Team of Rivals, etc.
10 November 2008 5:00 pm by Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
There hasn’t been such a hissy fit since the primaries. Seriously. What part of post-partisan did people miss in Obama’s 21-month campaign?
President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate aides tell the Huffington Post.
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Now, I know Lieberman is an “independent” Democrat, but since he not only supported the Republican nominee and voted for him, he fits in the “team of rivals” category, as far as I’m concerned.
Lieberman has no loyalties, but to himself. Big surprise.
Guess what? President-elect Obama is obviously well aware of this, but he’s more than willing to take Joe’s votes when he can get them, which will be fairly often.
That said, while I understand Obama’s logic and the message he is sending, which is the same one he sent since he started running, I remain part of the Kick Joe Out caucus. At the very least he should be humbled in the caucus.
As for Obama, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Joe’s one of the first members of his “team of rivals,” at least in the Senate. We’ll see what President Obama yields in return.
