Utter Desperation

It begins with Lieberman warbling, "Oklahoma! Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I. Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk, Makin' lazy circles in the sky.

Where does it end? Presumably when Lieberman drops out of the race for the Democratic nomination. The Washington Post reports on the flailing candidate, whose failure to make a sound in New Hampshire or Iowa has made him cast about for friendlier territory.

We've obtained a bootleg recording and played it for Lieberman spokesman Jano Cabrera, who told our colleague Dana Milbank: "Oh, God." The actual recording, not available in record stores, can be heard http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/politics/111103-2s.htm. WARNING: Not for the squeamish. Listen only on full stomach.

Can you imagine that voice becoming president? He'd make a great Secretary of Health and Human Services, or maybe a White House fact-checker. President? Puh-leeze.