Lieberman retains committee chair

I'll be brief, but let me just say I may be the only left-leaning sorta-pundit in the country who thinks this is a good idea. The basics of my argument (I'm so tired of typing) would be:
(1) why usher in an era of bipartisanship and unity by kicking someone out for insufficient loyalty
(2) it's certainly not beyond possibility (though it is beyond probability) that the Dems can get 60
(3) even if they don't get 60, the Republicans will not be able to keep the team together well so every vote counts
(4) the guy really is not a Republican. He really isn't. Get over it.

(With regard to point 3, I was trying to find an excellent article I read yesterday about Republican infighting in the Senate - not over philosophy, but over committee assignments, especially with powerful Republican Ted Stevens on the outs one way or the other. If the Democrats ended up with 59 seats to the Republicans' 41, any one of those Republicans can say to Majority Leader McConnell "you best give me that committee assignment or I'll make the next two years as tough as possible for you.")

(Also, despite my phrasing, I don't mean to say that I think you're dumb if you disagree so don't be discouraged, but this the way I see it.)