New Defense Secretary . . . Joe Lieberman?

Secretary Lieberman?
Though this is actually from Friday's edition of Slate, it does raise some interesting questions about the Democratic Party's stance on the war. To be fair, it also highlights a serious Republican weakness if quoting a Democrat is the White House's best response.
For all you conspiracy theorists out there, it allows this interesting possibility: With the success of Sharon's new centrist party after his leaving Likud. . . McCain/Lieberman in '08?