"Lieberman's phony party, 'Connecticut for Lieberman,' violates..."

[dajoki]

Westport News
http://www.westport-news.com/opinion/ci_4237879

Lieberman for Lieberman
Staff Reports

You've got to have sympathy for Joe Lieberman. He went from being one of the most respected politicians in the land and, in some people's minds, the duly elected vice president of the United States, to losing a primary to a political unknown. Wow.

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First, Lieberman is such an unabashed hawk that he's more simpatico with President Bush and company than he is with his own party. In fact, most Republicans will probably vote for Lieberman since their own candidate languishes in single digits in the polls. Many Republicans are actually glad that Lieberman is running as an independent.

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Second, some people are upset that Lieberman has hedged his bets in the last two elections and appears willing to do whatever it takes to maintain or advance his position. When he ran for vice president, he kept his seat in the Senate. That annoyed some people but it wasn't a big deal. Now, after losing his own party's primary, he has ignored pleas from a number of high-ranking Democrats to abide by the results of the primary. Instead, he has formed his own party, has the necessary signatures and appears determined to run. These activities have tarnished his image.

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It is inappropriate for him to ignore the wishes of his party while, at the same time, maintaining his party membership. The people who walked into the office of Sharon Ferrucci, the New Haven Democratic Registrar of Voters, and demanded that Lieberman's name be taken off the Democratic Party rolls were making a valid point. According to an Associated Press report, "The request could lead to a hearing in which Lieberman would have to argue that he still adheres to the party's principles."

John Orman, a professor of politics at Fairfield University has gone a step further. He has filed a complaint with the state Elections and Enforcement Commission asserting that Lieberman's name should not appear on the ballot in November.

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"Mr. Lieberman's phony party, 'Connecticut for Lieberman,' violates the spirit and intent of our state laws covering third-party development. This law was never intended to allow defeated majority party candidates to run again after they have been defeated," Orman said in his opinion piece.

[opihimoimoi]

1. Joe is Brain Damaged too...its a virus, a pathogen, somethin, buts its

contagious...mostlikely Joe got it from the Bush Kiss....McCain got it from Bush also via the HUG.

[Kagemusha]

2. Violates the intent? Er, the law was written this way.

The state never drafted a "sore loser" law to provide the voters with maximum opportunity to vote for a sore loser if they damn well pleased. How is this not the spirit and intent of the law then? How is the obvious result not related to the spirit and intent?

And it's a free country (supposedly), states can make laws like this if they choose, however inconvenient for national parties that they may be...

[dajoki]

4. from article...

If Lieberman has irreconcilable differences with his party he should withdraw from it and join another party or form a real minority party or become an independent. If he had made the decision to run as an independent before losing the primary it would have been a completely different story. Now it looks like he's just another guy who "refuses to lose."

[Kagemusha]

11. The difference will be reconciled when Dems beg for forgiveness.

Then Lieberman will graciously grant that forgiveness and accept his rightful seniority within the caucus.

[dajoki]

12. Is that sarcasm?

[Kagemusha]

14. Sorta. I think that's how Lieb really sees it though.

He'll graciously forgive the Democrats when they realize what a terrible mistake they've made in not nominating him for senator. He'll say he knows they didn't mean it, they were just frustrated and led astray, all's forgiven... after all, he's re-elected to Senate (at this point) and all is right with the world again...

[dajoki]

15. OK, I get it!!

[Ken Burch]

3. Kicked, kicked, kicked and KICKED!

Oh, and by the way, recommended as well

[longship]

5. Maybe Crybaby Joe will find it tough going until November.

My thinking now, is that he is going to end up withdrawing. The long shot is that a CT court rules that his November candidacy is illegal or improper.

[dajoki]

9. That would be nice, but...

Ithink he is too drunk with power.

[EndElectoral]

6. Wonder if Joe thought his rubberstamp Brownie was doing a heckuva job...

[Lowell]

7. Kicked & Recommended n/t

[AzDar]

8. Kick n/t

[kskiska]

10. How could anyone else ever run

on his Connecticut for Lieberman "party" ticket? Sounds like a party of one.

[dajoki]

17. Maybe Hadassa and children...

A CT dynasty, sort of like the Bushites.

[Imagevision]

13. It's imperative for repugs that Lieberman not lose to lamont's anti-war

views, but the Lamont's victory has forced the repugs to have to await the election outcome before they find out their own election fates, which repukes will stay and be employed and who amongst them will be replaced.

That's still a beautiful advantage for the Dems...
Who will be the next Repug to distance themselves from Bush/Cheney?

[Ferret Annica]

16. Ferengi Joe and the Ferengi rules of office acquisition

Specifically rule six - 6 Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.

The Democratic party has been his family for years, and they mean nothing to this opportunist.