Lieberman's A Scold, Not A Ken Starr

This is a fun distraction, but isn't the bloggy left having a major overreaction to the idea of keeping Lieberman in his current position?

It's true that he'll have subpoena power over the new administration, but the idea that he'll be a serious political player in the coming term is frankly laughable.

If Joe Lieberman wants to wage a one-man crusade against President Obama, he can certainly do so, but it's hard to imagine him winning such a fight, or even making himself look good by losing.

Most likely, Obama will bring Lieberman back into the fold graciously, and he'll vote with the Democrats, and occasionally go on Meet The Press to express his disappointment about something or other.

He seems to enjoy being a scold, but there's no evidence he has the the belly to be Ken Starr. 

It's not even clear that he will run for re-election in 2012; he'd certainly face the same kind of primary fight in Connecticut as he did in '06, with the added possibility of Chris Shays running a strong Republican campaign.  Joe's pretty boxed in right now.