LIEBERMAN MUST STEP ASIDE!!!

I read first thing this morning, KL time being 12 hours earlier than NY that Senator Joseph I Lieberman had lost the democratic party primary in Connecticut to challenger Ned Lamont and that he is planning on continuing to run for Senators as an independent party candidate. This scares me enormously.

I am concerned that the Republicans might pull Alan Schlesinger from the race (which he would need to withdraw from under CT law), and replace him with a more formidable candidate. Or even worse that Joe cyphons votes away from Lamont and allows Schlesinger and the republicans to win a seat in the closely divided US Senate. Joe should respect the people of his party, the democratic party, who have told him they don't agree with his Iraq policy and how closely he works with President Bush. He should accept defeat and throw his support behind Mr. Lamont, which would ensure the party's seat in the Senate.

I realize that a few years ago he was the democratic VP candidate in 2000 and spent some time in 2004 actually running for president, but for better or worse he lost and now he needs to step aside and not tear Connecticut into pieces and jeopordize what he claims to have worked for in order to appease his ego.

So I will say for anyone and everyone to see, Joe drop out of this race. Don't embarrass yourself, your party, or your state. I am not sure who can influence him do the right thing, but the time is now before he inflicts more damage. The people have spoken, now please kindly exit and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.