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Originally Posted by theknife
sound plausible?
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pretty wild. like myths, good conspiracy theories live because they do sound plausible. leiberman was clearly ok with something similar when he ran for vp during the previous ct republican governor's term (since jailed for corruption). had he won his seat would have been decided by that republican at a time when the senate split was razor thin. his contempt for his party and his voters came back to haunt him and was a big reason he lost the primary. ct residents are under no illusions about his character. in spite of his avuncular camouflage he is considered arrogant and supremely selfish and out for no-one save himself. not for nothing is leiberman considered the most "republican" of democratic senators. still, the new scenario you present is pretty far out, at least the defense secretary aspect. leiberman's qualifications in that dept aren't obvious, and for him to take such a job at the exact moment korea gets the bomb and iraq devolves into all out civil war couldn't be seen by him as a clever career move. as for some other position in the administration leading to the same thing senate-wise, there's the very real possibility of bush's impeachment under a democratically controlled house and any alliance with this president becomes simply too dangerous for such an ambitious narcissist. it would confirm everyone's worst take on him but i don't see it happenning.
- js.