Noonan: Joe Lieberman Steps Outside the Two Parties

Peggy Nonnan has up an interesting article on Joe's decision to run as an Independent. Essentially, she feels it is the right move to win the imagination of the public, who is tired of the extreme partisanship within both parties.

This is a potentially powerful route for Mr. Lieberman to take--a break from both major parties, a declaration of personal independence, a canny attempt to take advantage of the growing intraparty frustrations that are rising in both parties, and an attempt to get out from under what is Mr. Lieberman's biggest problem, his insiderism, the sense that he helped create the reality that has today's voters feeling pessimistic and frustrated.

I saw the first post-primary signs for Joe yesterday. They seem to show confidence that the race is just beginning.