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08 Nov 2008 08:46 am
Joe The Watchdog
Ezra Klein has no sympathy for Lieberman:
As chairman of this committee for the last two years, Lieberman decided not to pursue any accusations of wrongdoing against the Bush administration. Lieberman's House counterpart -- Rep. Henry Waxman's Oversight Committee -- was a vigilant watchdog, holding hearings, issuing subpoenas, and launching multiple investigations. Lieberman preferred to let his committee do no real work at all. It was arguably the most pathetic display of this Congress.
And yet, now Lieberman acts as if keeping this chairmanship is the
single most important part of his public life. Why would he be so
desperate to keep the gavel of a committee he hasn't used? I'll let you
in on a secret: he wants to start using the power of this committee
against Obama.I don't think that's quite right. Rather, Lieberman wants
to keep his committee as a hedge against retribution.
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