It’s times like this I wish I had a bigger platform, or I could talk to people in power directly in any meaningful fashion. If I could write an open letter to Reid, or Congressional Democrats in general, I’d say:

Cut Lieberman loose.

If you’re waiting to see the results of the outstanding Senate races, please do not bother. One, you Democrats don’t vote in a herd like Republicans, so if you get 59 seats, having Joe for 60 won’t really matter.

And two, it’s just not worth it. Your souls are not worth it. Our country is not worth it. Lieberman shat all over your party and now he needs to get what’s coming. Ah, that’s just my vindictive side talking, forget about the revenge angle. Basically, if he’s willing to question Obama’s loyalty to America while he’s running for President, what’s to stop him from doing it after he actually is?

And three, if the argument is “he frequently votes with us anyway”, then either he will follow his principles and continue to do so, or he has no principles, in which case it doesn’t matter if he’s in your caucus or not.

And just on a personal level, I cannot take that sanctimonious, self-satisfied face on my TV screen for the next four years. There’s quite a lot I would give to make him so irrelevant that he can’t get face time on CSPAN-3.

Cut Lieberman loose.