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'Public Sick of Partisanship': Lieberman

Joe says Obama never called back; politicos talk bailouts on TV

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Nov 23, 2008 12:00 PM CST
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(Newser) – Joe Lieberman told Meet the Press today that he regrets "some things I said in the heat of the campaign that I wish I'd said more clearly," and hopes Barack Obama will put, er, "country first" by leading in a bipartisan fashion. Lieberman said he called Obama during the campaign, but, oddly, never heard back from him, Politico reports. In other talk shows:

  • On Fox News Sunday, Obama adviser David Axelrod urged the next Congress to create a new multi-billion-dollar bailout plan to create jobs, The Hill reports. “We don’t have time to waste here,” Axelrod said.

  • Sen. Chuck Schumer told the same show that Congress should present Obama with a $700 billion recovery plan by Inauguration Day.
  • Also on Fox News Sunday, House Minority Leader John Boehner said he supports a bailout plan, Politico reports. He said it should eliminate some capital gains taxes and lower corporate income taxes.
  • Nancy Pelosi told Face the Nation that abandoning the flailing auto industry is “not an option." She said Congress wants to see a plan from the Big Three over the next few days.

Pelosi says the auto industry must be bailed out, but the money still has to be accounted for.
Pelosi says the auto industry must be bailed out, but the money still has to be accounted for.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Joe Lieberman says he and Obama don't have the luxury of looking back at the campaign.
Joe Lieberman says he and Obama "don't have the luxury of looking back at the campaign."   (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Charles Schumer put the economic recovery plan in the $700 billion ballpark.
Charles Schumer put the economic recovery plan in the $700 billion ballpark.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Guest
Nov 23, 2008 4:05 AM CST
Joe Lieberman is a turn coat. Why should Obama call him back. He kept his nose in McCains A-- the whole time they were running. If McCain had stopped we would be pulling his head out today.
Guest
Nov 23, 2008 3:53 AM CST
This time maybe the execs will come by commercial flight or drive one of those fantastic products they turn out in Detrout.

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