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Buchanan: The Kos crowd deserves a Cabinet pick

Why does a conservative seem to respect the Democratic left more than many Democrats? Plus: Pick Hillary, or don't, but get it over with!
Joan Walsh

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 09:45 PM

    Lieberman was a lousy situation...

    If the Democrats had over 60 votes in the Senate, they would be able to throw Lieberman under a bus.

    The only way they would side-step the ugly situation with Leiberman is to decide to eliminate or modify the filibuster, and that's something they just won't do.

    It is tough-tough-tough to argue with the constituents who reelected him as an independent. I think they made a mistake, but I don't vote in that state, so...

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