Prediction: Lieberman Will Win as Independent, Damage Democrat Party

Lieberman Defeated in Democratic Primary
Senator Vows Independent Run As Antiwar Challenger Prevails

By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 9, 2006; Page A01

HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 8 -- In a stark repudiation, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) narrowly lost the Democratic Senate primary here Tuesday night, falling to antiwar candidate Ned Lamont in a campaign that became a referendum on the incumbent's support for the Iraq war.

Lieberman publicly conceded the primary shortly after 11 p.m., after a congratulatory call to Lamont. But he appeared almost exuberant in defeat, telling supporters at a hotel in Hartford that he planned to run as an independent in November and predicting that he would be returned to the Senate for a fourth term.

Lieberman, accused by many in his own party of being too accommodating to President Bush, also made it clear that he would try to make the general election a campaign about a tone and style of politics that he said has stalemated Washington and that he charged was at the heart of Lamont's campaign.

"I am, of course, disappointed by the results, but I am not discouraged," Lieberman said. "I'm disappointed not just because I lost but because the old politics of partisan polarization won today. For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot and will not let that result stand."

You're correct Joe, your ousting was a planned hate campaign planned by a bunch of left-over hippies from the 60's and a bunch of immature, hyper-emotional, hippy wannabes like Markos Moulitsas Zuniga and of course Jane Hamsher who, although Ned Lamont says he doesn't know her, manages to appear in a multitude of photos talking to him at a bar-b-que and who some how produced his video blog. No surprise, as a Liberal, Lamont is expected to tell those kinds of lies.

It is now up to you Joe to kick his tail in the election this November. It's a tall order, but I believe you will do it. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your sacrifice. In losing the primary you are proving to America that the moonbats have taken over the Democrat Party and the only place for individuals with a reasoning intellect is the Republican Party.

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