Secretary of Homeland Security Joe Lieberman.

Senator John McCain has suggested in a recent interview that Joe Lieberman, who is McCain's friend, and who is retiring from the Senate, should be named by President Obama to replace Bob Gates as Secretary of Defense. While this move would make absolute common sense, Lieberman will probably receive no favors from President Obama or National Democrats anytime soon.

However, with Republicans in good shape to retake the White House next year, Lieberman should expect a high level cabinet position, due to his experience in national defense related issues, and his support of defense minded Republicans in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections. He even said yesterday that if the right Republican candidate is on the ballot in 2012 - he might endorse him over his own Party. Again.

So what "high level cabinet position" should Joe Lieberman receive in 2013?

Secretary of Homeland Security.

As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, which oversees the Department of Homeland Security, Lieberman would be uniquely qualified to head the Department on day one of the new Administration, especially since domestic terrorism is on the rise within America, and we'll need somebody who understands that particular threat better than most in Washington.

Joe Lieberman would also represent the firmest piece of bipartisanship in the new Republican White House, and his presence would only strengthen the neo-conservative movement as a whole. Let's also remember that Lieberman is one of the few remaining Democrats who is pro-war and pro-national defense.

I can't think of one reason why Joe Lieberman should not be nominated as the next Secretary of Homeland Security. He understands our Islamo-fascist foes, he understands loyalty to allies, and he understands that defense of homeland comes before partisan or ideological bickering, unlike the current Secretary. I also can't think of one reason why defense should ever be political.

What say you?