A Prayer for the Dying
I really like Joe Lieberman. When he was Al Gore’s running mate, I wanted to put up a “Bush/Lieberman 2000” sign in my front yard. I had long admired his support for school choice, and he struck me as one of the few Democrats who could talk about religion without needing a script or subsequent apology. Now he’s one day away from making history–or being history.
Ban Balz has a piece in the Washington Post that spells out some of the implications of tomorrow’s Connecticut primary:
The passion and energy fueling the antiwar challenge to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in Connecticut’s Senate primary signal a power shift inside the Democratic Party that could reshape the politics of national security and dramatically alter the battle for the party’s 2008 presidential nomination, according to strategists in both political parties.
A victory by businessman Ned Lamont on Tuesday would confirm the growing strength of the grass-roots and Internet activists who first emerged in Howard Dean’s presidential campaign. Driven by intense anger at President Bush and fierce opposition to the Iraq war, they are on the brink of claiming their most significant political triumph, one that will reverberate far beyond the borders here if Lieberman loses.
I’m not predicting who will win tomorrow. I intend to send money to Lieberman if he loses and runs as an Independent, though–and it’s not because I’m some “mean-spirited” Republican who’s just trying to spite the Democrats.
2 Responses to “A Prayer for the Dying”
 Comment by Daryl Cobranchi August 7th, 2006 at 9:52 am |
I intend to send money to Lieberman if he loses and runs as an Independent, though And the fact that you, a conservative Republican, would do so is why he deserves to lose the DEMOCRATIC primary tomorrow. |
 Comment by Rob August 7th, 2006 at 1:48 pm |
“I intend to send money to Lieberman if he loses and runs as an Independent, though–and it’s not because I’m some “mean-spirited†Republican who’s just trying to spite the Democrats.” Well, as a duly appointed representative of the mean-spirited Republicans, let me just thank you for your efforts to make Lieberman the Democrat’s Perot. All we need is for Nader to run and get just a little national attention, and you’re in for 4 more years of “cold-hearted Republicans who lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king!” (Sideshow Bob) |