Comments on: GOP Abandons Republican Senate Candidate Schlesinger In Connecticut

By: BrianOfAtlanta

BrianOfAtlanta — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:01:13 +0000

The Republicans are going to be in for a nasty surprise when Lieberman joins with the Democrats in most of the votes.

Given the fact that the Republican candidate…

1. Has a proverbial snowball’s chance of winning.
2. Is a slimeball with serious personal issues.

…it makes perfect sense for Republicans to vote for the least of three evils. I’m sure they have no illusions of how Joe will vote. He’s been their senator for quite some time.

By: Tully

Tully — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:55:20 +0000

I still say it’s Maytag repairman.

Lamont supporters whine about Lieberman being “disloyal” to the party, yet as a sitting Senator Lieberman’s primary loyalty isn’t to the party. It’s to his constituents (ALL of them) and if he feels that it’s in their best interests to stay in the race, then he should do just that. Lieberman will win in a walk as an independent. Even Harry Reid understands that if divisions are close, Lieberman will be the swing vote, will vote with the Democrats on almost all issues, and that driving him away from the party he’s been loyal to for umpteen years is Dumb.

But it is fun to watch.

By: the talking dog

the talking dog — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:41:07 +0000

Karl Rove’s dream scenario: progressives everywhere will take the mickey and forget that NED LAMONT IS A USELESS STUFFED SHIRT, who by himself, adds NOTHING. NOTHING.

What matters is the total number of Democrats in the Senate, and the total number of Democrats in the House. A multi-million dollar internecine pissing contest that (1) gets progressives to take their eyes off other balls (for example, Santorum seems to be making a comeback in PA, and Tester is running neck and neck in MT), (2) gets progressives to pour millions of dollars in impulse purchase money toward Lamont that SHOULD GO TO PICKUPS (including 3 pickup House seats in CT), and (3) lets Lieberman develop his OWN right wing talking points FOR FREE that can then be picked up by others as endorsed by “even the liberal” Joe Lieberman… is the best thing to happen to Karl this year since his non-indictment announcement.

Progressives face a trap– to devote virtually ANY EFFORT OR MONEY AT ALL to unseat Lieberman diverts it from elsewhere. In short: it’s suicide. Lieberman has made himself the perfect poison pill. Say what you will about Lieberman, but that’s the way it is. All the more reason to despise him. But unless he can be turned into a poster child crusade to get money FOR OTHER CANDIDATES, it’s best to get out of the way and let him get reelected as a de facto Republican (who will join the Democratic caucus… a Yankee Zell Miller, if you will.)

By: grognard

grognard — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:22:21 +0000

â€¦..and if Connecticut wants to elect hypocritical sore losers to office that is their right. The Republicans are going to be in for a nasty surprise when Lieberman joins with the Democrats in most of the votes. The only way for a third party to take root is for the candidates to tell the extremes to take a hike and go out on their own.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:10:12 +0000

I wonder if Bill Bennett registers at the casinos under his own name? Tweety on Hardball was harping on the Repug from Conn about the gambling. The irony of Ralph Reed and Abramhoff and the Repugs gambling stand is surreal.

By: Elrod

Elrod — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:04:02 +0000

Why did Lieberman even bother to run in the primary? I could have lived with either Lamont or Lieberman. But if you run in a primary, you accept the result of it. Lieberman is an unprincipled power-hungry hypocritical sore loser.

By: Salmenio

Salmenio — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:22:15 +0000

Hope against Hope. Lieberman is gone. Face it.