Countdown Monday: Winner's Circle
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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Obama McCain Meet:
And the first day since November 4th that Mr. Obama and Senator John McCain have been in the same room, shaken hands, and looked each other in the eye. Mr. Obama is no longer Senator Obama, after his official resignation yesterday, asking the state of Illinois in a letter to, quoting Lincoln upon his departure for Washington, "confidently hope that all will yet be well."
Joe the Bummer:
Joe Lieberman's fate lies in the hands of his fellow Senate Democrats. Tomorrow, they will vote -- by secret ballot -- on whether or not to strip their colleague of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. At issue, in our fourth story on the Countdown...ODDBALL: Stan Lee gets a medal, a tree goes boom, and sauna slapping.
Tackling Torture: It's been done before - for the noble reason of healing a divided country. A blanket pardon of nameless citizens. President Carter gave one to Vietnam draft-dodgers. President Jackson gave one to the Confederacy. President Washington gave one to the fighters in the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion. But, in our third story on the Countdown, what if President Bush follows suit - for a distinctly less than noble reason - And pardons everyone involved in carrying out his policies on interrogation, torture and rendition? It begs another question - one that we will ask of President-Elect Obama nightly until his inauguration... What Do We Do Now?
Decision 2008:
Nearly two weeks after election day - not only are **three** Republican incumbent Senators still fighting for their political lives.. But thanks to recounts and potential court challenges - at least two of those races - if not all three - might not be over by the time the 111th congress convenes this January. Our second story on the Countdown - Decision 2008.... **continues**.
Berry Barry Bye: When President-elect Barack Obama takes office, he may be looking forward to that family dog more than his own daughters are... Since he will have lost another constant -- and loyal -- companion... his Blackberry. In our number one story on the Countdown, that device will probably be jettisoned, for the sake of privacy and security. But life after the election offers a different kind of problem for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska...If it's true that she might land a book deal for seven-million dollars.
