jerky lieberman

joe lieberman, running for re-election to the senate in connecticut, has apparently said that he'll run as an independent if he loses to ned lamont, his challenger in the democratic primary. polls show that he's behind lamont in the primary race, but would win (handily) if he ran as an independent in november against both lamont and the republican challenger.

so WHY the hell is he staying on the democratic ticket?? lieberman has been a fake democrat for years; he should just make a clean break with the party now and save some of his integrity. instead, he's trying to push a newcomer out of the race, forcing lamont to do serious fundraising for the primary, instead of conserving resources for the real election--even if it means losing in the primary and then switching parties, which won't win him any votes in the authenticity department. it's a jerk move, and pathetically transparent to boot. joey, you should be ashamed of yourself.