Democrats unsure what to do about Lieberman

I hear waterboarding isn' torture.

Seriously, I can't even believe we're having this discussion. What kind of spineless party are we, that we're even discussing whether Lieberman should be punished. Let's review Lieberman's crimes:

1. He endorsed the Republican presidential candidate, with the clear intent to leave his Senate seat by becoming McCain's VP or a cabinet secretary. He was going to be the Republican VP, people. Let's stop pretending this was just a dalliance or a moment of pique by Lieberman.

2. He gave a keynote address at the Republican convention, intending to hurt Barack Obama and all Democrats.

3. He said Obama doesn't always put country first. That's not just nasty, it's also veiled racist, and continues the meme that Democrats hate America.

4. He appeared on stage with the Republican nominee at numerous events, including McCain's final event of the campaign, standing right behind him.

What does someone have to do to "cross the line" for the current pack of Democrats in the Senate? What are we going to do when Lieberman starts using his committee chairmanship to undercut Democratic legislation and to hold public investigations of the Obama administration?

You don't campaign with the Republican presidential nominee, keynote his convention, then return to the fold. Joe Lieberman is going to vote how his heart tells him, regardless of whether or not we give him his chairmanship back. Lieberman betrayed our party and our nominee. It's time to show some spine, and show Traitor Joe the door.