lieberman’s place (that’s not a serious possibility, it’s just a rhetorical point). Hell, if Lincoln Chafee were still in the Senate, he’d be a fine chairman.
But not Joe Lieberman, who will do and say anything to keep us in Iraq, despite the opposition of much of his state. That’s why he supported Collins and Coleman, and that’s why he supported John McCain, and that’s why he’s fighting to maintain his source of power in the senate right now.
To reward Lieberman’s behavior with another term as chairman of the homeland security committee would not only strengthen Lieberman’s hand and validate his campaign against the Democratic Party and for the Iraq war, it would be the height of weakness on the part of senate Democrats. It would be a sign that they don’t really care about ending the war.
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Democrat, Democratic Party, Gop, Gop Senators, Hell, Homeland Security, Iraq War, Joe Lieberman, John Mccain, Lincoln, Lincoln Chafee, Norm Coleman, Opposition, Partisanship, Republicans, Security Committee, Senate Democrats, Susan Collins
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