There's so much fervor on the left-wing blog-o-sphere on what to do with Joe Lieberman, the turncoat Dem who put his full support behind John McOld. The chatter is over the reluctance of the Senate leadership to boot him off his committee, thereby punishing him for the mean things he said about Barack during the election. I say do nothing. I say let him be himself, not because I think we need him for a Fillabuster proof 60 seats (I bet Obama can bring a couple of Republicans over to the fold to make 60 on important votes) but because it's not really a big deal. I think everybody has misplaced frustrations (Why is Bush not in jail?) that seems to be fueling all this lynch-mob mentality towards Joe Lieberman. Don't forget, Joe won CT in 2006 with pro-Iraq stance (the three way race that split the majority of Dems wasn't a bad thing for him either). It's no surprise that after 2006 he supported "the Surge" and tried to slime Obama. After all, he thought he was going to be VP! (or Secretary of War Mongering). Trying to punish Joe seems like a Tom Delay-esque thing to do. Aren't we suppose to be better than that? I am even going to say that by campaigning with McCain he actually helped Barack win. How? Well, Barack made a gamble, that the American electorate is tired of the Lee Atwater style of politics and would reject the same "Washington style tactics by the same Washington players." Now cue video of wrinkly old Lieberman whispering into wrinkly old John McCain's ear the difference between Sunni and Shia. Old Style Politics/Same Old Players. Maybe us Liberals are not used to winning. Now is the time to party and everyone should be invited, even wrinkly old Joe. Let's drop this whole "punish Lieberman" movement and put our weight behind something that really matters. [insert favorite cause here].
Update: Lieberman keeps his Homeland Security chairmanship and gives a shout-out to Barrack!
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