Dems Dis Lieberman

[posted by Kay Ryan]

Senator Joe Lieberman has a primary challenge instigated by the anti-war radicals in the Dem Party. The disloyalty act was joined by Gore and Hillary who both said they'd support who ever wins the Connecticut Democrat primary - tepid support for a man who was almost VP to one and gave moral legitimacy to the other. Liberals have stacked the deck against Lieberman by running the well funded millionaire Ned Lamont and unleashing rabid internet bloggers who are not so nuanced about their rejection of Lieberman's pro-Iraq stance. Although Lamont is running a distant second, Lieberman has started collecting signatures in case he has to run as an independent.

Dems can't be so inept as to drive a Statesman like Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic Party, especially for standing up for what he believes in. Try to persuade the anti-war types that part of their obsession with manufactured diversity is accepting different views within the party. At least welcome a few token hawks and pro-lifers - maybe even a few evangelicals? Democrats can't all be liberals, can they?

OTOH, this may be an opportunity for a Republican to win. Might the Dems split no matter who wins the primary?