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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
But isn't that really part of the reason people are disillusioned with politicians?
Politicians making decisions not based on the greater good of the people who elected them, but decisions based on their own petty partisanship.
Censure him, remove some of his seniority within the party. But he should still be put on committees or in positions where his knowledge is beneficial to the USA. Heck, he may be more valuable than ever in being able to create bi-partisan support.
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I have a sort of unorthodox view here: it might be for the best (for the country) if Lieberman switched parties and became a Republican.
Think about it: he's hugely popular in his home state, and would singlehandedly double the size of the GOP's New England congressional delegation. He's popular in his home state, and can probably continue to win even if he changes parties.
He's a moderate, and as a Republican could oversee the resurgence of the Goldwater wing of the party, something the party desperately needs. He could shepherd the party away from being a regional, southern white party to being a national, big-tent, fiscal conservative party, which would be a very, very good thing for the GOP. Joe Lieberman could singlehandedly save the Republicans from themselves. Which in the end is good for the country--because in politics, choices are the fuel that keeps the engine running. The more regional the GOP becomes, the dumber the political discourse in the U.S. will also become.
Not to mention that Reid gets to have his witchhunt, but can still appoint Lieberman to as many committees as he wants--now as a minority member but probably a swing vote on key issues. It heads off the inevitable primary challenge, which was bound to be ugly, and solves the problem in a way that lets the Democrats have their moment of umbrage, doesn't do any lasting harm to Lieberman or the Senate, helps the GOP recover from a humiliating defeat and also begins the process of rebuilding the Republican brand post-realignment.
In other words, everybody wins!