Maybe Lieberman is Not Kidding

Politico reports Joe Lieberman is joking about running as a Republican in 2012. Lieberman thought about joining the Republican Senate Caucus after the 2008 elections. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell could not offer a former Democrat a chairmanship. Conservatives do not like Lieberman on social issues. Lieberman and the GOP would be a weird marriage.

Lieberman may have to run as a Republican in 2012. A Quinnipiac poll finds Lieberman losing to Democtaic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal 58 percent to 30 percent. Those are horrible numbers for an incumbant. Lieberman has a favorable rating of only 18 percent with Democrats. Lieberman won't make it out of the Democratic primary.

The politically smart thing for Lieberman would have been joining the Republican caucus last year or doing some serious kissing up to the Democratic base. Liberman has never been known for being politically smart. Lieberman went from a vice-presidential candidate to becoming a man with no party. Way to go, Joe.