Comments on: Tim Johnson Expected to Miss Start of Congress http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/tim_johnson_expected_to_miss_start_of_congress/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:25:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/tim_johnson_expected_to_miss_start_of_congress/comment-page-1/#comment-108172 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:41:22 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/12/tim_johnson_expected_to_miss_start_of_congress/#comment-108172 <strong>Sen. Johnson still in critical condition...</strong> Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson turned 60 on Thursday, two weeks after emergency surgery to repair a bra... Sen. Johnson still in critical condition...

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson turned 60 on Thursday, two weeks after emergency surgery to repair a bra...

]]> By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/tim_johnson_expected_to_miss_start_of_congress/comment-page-1/#comment-108134 yetanotherjohn Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/12/tim_johnson_expected_to_miss_start_of_congress/#comment-108134 This raises an interesting bargaining position for Lieberman. He doesn't have to organize with the republicans, just not organize with the democrats. The result would be a 49 to 49 deadlock with the tie breaker going to a man who has shown he has the capability to shoot a friend in the face with a shotgun. Fortunately for the democrats, Lieberman campaigned on a promise to organize with the democrats and I doubt he will break that promise. This raises an interesting bargaining position for Lieberman. He doesn't have to organize with the republicans, just not organize with the democrats. The result would be a 49 to 49 deadlock with the tie breaker going to a man who has shown he has the capability to shoot a friend in the face with a shotgun.

Fortunately for the democrats, Lieberman campaigned on a promise to organize with the democrats and I doubt he will break that promise.

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