Joe Lieberman targeted by angry Dems

I knew it was not a good sign when one of our more conservative readers sent us a copy of a letter he had sent to Senator Joe Lieberman, thanking him for his recent stand in supporting the War in Iraq. Well, now it appears that some Democrats are targeting him for replacement, in retaliation.

Meanwhile, a letter with 55,000 signatures — mostly from out of state — was delivered to Lieberman's district office in Hartford last Tuesday urging the senator to stop "trying to stifle debate" on war policy and join "the majority of Americans in questioning President Bush's foreign policy."
The group circulating the letter, Democracy for America, is led by Jim Dean, a Connecticut resident and brother of Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
On top of that, Democrats attending the regular State Central Committee meeting last Wednesday criticized Lieberman and called for support for a primary challenge against him at the party's convention in May.
"I speak to Democratic state senators all the time. They always said, 'Joe is a rat, but he's our rat.' Now they are saying, 'Joe's a rat and we can't afford to have him at the top of our ticket,'" said Democrat Keith Crane of Branford, Conn. "I think Joe is going to get a rude awakening in May."

And who do they have so far to challenge Joe? Why none other than Lowell Weiker - the former governor of Connecticut who LEFT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY to get elected, and then went back on what was pretty much his ONLY campaign promise and imposed an Income Tax.

I think Joe Lieberman is one of those rare politicians who actually *IS* a centrist. Except for his ill-fated run as VP to Al Gore, he has always stuck by his guns and called things as he has seen them. I don't always agree with him, but I respect him. How many politicians can you reliably say that about?