Selfish Joe

Joe Lieberman always seems to act in a generously self-centered manner. When voters in his party rejected him, he put his agenda ahead of his party's and ran as an independent. I admit I thought he would lose, but he failed to lose the support of crucial democrats and further held his powerful seats in the Senate.

Pundits refer to Joe as a moderate, but that is quite an insult to centrists that support the positions he often rejects. His strong support of the president (at 33% in the polls) and for the Iraq war (about 40%) can only be described as doggedly right-of-center.

I fail to understand why top-tier democrats kissed his ring and failed to support Ned Lamont, but now they are stuck with what they deserve, a politician whose agenda is first-and-foremost self-serving.

Joe recently said:

...he will caucus with Senate Democrats in the new Congress, but he would not rule out switching to the Republican caucus if he starts to feel uncomfortable among Democrats.

Source: Traitor Joe

He is essentially staking out the high moral territory of blackmail and will no doubt be a constant thorn in the side of what a majority of Americans want.

Thanks a lot Connecticut.