June 13, 2006
HE'S NO JEFFORDS:
Lieberman Ally Advises: Run As An Independent (MARK PAZNIOKAS, June 13 2006, Hartford Courant)
A prominent ally of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman urged Monday that Lieberman run for re-election as an independent and not trust his career to left-leaning Democratic primary voters in August.John F. Droney Jr., a former Democratic state chairman who helped Lieberman unseat Republican Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. in 1988, said Lieberman should make his case for re-election to all voters in November.
"I think to be terrorized through the summer by an extremely small group of the Democratic Party, much less the voting population, is total insanity for a person who is a three-term senator," Droney said.
Droney's suggestion was not welcomed by the Lieberman campaign. The senator's staff has been trying to discourage speculation that Lieberman, who is more popular with Republicans and unaffiliated voters than Democrats, might run as an independent.
Such a half measure would be beneath his dignity--just run as a Republican. Posted by Orrin Judd at June 13, 2006 10:59 PM
McCain - Lieberman, or the other way around?
Posted by: Daran at June 14, 2006 1:56 AMA decent politician, for the most part, I'm sure; and a person whose instincts run similar to mine.
But Lieberman has an inflated sense of self worth and is not Presidential material.
(He's just Algore with a bit of sense.)
Posted by: Barry Meislin at June 14, 2006 10:05 AMAnd makes Ben Stein sound like William Jennings Bryan.
Posted by: Rick T. at June 14, 2006 11:01 AMMealy-mouthed weasel. I hope we don't have to see his name bandied about until the 2008 national conventions.
Posted by: erp at June 14, 2006 11:54 AM