Connecticut election law requires that Joe Lieberman choose a name for his party. The name cannot incorporate the words ‘Democratic’ or ‘Republican’ and cannot use ‘unaffiliated’ or ‘none’. So, Joe had to come up with a catchy name for his party-of-one. He chose Connecticut for Lieberman. As Atrios noted, “Shoulda just called it “Lieberman for Lieberman”.
Glenn Greenwald’s latest on Neoconservatism and Joe Lieberman is a can’t miss.
Meanwhile, Democracy Arsenal asks:
Oh, voters of the humble state of Connecticut, you do indeed have a choice, and a clear one. You want your freakin’ earmarks don’t you?
Lieberman hangs around what is by a mile the world’s most advanced submarine development community and acts as if the whole plant is his gift to Connecticut. But a year ago, he and Chris Dodd co-signed a persuasive editorial defending the base on its merits:
By earmarks, then, Lieberman means ransom to Republicans for the privilege of securing the country.
You notice he didn’t call it ‘Lieberman for Connecticut’…I guess he wants to make the relationship abundantly clear to eeryone.
I think he should have called it, “The Ignorant Ass Party”
Since he WAS the back end of the democratic party… donkeys, ya know..
The party: DINOs For Lieberman