Why would Obama Lieb him alone? Yes, Joe Lieberman is a duplicitous whiney little punk.

But guess what?

There are only 40 Republican Senators as of today.

If Chamblis and Coleman lose in GA and MN, there will be 58 democrats, 40 republicans, and Joe and Bernie Sanders.

Quick quiz - what would Obama rather have?

a) Joe Lieberman punished

or

b) A filibuster proof majority

In case anyone was wondering whether Obama was a political party animal or a focused pragmatist, there's your answer.

Now, if the democrats get 60 seats without Joe in 2010, he might be in trouble....  ¶ 9:59 PM 1 comments

  HRC for SecState? I've seen some surprise that Hillary is reportedly considering taking Sec of State in the Obama admin. Not sure why this should be surprising. I don't believe she wants to be a senator forever. She's obviously more interested in the exec branch, and she doesn't seem to have the drive for electoral politics. If she can be Sec of State for 4-8 years, she'll be almost 70 by the end of it, at which point she can semi-retire and become a permanent part of the Washington establishment. What's the surprise here?  ¶ 8:50 AM 0 comments

  City on a Hill From far away, this is how it looks: There is a country out there where tens of millions of white Christians, voting freely, select as their leader a black man of modest origin, the son of a Muslim. There is a place on Earth — call it America — where such a thing happens.

(NYT today)

America is peopled by the descendants of unreasonable hopers. Of people who left blood and soil for hope, and of people brought here in chains who were somehow able to find hope here.

Hope.  ¶ 12:45 AM 0 comments