Lieberman and McCain: The Joke of Unity '08

It’s interesting how politics works…a few years ago, I lamented how if John McCain ran in 2008, we were probably going to have to suffer through another Republican presidency. McCain has faltered substantially since then, based largely on his stance on the Iraq War, but also (for those paying attention) by tossing away his “Straight Talk” and sucking up to the Jerry Falwell types he once bravely attacked as “agents of intolerance.”

Now, we see that Joe Lieberman has endorsed John McCain, and this news has led many to resurrect the tired old talk about the two of them running together as Independents. But...I fear this about as much as what I’ll do when Jessica Alba and Moon Bloodgood show up at our house demanding a threesome. (By the way, Ms. Bloodgood is - as far as I can tell - the only reason that it's sad news that Journeyman is cancelled. She's crazy hot. OK, let's move forward.)

Why? Because there’s really only one thing that tie McCain and Lieberman together – their love and adoration of our Iraq war policy. They think things are going swimmingly over there, and continue to beat the drums of war. Which is, of course, their prerogative. But whether it’s the right or wrong perspective on the war (hint: it’s wrong), it’s clearly one thing – the politically suicidal position. There’s a reason Ron Paul just raised $6 million online in one day, and it’s the fact that about 60% of the country think the Iraq war is an unmitigated disaster.

Are these the faces of Unity '08?

If McCain and Lieberman want to run as an aged, war-loving tandem of Republican and faux-Democrat, they should be everyone’s guest to do so. It’s a sad chapter in both of their impressive political careers, but at this point, they are pretty sad characters anyhow.