Reporters Looking For Obama v. Left Main Event

There are indications this morning that Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his post as chairman of the Homeland Security committee, and there are indications that Sen. Barack Obama's intervention will be recorded as one of the major reasons why this is so.

Reporters, and I can't exempt myself from this, have been salivating somewhat voyueristically for a round of public fighting between the Left, broadly represented by the Netroots, and the Obama transition entity.

It will be interesting to see whether the press plays up Obama's influence on lawmakers, or if anti-Lieberman Democrats blame Harry Reid, or blame weak-kneed Senate Democrats instead of Obama.

Note: the vote this morning is by secret ballot, so expect the unexpected. Or maybe the expected.