On the plus side, the Republicritter is currently running third behind both Lamont and Lieberman--accusations of gambling under an assumed name and legal trouble with two New Jersey casinos have pretty well derailed Alan Schlesinger.

Also on the plus side, I've had it in for Lieberman ever since he took Lowell Weicker out, one of the last classic New England Liberal Republicans, by running at him from the right. Lieberman got a pass in '00 in the face of a greater enemy, but he spent that nickel.

On the down side... well, I can't think of one. The GOP is in statewide disarray in Connecticut, Lamont has a lead on the field, and we rest of us get to chant hey, ho, no mo' Joe!