Two and a half weeks ago--a Saturday morning, to be exact--I was attending services in Georgetown when one of my favorite Senators, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, arrived.



We prayed together and I briefly spoke to him later about a mutual acquaintance. Two weeks later (this past Saturday), I saw him again at services. This time I had a nice talk with his stepson Ethan, a good friend of my brother's in college.

This was particularly exciting for me as:

a) Joe Lieberman is a fellow member of "the tribe"
b) I totally respect his moderation
c) He's one of the nation's most powerful Democratic Senators
d) He was (almost) the nation's Vice President