"C'mon. Shake it."
Obama's public intervention on Joe Lieberman's behalf basically kneecapped any efforts to cleave Lieberman from his chairmanship. The deal, as it currently looks, is that he'll lose his leadership over some minor subcommittees. And if that's not the most satisfying resolution, it's almost certainly the smartest one. Obama is counting votes, not prosecuting grudges. Lieberman's slingshot into the furthest reaches of the far right was always a sadly transparent reaction to his rejection by the left. Human beings do not enjoy criticism. They gravitate towards affirmation. If he can be flipped yet again, that's a far better outcome from the perspective of passing major pieces of legislation, even if it's not the most "just" outcome from a party perspective. This, incidentally, is the other side of No Drama Obama: Part of avoiding drama is refusing to make decisions based on your own drama. You're seeing it with Lieberman and you're seeing it with Clinton. Whatever the objective strategic merits of these moves, Obama is building out his administration with little heed to the resentments and hurt feelings of the campaign. He's letting the campaign drama die so that his agenda may live. 
