The compromise would be to switch committees with another member.  

I thought I'd point this out to all those out there who haven't noticed.

You can't spell Lieberman without LIE.  So expect more of the same from him 'til the good voters of CT give him the boot.

When Josh Marshall posted a false story about Clinton calling senators to keep liebermann, Kos just went bananas calling Clinton all sort of things. Now, it looks like Obama wants Libermann to keep his chairmanship, I am curious to see his reaction.

I want confirmation.  Fineman isn't exactly a sterling example of accuracy and honesty.   I want to hear Durbin say it.

The weasel's got 4 yrs left in his term, and CT has no provision for recall, so he has to remain in the caucus.  That means he keeps his chairmanship. It sucks, but that's just the way it has to be.  His punishment is just going to have to be his humiliating loss next to McCain, and him being on record as being on the wrong side of history.  That's good enough for me.  Hopefully CT voters will set things straight in 4 yrs.

Obama said he wanted him to stay in the caucus and after that it was Reid's call. A lot of people seem to be spinning pretty hard to turn that into an endorsement of Lieberman keeping his chair.

Strip Lieberman of his committee chairmanship, I say.  Do it for Ned Lamont.

Is it so much to ask that people read statements carefully, as well as to clearly identify who says what?

Let's follow the bouncing ball: Durbin is "moving toward" allowing Lieberman "to stay."  To stay at what?  How far has he "moved" in that direction?

Obama has only "signaled" that he would work with Lieberman; his statement was noncommital.  Fineman "thinks" that Lieberman will keep his chairmanship, but that's his personal opinion based on his personal interpretation of Obama's statement.

Yeesh.

How can Obama be OK with a chairman of Homeland Security who thinks he's not ready to lead?  That he hasn't always put his country first?

Heck of a time to placate so-called "moderates", when we just had a landslide rejection of the scare tactics that Republicans and Lieberman deployed in the campaign.

Republicans don't trust Lieberman, and don't count him as one of them.  We has hell don't trust him.  Why keep this guy in a position of power?

Lieberman has no credibility, and Obama will not alienate anyone (other than Lieberman) if he maneuvers to send him down.

I wish our Democratic Senate leadership would throw us just this one bone.  Strip that traitor Lieberman of his committee chairmanship.  I mean, don't they want us to contribute our time and money to their re-elections?  Don't we deserve some payback for the amount of effort we put in to ensure a majority in the Senate?  The phone banking, the contributions to new and better Democrats should give us some clout.

This is an issue for Senate Dems (not House, nor Obama Admins) to decide.  They must defend their turf - it is essential for Congress to reclaim its lost clout.

As a party, this is a no-brainer.  Take his gavel, leave him naked and covered in dust and sores, gnashing his teeth and cursing the day of his birth, a la Job.  If, after that, he caucuses with Dems... maybe he can look forward to being in good graces by 2012.  If not, put the full weight of the party behind Lamont in 2012.

This bullshit where he acts like he did nothing wrong, and everyone should just get over it.  Well... when my kid does wrong, step one is admitting it was wrong; the ass-whooping cannot stop until that is done.  Lieberman needs a serious attitude adjustment.

where is the Obama statement showing that he wants him to keep his chairmanship of the HSGA?

yes, it is a party issue but...respect for the party and the voices of the party voters outside the comradery of the Senate old boys & new girls club should count for something.
Homeland Security Committee is appropriate for Lieberman- no one could feel safe considering his judgement. (Actually the name of the committee is inappropriate! Homeland?)
Veterans Affairs was floated and I would be offended about that appointment- though I see ironic symetry of it as outlined in a Firedoglake thread last week.
Lieberman's no good at Ethics, Rules, etc.
Perhaps the majority party should invent an entirely useless committee for him.
Any suggestions?

Don't know about you, but I am getting the feeling that the progressive movement is being taken for a ride, just like the GOP leadership did to the evangelical right. The progressive movement is needed for money and for votes but then when it comes to principles such as loyalty, or in this case, the lack therof, our views are cast aside.  The question I have is will this Administration stand up for anything?  It won't stand up to Lieberman or for FISA.  Will it stand up for me and others seeking a progressive agenda?  I am beginning to get a very bad feeling in my stomach.  Is this morning sickness, as in: the morning after?

I say let him stay but dump him from Homeland Security--I saw Olbermann too. Fineman also sez that HERR LYINGBARMAN, should not chair Homeland Security since he cannot be trusted by Democrats...this is another example of the GOP ripping into Democrats all the time but when they win--we dont get any perks--Tom Delay actually locked out all Dems from policy meetings. But when they lose they want the Dems to "be nice"  Screw them!!!
BTW Did anyone see BOOGIE MAN, the Lee Atwater story last nite on PBS. What a fantastic show...in the end the movie showed Mr.GOP Slimer, as he was dying of cancer--it was very graphic. I am sorry to say that I could not be sympathetic. I kept thinking of how his lie machine hacked up Willie Horton in Bush Presidential of 1988--Atwater was a RACIST NAZI tool of the Bush lie machine and this show illustrated that very well. Did he get what he deserved for his treatment of black-Americans  with his racist campaigns of hate mongering?
Fineman was a big part of this movie and he gave some great insight into Atwater's vicious personality. Great to see that when Atwater hypocritically got appointed to the black college Howard University that the students there raised so much hell that the school then dumped Atwater.

And not tell Lieberman?  They could just start a new committee -- perhaps they could call it the Senate Committee on American Security.  Make Lieberman's committee redundant and irrelevant.

Obama's comments were:

A) He had no problem with Lieberman remaining in the Democratic Caucus.  
MESSAGE: Don't kick him out of the Dem Caucus.

B) Nothing was said about his chairmanship
MESSAGE:  Do what you will.  

The rest is ego.  The Caucus needs to throw him a bone of a sub-committee chair as an incentive to remain with the Dem Caucus and keep Obama happy.  If he leaves of his own volition that is his problem, the Republicans can't offer him a chairmanship anywhere.  Also, if he leaves the Dem Caucus he will get the Really. Small. Office. Farthest. Away. From. Everyone.  

The only way Lieberman becomes irrelevant is (A) through his own actions or (B) we get 60 with the Georgia run off.