No Mo Joe

[Lanya]

February 06, 2008
Lieberman No Longer a Super Delegate

     Thanks to Zell Miller, there is a rule to deal with Joe Lieberman.

      Lieberman's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo.

     Miller, then a Democratic senator from Georgia, not only endorsed Republican George Bush four years ago, but he delivered a vitriolic attack on Democrat John Kerry at the Republican National Convention.

     The Democrats responded with a rule disqualifying any Democrat who crosses the aisle from being a super delegate. Lieberman will not be replaced, DiNardo said.

     Lieberman lost the Democratic nomination in 2006 and was re-elected as a petitioning candidate. He remains a registered Democrat and a member of the Senate Democratic caucus, but he declared himself an "Independent Democrat."

     Connecticut has 12 super delegates: six Democratic National Committee members, one Democratic senator, four Democratic members of congress and one "unpledged add on" to be selected. Super delegates are not bound by a state's primary results.

     Barack Obama's victory in the state's primary Tuesday will give him 26 pledged delegates, while Hillary Clinton will have 22.

     For those of you keeping score at home, five of the supers are supporting Obama, one is with Clinton and five are neutral.

     -- Mark Pazniokas
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2008/02/lieberman-no-lo.html

[BT]

They said if Bush were reelected freedom of choice and expression would be stifled.

And they were right.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I fail to see why Joe Lieberman should be made a superdelegate to a party he has dissed. I also fail to see why this is in any way denying his rights. He can say whatever he wishes, but he is not guaranteed the right to be a superdelegate or any sort of delegate at all.

[BT]

Well if the dems don't want him perhaps he should caucus with the GOP.

Oh wait, that would give them the majority.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Lieberman has the freedom of choice. I hardly see what difference it would make if he decides to paste a GOP label on himself, which would  be quite unwise for him to do, since as it is he can barter his opinions better.

[BT]

Make you wonder if the other blue dog democrats who btw brought the majority seats to pelosi and reid are feeling a bit unwelcome as well.

And i wonder if they will act as petty as those denying Ole Joe a seat at the table.

Methinks a grownup will intervene shortly.

[Plane]

Super deligatesassist the party to maintain a continuity , the regular deligates are elected and each one represets thousands of voters , the super deligate is appointed and represents party legacy.

It isn't unreasonable to cull the team of members who don't want the team to win , or is the effect to cull the ranks for mmbers that warn that the team is departing from the American People?