JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with a bipartisan group of dignitaries including former Vice President Al Gore, attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Joe Lieberman in Washington, D.C. Lieberman, known for his bipartisan approach, was remembered fondly as a bridge between Democrats and Republicans. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.