McCain Seriously Considering Lieberman for VP

So says ABC News:

There’s a bigger point — and this initial volley, they say, lays the groundwork for it. They will be sharpening McCain’s message that he, not Obama, is the true change agent, a man who’s repeatedly taken unpopular stands, made the hard calls and forged bipartisan alliances.

Part of the calculus now is how his VP choice will further sharpen that message. There is significant support among top McCain advisers that he make a “transformative” pick who would change the Republican Party — someone who would appeal to moderate Republicans and Democrats…

A person who fills that bill, these advisers say, is Joe Lieberman.

Lieberman, an Independent Democrat, flatly denied his interest to ABC’s Ron Claiborne earlier this month, but McCain is now seriously considering him as that “transformative” pick, sources tell ABC News…

What’s more, some McCain advisers believe Lieberman would dramatically enhance the point they are now trying to make about Obama in this “celebrity” ad campaign.

McCain and Lieberman are anti-celebrities, the argument goes. They have, as one top adviser said, felt the heat after taking unpopular positions because they were willing to do “what’s right for the country” — whatever it meant for their own popularity.

I can't think of anything that would guarantee a McCain loss faster than picking Joe Lieberman. The conservative religious vote which is already shaky would abandon McCain in droves. Other conservatives would be dumbfounded that McCain couldn't find a single acceptable conservative to put on the ticket. He would be facing an outright rebellion at the convention.

This reads more like a mainstream media fantasy than a GOP reality. They'd love to see McCain pick Lieberman because of the chaos it would cause.