Party worm Joe.
Senator Joe Lieberman twisted and wriggled all over the place trying to seem like a Democrat while answering Tom Brokaw's questions in his usual mealy-mouthed way
Sunday on Meet the Press. To think that just a few years ago, Lieberman was the vice presidential candidate alongside Al Gore. Since then, Lieberman has seemed to be almost embarrassed by his association with the Democratic party, this year going far, far out of his way to try to discredit Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Democrats in general, all the while making himself available to bray for the B Team of McCain and Palin.
Although Lieberman was allowed to stay on as Chairman of the Homeland Security Commitee, his fellow Democrats are not at all happy with him. His retention of his Chairmanship was
as political a decision as any we're likely to witness. I don't think Lieberman should get comfortable in this position, post-January 20th. His divisive, sometimes directionless rhetoric, coupled with the sense that he has betrayed Obama and his supporters, should be enough to drive him back to hell sometime in the new year. There are a lot of raw feelings among his fellow Senators on the hill; he was removed from a lower profile position leading a subcommittee on the Environment and Public Works Committee. This was an obvious rap on the knuckles, one the rest of the Democratic Senate body felt necessary since President Elect Obama himself insisted that Lieberman's Homeland Security Committee seat be spared. This is possibly to keep him from turning to the Republican Party. The Democrats want to supersize their majority in the Senate with as many party members as possible next year, even duplicitious, ne'redowells like Joe who are Democrats in label only. Here's more from
the Wall Street Journal blog site.I'm curious: Do they think Joe might actually become a Republican, or is the fear that he will throw in with the Republican minority in the Senate? If Joe were to actually flip to the dark side, wouldn't that mean that he was no longer fulfilling his public mandate as an elected Democratic official? Don't you have to run again as a Republican, representing yourself as the moldy peach you have become? I'll try to look that up.
UPDATE:
Joe lies on video- twice!
This link will take you to a Korean commercial for Popeye's Cajun Chicken that effortlessly seems to be cute, creepy, catchy and chickeny all at once. I tried to embed if for you, but that made it start immediately after loading, which is something I won't subject you to, my friends. I won't do it. That is my solemn promise to you, the blog consumer.
Link with more horrible, horrible photos.
Party worm Joe.
