August 2008: Dick Durbin Declines to Name One Good Vote by Lieberman, Then Gets Pissy

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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Senator Durbin Declines to Name One Good Lieberman Vote - VIDEO
By: Pachacutec Thursday August 28, 2008 8:02 am

We've been hearing from the Senate leadership since 2006 that Joe Lieberman is "with us on everything but the war." We asked Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin to offer an example a piece of critical legislation the Senate had passed with Joe Lieberman's assistance. The role of the Majority Whip is to count caucus votes and enforce party voting discipline.

Senator Durbin pointedly declined to answer the question and characterized it as illegitimate, ultimately putting his hand in front of the camera and asking me to account for my whereabouts and clothing as of three o'clock yesterday afternoon, as an example of - from his perspective - putting someone on the spot unfairly.

http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/28/senator-durbin-unable-to-name-one-good-lieberman-vote-video/

I'm not so sure he's used to answering questions from people who do ... journalism.

[ryanmuegge]

1. This Chicago thug should be tossed out, along with everybody else in the Senate.

Except Bernie Sanders.

That's what happens in a real democracy: people ask tough questions, and accountability is expected. Thugs like Durbin are so used to the culture of corrupt, unaccountable incumbency where corporate criminals rig the system with their money to make sure that power never changes hands that he gets absolutely outraged whenever anybody even asks him to justify their positions at all.

[Oceansaway]

2. it's still a sellout in my eyes..fuck Durbin...n/t

[ksimons]

3. politicians - they hone their craft everyday

isn't it nice to see how well they do at that thing they do?