Are the Republicans Serving up Kosher Chicken?
Rumor has it that the administration may offer Sen. Joe Lieberman (D – CT) the lead of the new combined intelligence service. So far Lieberman has turned down the posts of Director of Homeland Security and UN Rep.
In a case of chickens coming home to roost, should Lieberman take a post in the Bush administration, his senate seat would be filled with a Republican, pushing that party closer to the magic number of “60” where it can torpedo any attempts at Democratic fillibustering. The chickens have been out on the range since December 2003 – when former VP Al Gore threw his support behind Howard Dean – and later, the Democratic establishment through its anti-Dean support behind Kerry instead of the more conservative Lieberman.
While the article linked to above doubts that Lieberman would take the position, it is intriguing to imagine him doing so since, in my opinion, the Dem Party leadership screwed him royally.
