On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:03:09 -0400, DSK wrote:


IMHO he is as honest & conscientious a Senator as is likely to be found on
either side.

*But* let me ask a few leading questions... why does the Republican
publicity machine suddenly want to dabble in a Democrat election?

I can think of several reasons- by having a lot of blatant Bush-Cheney
Cheerleaders supporting Lieberman, he is more likely to lose, thereby
removing a senior Democratic Senator with a lot of influence over where
the money goes; also putting in place a more vulnerable Democrat.

Did it not seem odd to anybody else that the rightwingnuts are suddenly so
hot about Lieberman, when just a few short years ago they were screaming
about what a commie-liberal-fag-traitor he was (almost as bad as shudder
Al Gore).

I can think of another very good reason Republicans are interested, fear.
The main issue that brought Lieberman's defeat, was his support for the
war in Iraq. That makes a lot of Republicans, and Democrats, worried.
It's too early to say, how a Democrats defeat, in a relatively liberal
state, will translate to a national election in November, but I would say,
many do have reason to worry.