Digby is chronicling some of the idiocy being spouted on the cable gab shows about Joe Lieberman's fate; should he be replaced as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee? The MSM villagers and, shamefully, some Democratic Senators, seem to think not.
Here's my take:
Henry Waxman held the equivalent Government Affairs job in the House that Lieberman held in the Senate. Waxman held who-knows-how-many hearings on oversight; Lieberman held none.
What more needs to be said? He didn't do his job, ergo he should be toast.
Forget all the other levels of animosity towards him; that ought to be enough. Non-performance is sufficient cause for firing.
Posted by Linkmeister at November 8, 2008 02:15 PM | TrackBackI read something about how Reid will propose to the Dem Caucus that they should strip Joe of his DHS chair. I expect that it's not just because Joe couldn't be bothered doing his job. Anyway, while the Democratic majority in the Senate isn't enough to overcome filibusters, it IS enough that they don't really need Joe's vote anymore.
Posted by: Serge at November 9, 2008 06:12 AM