Here's A Shocker: Joe Lieberman Is A Douche

Of course, Palpatine's performance was so hammy, Lieberman would have nothing to do with it.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/hedge-fund-titans-got-inside-political-tips.html

While Lieberman was helping to kill the public option, he was meeting with hedge fund people who were playing the tips into profits.  Carper was involved, too.  Both Connecticut and Delaware are big insurance and financial states, so I guess whoring yourself out to Wall Street can just be called "constituent service".

Here's something you can do about it.