Reply #22: Hillary's check will buy a lot of coffee. That's just the first of many. [View All]

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Where will Lieberman's money come from? Not from the Democratic party. I'd have voted for Joe in a heartbeat against the GOP were he the nominee. I already did in 2000. But he's not. Every major Democrat from the Clintons to Barbara Boxer is backing Lamont. Have they all been hypnotized by Kos too?

I find it interesting you associate Ned Lamont with fellow Democrats in the first part of your statement and then choose to refer to Joe Lieberman using the meme "independent-minded New Democrat" in the second. Given the context, a more proper comparison would be with Joe Lieberman's most recent and high profile associations. And those would be with Karl Rove and George W Bush. This is why he's not the nominee. Not because Kos sits on his chest all night and steals his breath like a ghost.

This isn't to say Joe won't win this race if he plays his cards right. It's a cynical game he's playing, but it's a plausible strategy. If he does win, and he keeps his word, I'll be delighted because either way he's going to watch his step more often and we still get the seat. If he loses, however, I'll be even happier because he's proven himself to be unreliable in his public support of the party time and time again. Remember the golden rule. Nothing good comes from supporting the Bush administration.

And no Dolstein, I'm not the one who's pissed off here it seems. For me it's win/win. The point is made either way and the party has already begun to make changes in wake of this primary. I'm happy to let the voters decide and abide by their choice. By now, everybody in Connecticut knows where these two candidates stand. Nobody is fooling them in this race. Not me, not Kos, not Joe Lieberman, not Ned Lamont and certainly not you.