And if Joe wouldn't always hedge his bets he might not be in this predicament. He needs to retire, he is only in it for himself and he is no longer needed.

Magorn:

Since Leiberman's name comes up frequently as a possible replacement to Rummy I think this is less about a principled stand and more about hedging his bets.

Crap, if that is the case and you are right then it fits right in with Joe "the Hedgehog" Lieberman.

//Kerry is even worse. If Hillary even thinks about running in 08 she had better damn well resign her seat.

doctofunk:

Clearly Lieberman is bad for US politics because he is neither a raging conservative nor a raging liberal. Moderates are bad for business because they think freely and are willing to compromise, innovate and look for solutions instead of just shouting at each other.

In the arena of foreign policy Lieberman is by no means a moderate.

doctofunk:

Being moderate doesn't mean taking a middle of the road stance on every issue. That's called being apathetic. Being a moderate means you take a hard look at any given issue and make a decision based on your analysis of the situation and not based on some high and mighty doctrine.

FWIW, I don't particularly like Lieberman. I just like him better than 90% of other politicians.

I just can't stand the guy, and for the very reason you mentioned above. I think he takes a hard look at what is good for Joe and goes with that. He didn't resign his seat to run for VP. He made it clear he would run as an independent if the voters decided they did not want him. The guy is always hedging his bets and playing both sides depending on which way the wind blows, he is not a moderate or a centrist, he is an opportunist. He blows, same as Kerry, neither impress me.

The fact his foreign policy is Israel > USA is why I claim that he is not a moderate. By many other issues he is.