Sad face.
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman will announce on Wednesday that he will not seek a fifth term, according to a person he told of his decision.
Mr. Lieberman, whose term is up in 2012, chose to retire rather than risk being defeated, said the person, who spoke to the senator on Tuesday.
“I don’t think he wanted to go out feet first,” the person said.
We were going to kick his ass, and it was going to feel great.
But I'll take it. One way or another, Connecticut will have a real Democrat representing the state in that seat, and America will be much better for it.