<p>The junior senator is known around Washington as an especially nice man. But is he looking in the right direction?</p>
<p>The question for all the Democratic presidential candidates these days is how can you get there from here. The answer for Joe Lieberman is that he probably can't.</p>
<p>There are, of course, caveats. The senator from Connecticut may strike an undiscovered nerve in the electorate in the series of debates this fall and winter and expose hidden strength in the Iowa precinct caucuses and New Hampshire primary. At 61, Joe Lieberman has some history of defying the conventional wisdom in 30 years as a politician.</p>