Lieberman is 2012, which will coincide with the presidential election, where Obama will win by a large margin. I can't really see the Dem establishment (especially Obama himself)standing behing Joe this time. I'd be curious if Joe will ask McShame to campaign for him?

As far as the ethic commitee mentioned in this article, it is the Hoouse Ethics Commitee, they can't investigate Bayh and Lieberman. And I don't think the answer to the problem is to "Axe" Blue Dogs. Sure they are frustrating, but gov't doesn't function well without a reasonable opposition party, and clearly repubs are not reasonable. Besides, we see repubs frustrated mith moderates in their own party and they are calling for idealogical purity, which is the best way to dwindle you numbers, I see that as counter productive.That said, obviously we don't allow the Blue dogs chair of any commitee that is important.

And the republican Problem, It's a short term one. The more they play to the hatred of minorities, especially Latinos, the more marginalized they become as demographics change.