[tsmith130]

Interesting....

[Paladin2]

He should take McCain with him.

[napscoordinator]

Not really a surprise. He is not a spring chicken either.

[Walts Ice Pick]

We’ll find out tomorrow. GOP should get ready.

[MBB1984]

Connecticut is a very liberal state. I wonder why he is so unpopular there since he is a liberal.

[JPG]

Sen Loserman. Buh-bye.

[Johnny B.]

He was one of the best of the Democrats. Good riddance!

[KosmicKitty]

And posted here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2659192/posts

[crosshairs]

[Navy Patriot]

SoreLoserman.

[subterfuge]

what the heck to dems have to do with Lieberman? He’s an “Independent.”

[repentant_pundit]

LieBerman was supposedly a "pro-life" democrat for years, until Algore picked him as VP running mate in 2000.

Suddenly he switched to pro-abort faster than you can say Let's Make a Deal.

Good Riddance Joe, you lying commie ! .

[Sybeck1]

And he did all the good liberal votes too. Obamacare. Sodomites in the services was his baby.

[Carley]

Good riddance LIEberman

[DemforBush]

I’m not too surprised by this, (if true), actually.

IMHO, Lieberman used up the last of his political rabbits-in-the-hat when he went indy to beat Ned Lamont. I like Lieberman personally, but politically the guy is Arlen Specter with a nicer demeanor. The guy has flip-flopped his whole career, and I think people in Ct. are tired of it. He likely would have lost the next election, regardless of where we are in 2012 nationally.

So, instead of ending on a defeat, Lieberman goes out on top by retiring. And in the process, he clears the path for the next Dick Blumenthal.

That’s my take on it, anyway.

[org.whodat]

He knows the republicans and conservatives are not stupid enough to vote for him twice.

[Jim Scott]

Joe Lieberman is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal that used to be popular in Connecticut but lost favor with the leftist die-hards when he dared to support the Iraq war and 'the surge'. In 2006 the state Democrat party had a snit and refused to nominate Lieberman so he ran as an Independent and because of his war stance, received many Republican votes, including mine. As a Connecticut resident, I can state that it was a relief to vote for a candidate that actually had a chance to win, for a change, even if I know Lieberman was no conservative. His challenger, Ned Lamont was practically a Commie - and an rich, arrogant Commie, at that, so I really wanted him to lose. He did, big-time. Lieberman ended up being a mostly guaranteed vote for the Democrats, which surprised no one. After all, he 'represents' a 'blue' state with a distinct Democrat voter registration advantage and piles of public service union money on tap for the Democrat's next election.

Joe Lieberman will be 70 by the time he finishes his fourth term as U.S. Senator from Connecticut in 2012. I'm sure his financial nest is nicely feathered and he has a very nice resume to look back on. It's simply time for Joe to call it a career - and he is. For the few political conservatives in Connecticut, his retirement poses no great loss or great relief. There may even be a ghost of a chance Connecticut voters will wake up and put a Republican in that senate seat, but I doubt it. Connecticut has been solidly Democrat for 50 years - but then, who knows? Meanwhile, we'll look forward to a viable Republican running for Lieberman's senate seat so we can vote without holding our nose, again.

[r9etb]

I guess now we know why Christine O’Donnell decided to create a PAC....

[Ramius]

The last of the honest liberals.

[dennisw]

I thought Lieberman was 75...
He’s only 68

Best to quit before illness sets in>>>>
Meaning quit before the voters get sick of you

[wac3rd]

Lieberman, Conrad...how about Kerry and Schumer and Feinstein, too?