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Go Ned!
In case you just emerged from a cave, Ned Lamont beat Joe Lieberman in the CT Democratic Senatorial primary.
Excellent takes on the meaning and effects of the outcome by Kos and Joe Conason. My own short form? 'Bout damn time. For years now, Lieberman has been representing his interests, rather than those of his constituents, and undermining his purported allies. And that is what it pretty much comes down to. We don't know yet what kind of legislator Ned Lamont will be (and, sure, he may lose the general election and we'll never know). But we know exactly what kind Lieberman is.
And it seems that Sore Loserman will indeed run as an "independent Democrat", whatever the hell that is. Uh, Joe? Remember whan Chimpy tried to claim a mandate after winning 51-48 (or 51-49, depending on how you miscount)? You got beat by a greater margin. Sit down, Joe.
Oh, and, all of you tender-hearted, well-meaning Republican pundits, telling us how devastating a Lieberman loss will be for the Democratic Party, fearing for what will happen to us? Blow it out your asses. Sugar Ray never listened to Marvin Hagler tell him how to fight Marvin Hagler for a real obvious reason. For weeks now, you've all been spouting the talking-heads version of "puh-leeeeeeze don't toss Joe in that briar patch!" And now you're all going to be shocked and horrified and worried for the very soul of the Democratic Party because Joe wasn't tossed in the briar patch, he was right out in the open, and we used conventional weapons (i.e., grass-roots door-to-door democracy) and his own words against him.
Screw you. When a "Dem" is getting support from Hannity and Coulter, that's the only clue one needs.
Excellent takes on the meaning and effects of the outcome by Kos and Joe Conason. My own short form? 'Bout damn time. For years now, Lieberman has been representing his interests, rather than those of his constituents, and undermining his purported allies. And that is what it pretty much comes down to. We don't know yet what kind of legislator Ned Lamont will be (and, sure, he may lose the general election and we'll never know). But we know exactly what kind Lieberman is.
And it seems that Sore Loserman will indeed run as an "independent Democrat", whatever the hell that is. Uh, Joe? Remember whan Chimpy tried to claim a mandate after winning 51-48 (or 51-49, depending on how you miscount)? You got beat by a greater margin. Sit down, Joe.
Oh, and, all of you tender-hearted, well-meaning Republican pundits, telling us how devastating a Lieberman loss will be for the Democratic Party, fearing for what will happen to us? Blow it out your asses. Sugar Ray never listened to Marvin Hagler tell him how to fight Marvin Hagler for a real obvious reason. For weeks now, you've all been spouting the talking-heads version of "puh-leeeeeeze don't toss Joe in that briar patch!" And now you're all going to be shocked and horrified and worried for the very soul of the Democratic Party because Joe wasn't tossed in the briar patch, he was right out in the open, and we used conventional weapons (i.e., grass-roots door-to-door democracy) and his own words against him.
Screw you. When a "Dem" is getting support from Hannity and Coulter, that's the only clue one needs.
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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!