“They’ve been talking,” McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said.
Lieberman yesterday met with Majority Leader, Harry Reid, to discuss Lieberman's future. Lieberman, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, has argued that he should not be stripped of his committee chair. Reid reportedly informed Lieberman that members of the Democratic causus are urging him to remove Lieberman.
While apparently no final decision has been made, Reid is considering forcing Lieberman from his full committee slot and offering him the chairmanship of a subcommittee, in lieu.
Lieberman infuriated most of his colleagues by appearing at the Republican National Convention and attacking the candidacy of Senator Obama with as much relish as partisan Republicans. He would likely have survived the speech in support of his good friend, John McCain, but Dems were outraged at his support for Vice-Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, unknown to him before McCain's selection, and the Obama attacks.
It is likely Lieberman will return to discussions with McConnell if the Democratic caucus decides to strip Lieberman of his chairmanship, or decides to force him from the caucus.
In the end, Lieberman will do what he considers best for him. He seldom considers anyone else.
