The Lieberman Weathervane

By GottaLaff

Liebervane? Weatherman? No, no, Joe Lieberman isn't part of that Weatherman terrorist group (...or is he?). Weathervane. As in vain. As in Lieberman. But that's not important now. What is important is how the wind blows is how Joe blows... wait. No. Now you've got me all confused:

Lieberman, a self-proclaimed "independent Democrat" who was chosen by McCain to make the case against Obama at the Republican National Convention in early September, said his comments have been within bounds.

"When I go out, I say, 'I have a lot of respect for Sen. Obama. He's bright. He's eloquent.'"

My hunch is, Lieberman sees the direction of the political winds, and hopes to convince Democrats that while he's been a McCain sycophant, he's always been "respectful" towards Obama.

Lieberman, in other words, has to hope Democrats haven't been paying any attention at all. The party is supposed to forget, for example, when Lieberman argued that Obama doesn't put "country first."

And the time Lieberman said it was a "good question" to ask whether Obama is a "Marxist."

And the time Lieberman ironically accused the Obama campaign of "sleazy tactics."

And the time Lieberman, at the Republican National Convention, falsely accused Obama of trying to undermine the troops

"Respectful"? Nice try, Joe.

Steve Benen nailed it.

By the way, what's at the top of a weathervane again? A chicken. (Okay, it's a male "chicken", but so is Joe, so shhh.)