Kucinich Hits Back At Gibbs: You've Read Liberals Wrong

Obama insisted Lieberman remain in the Democratic Caucus. In spite of multiple betrayals by Lieberman before and during the 2008 election (Lieberman endorsed McCain, campaigned FOR McCain).



Over REAL Democratic senators, Obama insisted Lieberman keep the chairmanship of the Governmental Affairs & Homeland Security Committee. That's the committee that whitewashed the Bush administration's failure during Hurricane Katrina. Obama rubberstamped that committee's not investigating Bush once Democrats took over control of government after the 2008 election.



Do you really believe that Obama got nothing for that concession? No agreement that Lieberman would vote as Obama told him to vote?



Obama did more arm-twisting on behalf of Lieberman remaining in the Democratic Caucus & keeping the chairmanship of that committee than he did on behalf of healthcare.



During the healthcare reform debate, Obama never once pressured Lieberman for threatening to filibuster any legislation that had a public option in it ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/21/lieberman-obama-never-pre_n_399355.html

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2010/02/22/public-option-dramatically-more-popular-than-senate-bill-so-obama-pushes-senate-bill-without-public-option/ ).



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