Before we slaughter the fatted calf and feast in celebration of Joe Lieberman's happy return to the family fold, a look back at his wild living days:

The difference of course between the prodigal son and the prodigal senator is that poor Joe is still lost and blind, and defiantly so.

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[Special thanks to TPM intern Rachel Slajda for her work on this episode.]