Lieberman (Hearts) Obama

Remember in Pride and Prejudice how the rash, young Elizabeth Bennet rejected the hand of the staid, handsome Mr. Darcy, only to finally have a change of heart and fall in love with him?

Well, this is exactly like that, if you replace Bennet with an elderly Jewish Senator with the largest jowls this side of Derbyshire, and Darcy with Barack Obama!

That's right: Joe Lieberman, after a full year of slamming Obama, has now come around to love the dignified, dashing President. From the AP ...

Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 and attacking Obama as naive, untested and unwilling to take on powerful special interests, Lieberman now showers praise on the popular new Democratic president.

"He's shown real leadership," Lieberman told The Associated Press in an interview. "Bottom line: I think Barack Obama, president of the United States, is off to a very good start."

Lieberman has applauded Obama's national security team. He gushed over Obama's "inspirational and unifying" inaugural. Lieberman even played a key role helping Obama win Senate passage of the economic stimulus plan.

Isn't that a fairy-tale ending worthy of Jane Austen? We can only hope that fair Lady Lieberman's scorned former lovers, the aging, impetuous Lieutenant McCain and the refined, inbred Viscount Bush don't exact revenge in the sequel!