Lieberman

As civil rights and grassroots advocates step up the pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute former Bush officials for authorizing torture, Congress appears increasingly divided over the issue.
Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and even John McCain (R-Ariz.) — the nation’s most famous torture victim — on Wednesday released a joint [...]

Sen. George Voinovich, the two-term Republican from Ohio, announces his retirement. Michelle Malkin proclaims victory.
When I think of George Voinovich, I think of his inane blubbering about the shamnesty debacle. Blubber, blubber.

The Connecticut independent’s support for the Iraq war and his tireless campaigning for McCain made a lot of enemies in his former party. But when Democrats are close to a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, bygones will be bygones.

Sen. Harry Reid just announced in a press conference on CNN that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) will keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and the Airland Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee.
Lieberman will relinquish his seat on the environment committee.
Lieberman, now an Independent, angered many members of his former party [...]

Cleveland–Wednesday, Sen. John McCain leaves here for St. Paul, where the presumed GOP nominee is due to give the most important speech of his political career. Before he speaks, however, he’ll have to listen to his controversial vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — not his first choice, according to some reports.
No, that would [...]

DAYTON, Ohio — As our friends in Denver recover from their collective hangover in the wake of Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last night, those of us watching the McCain campaign are gearing up for a very exciting day of our own. First, today is Sen. John McCain’s 72nd birthday — and what better way [...]

When Sen. John McCain first floated the possibility of picking a pro-choice running mate — which many conservatives instinctively said would be disastrous for his chances in November — it seemed pretty clearly to be a signal to moderate voters: a wink and a nudge that, as president, he would be willing to make great [...]