Mark My Words - Joe Lieberman Will Become a Republican

It's interesting - I was watching the 2000 U.S. elections and there are two things that I remember, aside from being glad that Bush won. 1) Al Gore was a complete nutjob - OK, my wife saw him on Oprah and thought he was the dream, but I tend to me a bit more objective about these kinds of things...OK, seven years later, he's on the Apple board, he's had celebrity status over his global environmental "intitiatives" and I guess he's now writing a kids book. He's been a bureaucrat in Washington all is life, but I'm not sure whether he actually says anything substantive - he likes to talk and use modern-day phrases and terms and looks like a techie compared to his contemporaries, but I think he's all flash and no substance. 2) Joseph Lieberman. I totally resented the fact that the Republicans did not have this guy. He is probably more of a true Republican than Giuliani or McCain is (both of of which are very soft on their social issues - look at their voting records and family life). I was laughing when I found out that James Dobson would not support McCain. I would have to agree with Dobson here. And there is something about Giuliani I don't like. I'd rather see Sam Brownback, but he doesn't have a chance to win the GOP nomination (sad to say but true). Anyway, I remember watching Lieberman on the debates and in addressing crowds and thinking, "if there was ever a Jewish dude who would really break down the stereotype, it is him"). Interestingly enough, in the next few years, we would see him siding with Republicans on a number of things (including the 2003 plan to go to war, as well as recent statements that he will vote against the Democrat's bill to set a timeline for troop withdrawal. Since he lost the primary in mid-2006 (forgot the guy he ran against - Ted something??), he has ran as an independent and has tremendous support from the Republicans. I think he was re-elected (albeit as an independent) back to the Senate during the 2006 mid-term elections. But I suspect that come 2008, there's probably a good chance he'll become a Republican. I have never saw him as a true Democrat, and I think it would be a tremendous boost to have him join the GOP. Heck, if I was in the U.S., I'd vote for him, maybe even as Prez (of course, I'm not even sure if he wants to run a Prez, but he ran for VP, so ya never know...