I have said it before.. even if the Dems win one or both houses, they will have a tough fight getting progressive legislation through. Party discipline will be key. Lie-berman is a loose cannon, and I think it is best for the Democratic agenda to kick him to the curb and soldify party discipline.

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“…How far would the treachery of that ‘big chunk’ extend? How many stand prepared to bolt the party altogether…”

I’d like to know the answer to that question. And I’d like to know that answer before the next crucial vote approaches in the United States Senate. In other words, I would like to know exactly who I am fighting.

If we do not in fact have a Democratic political party, why the hell should we continue to pretend that we do? [Especially when such a make-believe state of affairs is exactly the way the comfortably unaccountable, complicit incumbents like it and want it, the best interests of the American people and the state of the nation be damned.]

Mike in San Antonio: You’ve got to be kidding. Why on earth would Jo Jo resign from a guaranteed, 6 year term in the senate to assume command of the Titanic?

Judas Lieberman continues to run as an independent saying he will support Democratic positions. Meanwhile, he gets Republican money, help and GOTV efforts. In return, once re-elected, Rummy resigns, Bush appoints Lieberman SecDef. Republican Jodi Rell appoints a “real” Republican to take his place.

Rove & Company pick up a seat, Judas get a cabinet position, the people of CT are screwed….

My hope would be that the Democrats treat him as superfluous, being that he lost the primary. His fantasy is that the Republican voters will flock to him because of his stance on the war. Wouldn’t it be absolutely great if the Republicans didn’t want Joe either?

A top diary at Kos is reporting:
“private meeting over how to keep a sub base open has suddenly turned into a campaign rally where Lieberman is promoting the election of republican candidates?

Since when has a policy meeting where (for the love of god!) people from the opposing political party attended been considered a campaign rally for that opposing party?”

THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT JOE LIEBERMAN DOES NOT WIN IN NOVEMBER !

Please keep doing what you have all been doing.
(Jane, come back and spend the last few weeks here, you were an inspiration. ) All of you write letters to editors, particularly letters@courant.com. Send your spare change to Ned, don’t assume he can just keep throwing in his own money. Do whatever it takes to make sure Joe does NOT win, and then the matter of his seats is a Moot point .