"Unacceptable"

Holy Joe, Joe!

"Senator Lieberman's preference is to stay in the caucus, but he's going to keep all his options open. McConnell has reached out to him and at this stage his position is he wants to remain in the caucus but losing the chairmanship is unacceptable."

I think much of what Lieberman did over the last year was inexcusable. But magnanimity in victory is always a virtue. So I don't think it's necessary to expel him from the caucus. And perhaps there are some perks of seniority he could be allowed to keep. But allowing him to keep his chairmanship is simply unacceptable. It's a position the Democrats hold because of the joint efforts of Democrats across the country pulling together to support Democratic policies and ideals and elect Democratic candidates. For Lieberman to enjoy the fruits of that labor after working so hard to stymie that effort would be unconscionable.

I don't really care much about the caucus numbers at this point seeing as how Dems have a strong majority but aren't likely to make it filibuster-proof this cycle. But, frankly, I would really enjoy watching Lieberman sniff and take his ball and join the minority party.

We seem to like our Senators of the Democratic flavor here in Conn. So watching Lieberman (R-CT) run during an Obama reelection campaign would be sweet and satisfying.