Every time I think I've successfully moved past my fury at Joe Lieberman's treachery during the presidential campaign (and let's face it, long before,) and the Democratic leadership in the Senate failing to hold him accountable for it, he pops back up on my TV and pisses me off again. Case in point: this morning's maddening interview on "Meet the Press." Lieberman refused to take any responsibility for his slanderous comments about Barack Obama, writing them off as excesses "that happen to all of us." He refused to admit that he had even been punished by his colleagues (though on that score, he's actually correct.) And despite hollow claims that he "regrets" the phrasing of some of his unbelievable statements while serving as John McCain's Sancho Panza, he steadfastly refused, even with repeated questioning, to utter the word "apologize." Watch, and seethe:
I hate to see time fly by, lord knows, particularly as I begin exiting my 30s. But damned if I can't wait for 2012, and the chance to see this man booted out of Congress like a used-up whore. One piece of intriguing information from the interview, while Barack Obama clearly did not stand in the way of his keeping his Homeland Security chairmanship, he's not exactly extending the hand of friendship to Traitor Joe. Lieberman told Brokaw that though he had called the president-elect, he hadn't gotten a call back:
Lieberman also told Brokaw that he had called Obama but had not heard back -- though incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Vice President-elect Biden had spoken with Lieberman. "He's busy," Lieberman explained, referring to Obama. "In some sense he talked to me through Harry Reid and his spokespeople," he added.
Nor should he get that call, until it's President Obama on the other line instructing Benedict Lieberman how he needs him to vote, and reminding him of how much he owes him.
