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Originally Posted by TwinSwords
I'm curious; What do you think of the Lieberman decision? Allowing him to keep his chairmanship and his honor?
Should the Dems have given in to their inner-Republican and punished him for his heresy? Or were they smart to let him retain his dignity and turn him into an ally?
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It's just more good poker playing. Lieberman is of course a nauseatingly despicable person, the sort one would only shake hands with whilst wearing rubber gloves. But he can be useful. If publicly humiliated, he could do a lot of damage. So Obama was right to intervene early and set the tone for a reconciliation. I'm sure he had to hold his nose while doing it, though.
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