Democrat-turned-Independent Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) mended some of the tides of separation with Democratic leaders today. By a vote of 42-13, Lieberman was allowed to keep his chairmen position on the Senate Homeland Security Committee by the Senate Democratic caucus.

It was not all that long ago that Lieberman enraged Democrats by speaking at the Republican National Convention, offering his public support for Senator John McCain (R-AZ). But in the new Obama-era of politics, the President-Elect offered a sense of forgiveness to the Senator. Whether or not you or I agree with, or like for that matter, Senator Lieberman, Obama is clearly trying to create a government that works together, mending ties with politicians of opposing political views, and even in the case of Lieberman, mending the ties with defectors.

This election year looks to be a cleaning house of the Senate and government. Reaching an overwhelming majority in the Senate, Democrats may be able to prevent a Republican filibuster for the next few years. A change of party has reached the Oval Office. Its cabinet is shaping up to be comprised of Clinton-era men and women with long, established, and qualified resumés. And in the end, hopefully this means a government that works together for the greater good, putting out the fires that Lieberman eludes to in the below interview with Katie Couric.

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