Lieberman mentions the ‘remote possibility’ of switching parties

Here we go again...

Shortly after the 2006 elections, discussing whether he’d bolt the party, Joe Lieberman told the NYT, “This is not so much to threaten anybody, but….” Shortly thereafter, on the possibility of bolting the party, Lieberman told Tim Russert, “I’m not ruling it out, but….”
Needless to say, this causes great consternation among Dems everywhere, not because Lieberman has become a trusted and reliable ally of the Senate Democratic caucus, but because his departure would put the GOP in control of the chamber, make Mitch McConnell the Senate Majority Leader, and give Dick Cheney the tie-breaking vote in the chamber.

Unfortunately, Lieberman is still talking about it.

The next issue of Time magazine … “Independent” Sen. Joe Lieberman receives a mini-profile titled “What Joe Wants.” Lieberman calls jumping to the Republican side, and tilting the Senate, “a remote possibility,” which means there’s at least a chance of that. Time seems to push Lieberman in this direction, as the article concludes: “Lieberman’s GOP flirtation has its risks — and a time limit….The longer he waits to capitalize on his moment, the greater the danger that he’ll be tagged as one of those politicians for whom having power is more important than using it.”