Open raise decent hand in cutoff, clown gives me trouble

If anyone read my other post about QQ, this is the hand I referred to in which the clown raised me on the flop. Even after the flop raise, I was still pretty sure I had the the best hand, which is why I went for the turn checkraise. Should I have called this down after the three bet? Should I have open raised this hand from the CO? Should I have 3-bet the flop? Should I stop asking so many questions?

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls,

Flop: (6.50 SB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (11.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.25 BB

[brick]

Should I find a looser table?
yes

Should I have called this down after the three bet?
usually

Should I have open raised this hand from the CO?
yes.

Should I have 3-bet the flop?
probably

Should I stop asking so many questions?
no