Joe Doesn't Hate All Democrats... Just You

What do you want to do this weekend, Joe?  Same as we do every weekend, Pinky, smear Democrats.  What makes Lieberman so mad he's willing to stand by and whisper sweet nothings in McCain's ear?  He's mad because of how radicals have taken over his Democratic Party.

"Well, I say that the Democratic Party changed. The Democratic Party today was not the party it was in 2000," Lieberman said, his voice ragged and hoarse. "It's not the Bill Clinton-Al Gore party, which was strong internationalists, strong on defense, pro-trade, pro-reform in our domestic government.

"It's been effectively taken over by a small group on the left of the party that is protectionist, isolationist and ... very, very hyper-partisan."

Does calling your (supposed) own party "hyper-partisan" and accepting John McCain's invitation to dance at the Republican prom mean that Joe is ready to admit his seething hatred for a party he kicks at every opportunity?  No, no.  When he says "taken over," he doesn't mean the people occupying positions in D.C., or the party chairs, or the consultants, or anyone actually in a position of power.  He means you.

Lieberman said his critique against the "small group on the left" was directed at the online advocacy group MoveOn.org and liberal bloggers like Daily Kos, not any colleagues.

Congratulations.  You -- without a vote in Congress, without a dime from K Street, without a no-bid contract or the cushion of a nice check from a "think tank" -- you are the people really in control of the party.  

Well, you are in the mind of Joe Lieberman.  And really, isn't that all that counts?