Lieberman Keeps His Leadership Post

The Democrats couldn't bring themselves to punish Joe Lieberman for campaigning for John McCain and speaking at the GOP convention:

(CNN) — Senate Democrats have voted to allow Sen. Joe Lieberman to retain his chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security Committee.

The secret-ballot vote was 42-13.

Lieberman is losing his chairmanship on an environmental subcommittee.

I think they felt that spending all that time with John McCain was punishment enough.

Seriously, though, I think Obama saved him. He didn't want him leaving the Dem caucus and pushed Dem senators to leave Lieberman alone.

That popping sound you hear is the noise made by the head of lefty bloggers exploding. They'll be in a rage all day.