But remember, Lieberman was "inspired into public service" by JFK and "learnt" from Ted Kennedy

[Jackeens]

Lieberman's tribute to Ted Kennedy:

"Ted Kennedy was a gifted, inspiring, irresistible man, a great American public servant, and a real Master of the Senate. What he said of his brother Bob was true of him: Ted saw wrong and tried to right it, he saw suffering and tried to heal it. A passionate Democrat, he nonetheless was at the center of great bipartisan accomplishments over the last five decades of American public life. He knew when to stand and advocate and when to sit and negotiate. That's why he got so much done. I was inspired into public service by his brother John and so it was a real personal thrill and honor to work alongside Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, to learn from him, and to laugh -- and occasionally roar -- with him.

From smirkingchimp.com in Sept, but worth repeating?

Now that the "Lion of the Senate" has roared for the last time, the jungle of Congress will get back to business as usual: selling out the American people.....Among the smallest of the mice left behind is Joe Lieberman....Just before Ted Kennedy died, Lieberman was all over the media. In one wave of appearances, he was "expressing strong disappointment in the U.S. Attorney General's decision to name a prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations." We can't have accountability for torture, according to Holy Joe, who once said about waterboarding, "It is not like putting burning coals on people's bodies. The person is in no real danger. The impact is psychological."

In a second wave of media appearances, Lieberman was telling us that we simply can't "afford" health care reform. "I'm afraid we've got to think about putting a lot of that off until the economy is out of recession," he told CNN. "It's not good for the system ... it won't be good for the Obama presidency."

There you have it. It's not good for the "system" (meaning: the corporate state) and it's not good for the reelection chances of members of the D.C. Insider Club. And because our government is filled to the brim with Joe Liebermans rather than Ted Kennedys, we will not see any substantive change until ... when?

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/23611


Yep, Joe's sure doing it for Ted. Nice tribute.