I considered his public threat to support a filibuster of health care reform legislation to be "cowardly grandstanding."

In the emailed letter I recalled to Senator Lieberman the now-long-gone era when he left comfortable environs to join the fight in the American South for civil liberties for all citizens. That Joe Lieberman checked out of the hotel some decades ago, sad to say. The one remaining is a smarmy, self-important, attention-seeking obstructionist.

Subsequent to the Lieberman email I contacted Senator Reid's office. I reiterated the points made in the Lieberman email, including my characterization of Lieberman, and suggested to Senator Reid that he consider yanking a certain independent Senator from a Committee Chairmanship should that independent Senator make good on his filibuster support threat.

In a not-unrelated sentiment, I also suggested to Senator Reid that many folks out here in voterland volunteered for many Democrats up and down the ballot and donated significant, even record-breaking sums, to those blue candidates, with the added observation that as we fought for those Democrats, it was bloody right and high time those Democrats fought for us.