Once a traitor....

Ah, where to begin?

"To me, one of the great problems we have in Washington, before we can solve the real problems, is partisanship," Lieberman told a group of reporters and editors at The Advocate's Stamford office Friday afternoon.

The country cannot begin to address problems such as failing public schools, health care problems and global warming until there's a dialogue between players in both parties, he said.

"He actually, in my opinion, will bring about more change than the Democratic candidates because he's a boat-rocker . . . a problem-solver," Lieberman said of McCain. "He's really a reformer."

Or, we could get the hell out of Iraq and suddenly be able to afford to fix things like failing public schools, health care problems, and global warming. Here's a clue: that ain't going to happen as long as you keep bleating about "partisanship" instead of representing the electorate you hoodwinked into sending your sorry ass back to DC in 2006.

Fine company Joe is keeping. He's following crazy-assed Zell Miller's path to the Republican National Convention this summer. And we all know how relevant Zell Miller is these days. Good luck with that one, Joe.