Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is receiving a visit, CNN reports, from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, who has been actively lobbying his former Senate colleagues on health care — and it should be noted, also had a key role in Lieberman retaining his position in the Democratic caucus.
Back in 2006, Salazar continued to endorse Lieberman for re-election even after Joe had lost the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont. At the time, Salazar said that Lieberman’s “ability to bring people together would be missed if he wasn’t there.”
And in 2008, in the aftermath of Lieberman’s support for John McCain in the presidential election (and his frequent attacks on Barack Obama), Salazar took a lead role in helping Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship, and thus stay in the Democratic caucus.
When Salazar arrived at Lieberman’s office, he told reporters, “I’m just talking to my friends.” One can only imagine what those two friends are talking about.
