If Joe Lieberman had won ...

While watching a movie tonight, I saw a clip of Richard Nixon being sworn in as the President of the United States. And as is the custom, he had one hand on the King James bible and the other was held up. Which got me wondering what Joe Lieberman would have done if he had won the 2004 elections (He is an Orthodox Jew) ?

Or for that matter, how were his swearing in ceremonies as Senator held ?

Henry Kissinger, who was also a Jew (though not Orthodox), took his oath to the office of Secretary of State with his hand on a bible and throughout his tenure displayed absolutely no inclination to support the Jews (read Israel).

Something similar to Kamaraj, the Tamil Nadu chief minister who decided he would give absolutely no favors to people of his caste (Nadars), who had supported him during his campaign. This would have been okay, except for the fact that in his desire to have an unblemished record, he went to the other extreme and would refuse to help Nadars, even in legitimate situations. And of course, in the next election, he famously lost his deposit to an unknown rival candidate.