NYT: As Outsider, Lieberman Walks a Tricky Path

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 8 — It was the sort of awkward moment that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman now faces regularly: He and the mayor of Stamford, both Democrats, recently appeared in a city park that Mr. Lieberman helped win millions for, and talked about their long friendship — and about how the mayor is not supporting him for re-election this fall.

“Joe Lieberman has a right to come to Stamford — it’s his town and his state,” said the mayor, Dannel P. Malloy, who, like many Democratic officials, has abandoned Mr. Lieberman for the party’s new Senate nominee, Ned Lamont. “When you do good work, you deserve to come and visit the projects you’re working on.”

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He hesitated when asked in a recent interview if there was any Republican endorsement he would not accept, knowing that his ties to President Bush have cost him before. He is trying to strike a balance between Republican and Democratic endorsements and appearances; for instance, he suggested, he was waiting for the right timing and opportunity to invite a Republican friend, Senator John McCain of Arizona, to campaign with him.

“I haven’t asked him — yet,” Mr. Lieberman said in a recent interview.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/09/nyregion/09independent.html?hp&ex=1157774400&en=4f164686d702720b&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[Greeby]

1. Umm, hello? Loserman is officially NOT a Democrat nt

[IndianaGreen]

2. Just what we needed, McCain campaigning for Judas Joe

Does this mean that Judas Joe will back McCain in 2008?

[truthisfreedom]

3. joe's out to lunch. Democrats are IN the Democatic Party, working for

Democratic progress. what's joe going to claim next, that it's called the Democrat Party?

[rpannier]

4. Don't you love the

"...like many Democratic officials, has abandoned Mr. Lieberman..."

Who abandoned who now?

He f**king lost the Democratic Primary. Now he's mad and is running for Senate on the Incumbant Party platform.

[w4rma]

5. Another sappy, whiny story about LIE. (nt)

[goforit]

6. He just makes me sick! A servant of Satan.