Holy Joe News

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Indepdendent Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) this weekend reiterated that he has not ruled out running as a Republican for reelection in 2012.

You heard it here first: Whether he runs as an independent or a Republican, Senator Sanctimony will not be re-elected in 2012.

I truly believe the Republicans want no part of him—especially after Rob Simmons becomes available again after his defeat this coming November—and the other voters in the state are so sick of his intransigence that they won't be attracted to him either.

In 2012, Connecticut's then senior senator will be seventy years old. It'll certainly be time for him to retire, and his fragile constitution may persuade him that he can't hack the rigorous campaign trail for a last hurrah.