John McIntyre at Real Clear Politics is definitely the Wanker of the Day. It’s hard to shove your head further up your own ass than this:
Incredibly, for a sitting three-term Senator who just lost to a political neophyte, in many ways Lieberman is the guy who comes out of the primary with momentum.
That has got to win some kind of award for wishful thinking. What kind of momemtum is it when Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer come out and say, “the perception was that he was too close to George Bush and this election was, in many respects, a referendum on the President more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic victories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction“? What kind of momentum is it when Rahm Emanuel says, “This shows what blind loyalty to George Bush and being his love child means. This is not about the war. It’s blind loyalty to Bush“? Or when Hillary gives Lamont a big check. Or when Kerry endorses Lamont, or when Bayh endorses Lamont, or when Boxer offers to campaign for Lamont? Is it momentum when Wesley Clark comes out for Lamont? How about when John Edwards does it?
The only momentum is momentum for the idea that Joe Lieberman should not run at all. How do you think the following is going to go over in Connecticut?
Karl Rove, a close advisor to the President, has expressed interest in assisting Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in retaining his seat, despite a loss in the Democratic Primary last night, ABC News has reported.
Rove was, according to the report, acting on behalf of President Bush.
George Stephanopoulos, writing for the World Newser blog at ABC, wrote that a Lieberman aide had shared with the news agency a message from the White House: “The boss wants to help. Whatever we can do, we will do.”
According to the report, The Lieberman campaign is assessing its options, including whether it is beneficial for a candidate attempting to appeal to independents and moderate Democrats in Connecticut to be publicly supported by the President.
McIntyre thinks it is a huge problem that Lamont consorts with high profile black politicians, but I don’t really think that is going to hurt him in Connecticut. I may change my mind if Lieberman takes Rove’s advice and starts running Willie Horton-style commercials of Ned Lamont and Jesse Jackson sitting in a tree. For now, the only real question is whether Chris Dodd can talk Joe off the ledge and get him into psychiatric treatment. The boy has cracked.
