[screw boll]

Haa... Haa... Haa... Schumer, you are going down!!!

[Echo Talon]

Dems are afraid of the responsibility.

[Bahbah]

He will use this threat to get what he wants and they will give it to him. There will be no switch.

[Halls]

no way, Lieberman turn Republican? WOW!

[Armedanddangerous]

Give him whatever he wants...within reason..

This is war, and we need to learn to start playing it that way.

[GitmoSailor]

Rovember?

[Archytekt]

discussed below in a couple places

[Lil'freeper]

Joe is such a tease.

[Pete]

Joe must not have liked the Dems first offer. I think this is all playing for position. I don't think he will really switch.

[theDentist]

I doubt he will... but damn I would laugh so hard my gut would bust!

[bmwcyle]

RINOs are not what we need.

[goodnesswins]

THIS is Called NEGOTIATING folks....Liberman is NOT going Republican.....plus....don't need anymore like him.

[Just mythoughts]

LIEberman is NOT switching parties, he is a liberal through and through and he will use this threat to get what HE wants.

[neodad]

IBRYMB

[dr_who]

Ra.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Join, Joe...Feel the power of the Dark Side...

[NMH8]

i think we just need to let this go and see how it plays out. much to soon to see anything, and if its even that huge a deal. but hey, itd a great laugh!

[WashingtonSource]

On the most important issue of the day -- the War on Terror -- Lieberman understands what we're facing. Even if he never switches, keeping the door open will put enormous pressure on the Dhimmis to be reasonable.

[OldPossum]

You know, if a miracle were to occur and Lieberman did switch, I would bet everything that the weak-spined Republicans would offer to share power just as they did before.

[dinoparty]

I don't see it happening. We won't get control of the Senate as far as Committee chairs, etc. The best thing we can expect is his support for continuing funding of the war, IMO.

[kevkrom]

There are two separate issues here...

1) Under no reasonable circumstance will wee see Joe Lieberman join the Republican party

2) However, caucusing with the Republicans in the Senate for organizational purposes isn't completely out of the question. With Lieberman joining the Republicans for organizational votes, it's a 50-50 Senate, with Cheney breaking ties (and no Chaffee to worry about in terms of ship-jumping).

Honestly, it looks like Joe is shopping for the best offer... this type of equivocation is designed to elicit better offers from the 'rats and to let the GOP know that he's still "for sale".