Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said he plans to meet with Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman later this week to discuss the situation regarding Lieberman in the Senate.
In the past, Democrats tolerated Lieberman's political straddling because he held their slim political majority in his hands. Now that Democrats have strengthened their hold on the Senate, there could be added pressure to punish Lieberman.
Many Democrats want to strip him of his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship and kick him out of the party caucus, or both, because he endorsed his close friend John McCain over president-elect Barack Obama.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hcu-lieberman-1105,0,7095239.story
In the past, Democrats tolerated Lieberman's political straddling because he held their slim political majority in his hands. Now that Democrats have strengthened their hold on the Senate, there could be added pressure to punish Lieberman.
Many Democrats want to strip him of his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship and kick him out of the party caucus, or both, because he endorsed his close friend John McCain over president-elect Barack Obama.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hcu-lieberman-1105,0,7095239.story