As others have already noted, there is serious buzz that Democratic senator and butt-kissing, suck-up quisling Joe Lieberman might replace current U.S. Sec Def Donald Rumsfeld. And why? Well, as I've already pointed out, Rumsfeld is now a complete loon.
There's a certain irony that the disreputable hacks on the Right will, without hesitation, tar someone as a barking moonbat simply because they have a disagreement on some issues while, within their own midst, those same wankers have a man responsible for the most hideous military clusterfuck in American history who is now clinically insane. It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.
But why Lieberman? What on earth would inspire the Bushies to reach across the aisle for a replacement? Aside from the fact that Lieberman is a completely unprincipled hack and crass opportunist, there's a certain cleverness in this pick that folks had pointed out as far back as February:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) "could be on an administration list to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the next year or so," the Washington Post reports. Lieberman’s departure from the Senate could give Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) "an opportunity to appoint a Republican to the seat for at least a few months before the election, inching the GOP closer to a filibuster-proof Senate."
Why, yes. If you need a replacement, what better choice than a sitting Democratic senator whose vacancy would be filled by a sitting Republican governor?
The Bushies may be total morons when it comes to foreign policy and military strategery, but you can't touch them when it comes to sleazy, backroom politics.
AFTERSNARK: Just FYI, Senator Suck-up has already started savaging members of his own party. Apparently, it's never too early to start being a traitorous, conniving little backstabber.
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