News Flash: trivial comparison of Alaska’s Governor to Asian waitresses amuses Berkleyites and Harvard Man? http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/08/31/republicanHumor.html

Dave can spin a story like Uncle Ream-us! Watch the “post partisan” supporter lamely attack someone for BEING A WOMAN! http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/08/31/republicanHumor.html

This series of incomprehensible and reality-free posts shows exactly why most bloggers suck for facts or even honest opinion.

No wonder a simple puppet show destroyed Dave.

I think a primary candidate owes enough loyalty to his party to respect the results of a party primary, instead of running in the general against the party nominee who beat him.

This is precisely my point. The notion that a political party is something to which loyalty is owed is a highly partisan one.

As for the rest of you, you might want to examine the different types of “conservatives” — a concept vastly different from “Republican” (especially lately).

Lieberman is clearly on the conservative side of the Democratic party, McCain clearly on the liberal side of the Republican party. These days, in both parties, anyone who’s not a complete nutjob ends up being at least a “moderate”.

Regardless, Dave’s comments make it pretty clear that he’s not the “independent” he claims.

The only thing I can think of that makes him “not a Democrat” is Foreign Policy and, to be blunt, he’s a Jew. Of course he’s going to be for a more aggressive approach in the Middle East.

The attitude that Lieberman is “not a Democrat” is exactly what holds the party back and is exactly why Obama is only tied with McCain when he should be crushing him (given Bush’s approval rating). The party has become radicalized to the point where it’s just group think now. Lieberman doesn’t disagree with the party’s platform on more than a few issues but that’s enough to kick him out.

Put it this way, the people of Connecticut (a state that’s voted Democratic in the last 4 presidential elections) seem to think he’s still enough of a Democrat for them.

Only on foreign policy. Lieberman’s voting record in Congress scores something like 9% with the American Conservative Union.

I wouldn’t use the term traitor, but Lieberman ran in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, lost, and then ran as an independent. He betrayed his party when he did that.