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New Haven Independent: Lieberman Launches "Cut & Run" Campaign:

In a sign that he fears for his political future, three-term U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman announced outside the state Capitol Monday that his reelection campaign will take out petitions to get his name on the November ballot as an independent -- just in case challenger Ned Lamont beats him in an Aug. 8 Democratic primary. Lieberman's brief announcement signalled both the spin he'll use to try to limit the political fallout of the move, as well as the main tack he'll use to try to blunt Lamont's challenge.

I never did like Lieberman, a slick slimy politician, the kind that this country could do well without. In addition, squatting in a Democratic seat, he dilutes the Democratic message. I mean, do we really need a Democrat who sounds marginally different than Dick "I like torture" Cheney!