Of course Holy Joe didn't raise the subject of switching parties himself, but if there's one thing he knows, it's how to draw attention to himself

Editor & Publisher reports online that the issue of Time magazine due out tomorrow contains a "mini-profile" in which His Royal Holiness, Saint Joe of Connecticut, describes a party switch as "a remote possibility":

"Independent" Sen. Joe Lieberman receives a mini-profile titled "What Joe Wants," a key question since he is "the Senate's one-man tipping point." Republicans, the magazine says, are "courting him" and Lieberman "has been indulging in some fairly immodest political footsie."

Lieberman calls jumping to the Republican side, and tilting the Senate, "a remote possibility," which means there's at least a chance of that. Time seems to push Lieberman in this direction, as the article concludes: "Lieberman's GOP flirtation has its risks--and a time limit....The longer he waits to capitalize on his moment, the greater the danger that he'll be tagged as one of those politicians for whom having power is more important than using it."

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin claims that his side still "counts on him as a friend" even though it is "a little painful and awkward."

Last month, after Lieberman told Democratic chief Sen. Harry Reid that he had "stopped attending the weekly Democratic lunch because he didn't feel comfortable discussing Iraq there, Reid offered to hold those discussions at another time," Time's Massimo Calabresi reveals. "Lieberman has started attending again." But Lieberman also keeps in touch with Bush aide Stephen Hadley "every week or two."

UPDATE

Here is the URL for the Time piece itself.


UPDATE TO THE UPDATE:
David Sirota hopes our Joe does make the big switch

Check it out here.