Another chance for good riddance?

Another chance for good riddance?

With Bernard Kerik pulling his nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security, the Wall Street Journal notes President Bush "could cross party lines and offer the slot to a prominent Democrat (sic), Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an early proponent -- over initial White House objections -- of creating the department."

Would be great to get rid of Joe ASAP, and joining Team Bush would sure show his true colors. But part of me would love to see the humiliation of a 2006 primary defeat.

The other name in the mix seems to be ex-drug czar Asa Hutchinson, who could have a ripple effect on the `06 Arkansas governor's race:

The former Congressman, with a network of national donors, would be a tough competitor for a likely Democrat seeking the job -- former General and presidential candidate Wesley Clark...

Kos weighs in:

"As far as war policy is concerned, Joe seems to live to the Right of the neocons, dismissing Abu Grahib as irrelevent and drooling over the possibilities of widening the war past Iraq. It seems like a Lieberman nomination would be a no-brainer for the Bush Administration. And few Democrats would miss his departure."