Lieberman as as Independent? What's the Point?

No matter how often you drain the swampland on which Washington D.C. is built, people like Joe Lieberman still get "Potomac Fever."

They can't give up the power and prestige of being a U.S. Senator until there are no ballots left to be cast.

I'm sure the Liebermans will not be heading back home to Connecticut even if he loses as an independent. The "fever" will lead Joe to a job at a lobbying firm.