G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own for Lieberman NYT

[helderheid]

This proves once and for all where Lieberman's loyalties are.
*Edited to add Independant Democrat MY ASS.

G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own for Lieberman
By ANNE E. KORNBLUT

Facing Senator Joseph I. Lieberman’s independent candidacy, Republican officials at the state and national level have made the extraordinary decision to abandon their official candidate, and some are actively working to help Mr. Lieberman win in November.

Despite Mr. Lieberman’s position that he will continue to caucus with Democrats if re-elected, all three Republican Congressional candidates in Connecticut have praised Mr. Lieberman and have not endorsed the party’s nominee, Alan Schlesinger. An independent group with Republican ties is raising money for Mr. Lieberman, who has been a strong supporter of President Bush on the Iraq war.

Senator John McCain of Arizona, while saying he would support the Republican nominee, is not planning to campaign for him, and even allowed two of his aides to consult with the Lieberman camp before the Aug. 8 Democratic primary. And Newt Gingrich, the Republican who once served as House speaker, has endorsed Mr. Lieberman’s candidacy.

While some Republicans are quietly rooting for his Democratic opponent, Ned Lamont, because they feel he would be such a polarizing liberal target, many leading Republicans say it would serve the party better to have a centrist like Mr. Lieberman remain in office, particularly after being spurned by his own party.

But one thing is clear: there is little to no talk of bolstering Mr. Schlesinger, 48, the Republican nominee, a little-known former mayor of Derby who has registered polling numbers so low they are breaking records. Little known throughout the state, Mr. Schlesinger received attention this summer following reports in The Hartford Courant that he had gambled under a fake name and once had gambling debts. He has dismissed the accounts as irrelevant.

Mr. Schlesinger has reacted bitterly to the rejection by his own party, dismissing calls for him to leave the race. He maintains he can win by conveying his conservative platform to voters.

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[SpiralHawk]

1. republicons, including Joe-mentum - lacking in all honor

interested in power and money, not in serving the people of the USA.

Isn't it about time for the republicons to start trashing some more of our honorable Veterans?

That's what they always do when the voters start getting wise to their unscrupulous chickenhawk lies.

[thepurpose]

2. I think this is personal against the bloggers supported Lamont,

I seen their operatives in the MSM attempting to portray every recent defeat as a loss of the crazy left wing bloggers and crowing how they haven't had a win yet. Now they can't say any of those things and they are seriously scared. The left blogs while most certainly not crazy, are a form of media they can't control or get their bullshit across on. Its where they are challenged and their bullshit is exposed. More and more Americans are being attacted to them and turning off their traditional message paths. Its a slow process but it growing instead of going away. They will do anything at this point to destroy the bloggers even if it means blantantly sucking up to Joe when they know like a cheating spouse he will eventually betray them too.

[helderheid]

4. Nail meet head.

[SpiralHawk]

5. Correctomundo, purpose. The corporate media has lost credibility

and the more they serve the interests of corrupt republicon cronies, the more the citizens of the USA will regard them as a bunch of blow-dry propaganda whores. The corporate media have only themselves to blame for their loss of credibility.

And joe-mentum should hang his head in shame for ever having pretended to serve the American people, when he was a republicon crony all along.

[helderheid]

6. BRAVO!

:applause:

[notadmblnd]

3. Looks like things have gotten so bad for repubs.....

even the GOP is supporting Democrats these days. Of course we all know Jo is Dem in name only.. but still, I think it says something.