Note to Joe

Don’t, Joe, please. It’s hard, I know, but don’t bolt the party that permitted you the opportunity to become the great man you are. Everyone - including those who voted against you - recognizes you for a lifetime of achievement and grace, so don’t run against the party that you still call your own.

You didn’t get it until it was too late. Like most highly successful mortals, you believed that you knew what was best and forgot that sovereignty rests with the people. It’s no sin. It’s a flaw, and you lost. No big deal. You’ll get over it in a few months, and there’s much to do. You can still be a star if only you don’t run as an independent.

Surely you know there are only four potential outcomes if you run as an independent and none of them will turn out as you might be thinking today.

You win and caucus with the Democrats; you have to know they’ll strip you of your seniority and committee assignments. That’s death.

You win and caucus with the Democrats but find out that they’ve disowned you and you move to the other side. That’s worse than death. It repudiates everything you’ve ever worked for.

You lose and the Republican wins. Worse than death; see above.

You lose and Ned Lamont wins. Who’s going to listen to you then? NOBODY!

Be graceful. Support Ned and work to help the ’08 nominee. Surely, the Democrats will win. You, Joe Lieberman, will be in line for a very senior Executive Branch job - Secretary of Defense, State, or Homeland Security, or head of National Intelligence, Director of CIA, whatever, something very big. You’ll cap your career with honors galore, and you’ll play a major role for four more years.

You’re sixty-four years old, Joe. Down deep you know that when you go to the dance, ya have to stick with the girl what brung ya. Think about it; don’t run.

Blog on!

Wild Bill