Jolting Joe Fights for his Political Life
Great headline at the BBC: Lieberman Fights for his Political Life.
The New Haven Independent lists the issues on which Lieberman has sided with Bush instead of the Democrats:
the Iraq war, tax policy, civil liberties, the right to question the president, health care, the recently passed energy bill, and the nominations of right-wing presidential appointees like Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez and Supreme Court nominees John Robers and Samuel Alito.
Lieberman told Harry Reid that if he wins as an Independent, he wants to stay in the Democratic Caucus.
I'm no political strategist, but it sounds to me like Joe is hoping to run as an Independent so he can get Rebublicans to vote for him to make up for the Democrats he loses to Ned Lamont. It's probably his best strategy right now.
Especially with many top Democrats, even Hillary, according to Firedoglake's sources, saying they will support the winner of the Democratic primary.
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