Lifestyles of the Rich in Congress

Meet the 50 richest members of Congress. I am so glad that these people have taxpaid government health care.

Top 10

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California)

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.)

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California)

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

Chris Dodd Retires, Blumenthal In

Good news for Democrats: Sen. Chris Dodd will not seek another term. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will run in the Senate primary. Blumenthal has a 78 percent approval rating in the state. It is no secret Republicans were looking to puick off Dodd's seat. Blumenthal makes that task extremely difficult.

Public Policy shows that Blumenthal even polls well with Republicans.

Democrats - 71 percent

Independents - 60 percent

Republicans 37/35 margin

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.