Still the Peace Party: What Lieberman's defeat means for the Democratic party.

The Weekly Standard ^ | 08/09/06 | Fred Barnes

[alecqss]

You could be correct, but I believe the outcome will very much depend on dems behavior. If nasty, Lieberman will definitely ditch party affiliation. If not, then he will probably stay w/them.

I've seen moveon guys in action (including yesterday) and I expect anti-Joe campaign to be rotten. As a result, a lost seat for dems.

[dedbird]

What is the Right's obsession with Lieberman? Screw him and the guy who beat him! I was noxious listening to Hannity today talking about how Leibster was a "stand up guy, independent, etc..." To hell with him! It makes me sick to see conservatives sucking up to liberals, even if they are "moderate."

The right needs to screw its head on! I am speaking as a conservative here!

[mysonsfuture]

Just a thought,but I think Lieberman is going to end up so p***** at the dems that he will run as an independent in 2008. Wouldn't that be fun?

[AmishDude]

This is true. They've finally fielded suicide candidates.

[Nat Turner]

When are Jews going to start voting Republican in numbers?

I'd say about the next election after Tel Aviv is nuked or when we lose a major jewish community here to an al qaeda attack....

[Cincinna]

Great Britain has stopped a major terrorist plot early this morning by 20 terrorists planning to blowup aircraft in midflight to the US.

How far will the "Peace Party" get now?

As CT and the rest of the country realize we are always under threat maybe this will give a little Jo-mentum to the race.

[Gipper330]

I fear I am stating the obvious here but Lamont's campaign strategy never even scratched the surface of developing issue positions or promoting specific public policy of any kind. He simply said "this is the age of 24 hour news networks and people are sick of seeing violence on TV." He ran with this idea and this idea alone. Apparently when you reach 2,500 military deaths in any conflict that signals defeat for the U.S. Military in Lamont and his supporters eyes.

[Gipper330]

The reason that conservatives stick up for Lieberman is because his criticisms of the anti-war left are more likely to pursuade democrats then the republicans are. Since he stands up for a lot of the principles of the democratic party his credibility in the eyes of many democrats should be higher. As a republican I would like to see Lieberman in office because he points out how looney his party is getting. Its just like how Zell Miller was constantly cited by republicans. When the democrats have members of their own party strongly dissenting on an issue as important as national security it just makes them look ridiculous.