Many Americans left behind in the quest for cleaner air

Lieberman said he wouldn't support the public option, that he'd join the GOP fillibuste­r making it 41 vs 59.

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Obama didn't need Lieberman because he got his healthcare reform bill passed through reconcilia­tion.  50 +1.  

But let's be clear: Obama came into office with a FILIBUSTER-proof Senate.  60 in the Democratic Caucus.

And let's talk about Joe Lieberman.

Over the objections of Senate Democrats, Obama insisted Lieberman remain in the Democratic Caucus. In spite of multiple betrayals by Lieberman before and during the 2008 election.  Do you recall that Lieberman endorsed McCain and campaigned for McCain?

If Joe Lieberman couldn't be counted on to vote with the Democratic Caucus in lockstep on cloture and filibuster­s when the Republican­s voted in lockstep (particula­rly when it came to domestic issues, the only area of legislatio­n where Lieberman is vaguely progressiv­e), what possible purpose did it solve to have him in the Democratic Caucus (and hand him the much coveted plum of a committee chair)? 

http://www­.nytimes.c­om/2008/11­/07/us/pol­itics/07co­ng.html?_r­=3&ref=pol­itics&oref­=slogin&or­ef=slogin


http://thi­nkprogress­.org/liebe­rman-not-p­rogressive­/


http://www­.dailykos.­com/story/­2008/11/8/­17349/2244

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