Lieberman woke up this mornin' & got himself a beer. The future's uncertain, the end is always near.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Let it ROLL, baby.

Joe Lieberman, Facing Crowded Field, May Resign

First Posted: 01/18/11 03:17 PM Updated: 01/18/11 04:15 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/joe-lieberman-may-resign_n_810538.html



WASHINGTON -- The 2012 Senate primary contest in Connecticut is quickly becoming crowded. Two prominent House Democrats, Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney, are eyeing a bid, with Joe Lieberman's future uncertain. Susan Bysiewicz, a thrice-elected former secretary of state, is also jumping into the race.

Lieberman, who lost a 2006 primary to netroots insurgent Ned Lamont, will announce on Wednesday whether he will run as an independent, a Democrat or a Republican. Those close to him are unusually tight-lipped about his plans, leading to speculation among Connecticut operatives that he had seen the same polling data they had and would be dropping out.

"Senator Lieberman made a decision about his future over the holidays which he plans to announce on Wednesday," a Lieberman spokesman said. In 2006, Lieberman ran under a party he created called Connecticut for Lieberman. Anti-Lieberman activists, however, have since taken it over.

As Lieberman deliberated on Tuesday, the new chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), told HuffPost that the party would consider supporting Lieberman if he returned to the fold.

[DCKit]

1. Unless he intends to leave before the end of his term, the word is "RETIRE".

And this is the second or third time I've seen this... with "resign" instead.

[Ikonoklast]

2. Sadly, the unions in Connecticut put Lieberman in over Lamont.

Holy Joe must have seen that he's lost their support.

[AlinPA]

3. I can't forget his standing on stage with Sara Palin shaking his head in the affirmative as she

called President Obama a terrorist. Then he capped it at the republican convention by trashing Obama.

[monmouth]

4. He would rather retire than lose. I guess I can't blame him, just

glad he will be gone either way...

[DenverDad]

5. Didn't realize he was a Doors fan!