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Posted: Aug 09 2006 06:44 pm

With Joe Lieberman having essentially been kicked out of his own party, it'll be interesting to see how things go in the 2006 CT Senate race. Lieberman has already said he'll run as an independent, so it'll be interesting to see what the Republicans do. Will they run a candidate in the notoriously blue state and risk giving the seat the Democrat Ned Lamont, or will they tacitly support Lieberman? I live in MA, and there's been at least one election where the Republicans didn't bother to run anyone in the Senate race.

Posted: Aug 10 2006 09:56 am

The republicans already have a candidate, Alan Schlesinger, but he is way behind in the polls. The consensus in CT seems to be that Lieberman would win a primary between himself, Lamont, and Schlesinger in a landslide. Apparently the republican candidate is a chump and republican voters won't vote for him. I assume if that's the case then they will vote for Joe.

Personally, I can't stand Lieberman. I thought he was a boob when he was Gore's VP candidate, and I think he's a moron now. In the same vein, I'm not a republican, so I'd like to see a dem in that seat. Go Lamont!

Posted: Aug 10 2006 11:57 am

Well, the Republican governor of CT has asked Schlesinger to drop out of the race... Apparently a story broke where Schlesinger has been gambling heavily under fake names in CT casinos. Schlesinger has refused as of yet, but he might eventually give into pressure to drop out.

It's not so much that I particularly care who wins the race, I'm just fascinated that a man who was the Democratic nominee for VP in 2000 has lost the support of his party.

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

Lieberman may be uncharismatic and wrong on most issues, but at least he has the moral decency to break from his party and show real support for the war on terror. So, I'll be rooting for him from over here in Illinois, considering Schlesinger's illegal gambling issues.

Posted: Aug 10 2006 03:09 pm

He's 2006's version of John McCain.

Posted: Aug 12 2006 07:35 am

I personal can't STAND either candidate! One is an Idiot liberal, the other one is an Idiot liberal who bands videogames! Either way i am screwed.

Before the flames come out too much; these are just my personal opinions. Just like people who drive white cars are psychotic, and women not being any good at videogames!

Posted: Aug 12 2006 02:01 pm

You know, you don't have to add 'idiot' after 'liberal'? That's like saying 'gay homosexual', you really only need to say one.

I'm kidding. Don't hate me.

Posted: Aug 16 2006 03:01 pm

You're not kidding and you know it.

Joined: Aug 22 2005 Posts: 328

Gushoshin wrote:

Just like people who drive white cars are psychotic

Ah... I return after my long absence to find, as usual at the Lexia Shanty, a comment I completely agree with. I mean, c'mon, people... what the hell are you thinking when you purchase and/or drive a white car? Don't we all know the feeling of momentary panic when we're recklessly violating the posted speed limit, see a car in the distance that may or may not be a police cruiser but we think it might be 'cause it's white, and then get angry when we realize that all that panic was for nothing because it's not actually the cops, it's just some loser in a white car? Yeah, I thought so.

In other news, Syd, I'm pretty impressed that you have a Canadian $1 bill! I also have one 'cause my mom works at the bank and thought it would be kinda cool, I guess. I actually despise American bills because they're all the same color, thus making it take 0.5 seconds longer to differentiate a $2 bill from a $20.

My only real problem with our Canuckian money is the name of the $2 coin. As you pointed out in your article, the $1 coin is called a 'loonie', because it has a picture of a loon on it. Fine - there are, after all, lots of loons where I live. But the $2 coin, which came out several years after the $1, is popularly called a 'toonie'. Not only is this pretty gay, but it comes off even gayer if you don't already know that the $1 coin is called a 'loonie'.

Oh well. Smile