new kids on the block had a bunch of hits; joe lieberman makes me sick.

joe lieberman has been a democratic senator from connecticut for 18 years. then last night, largely as a result of his pro-iraq war stance and perceived closeness with dubya, he lost the connecticut democatic primary for the nomination to his own seat to political neophyte ned lamont.

but liebs has decided to run in the general election, as an independent.

according to the times, Mr. Lieberman said Tuesday night that he was staying in the race because Mr. Lamont had run a primary campaign of “insults” and “partisan polarizing” that relentlessly blamed him for President Bush’s wartime policies, which the senator has supported and defended but also criticized at various points.

hey, joe - asshole - guess what? it doesnt matter why you lost, and it especially doesnt matter why you think you lost. the point is, the connecticut people of the party that's given you backing for 18 years decided they dont want you anymore. the whole pt of representative gov't is that honey, it aint your decision when you should take a hike; it's theirs.

it aint easy to beat an incumbent in a primary. when it happens, you know that dude's time has passed. liebs continuing to run is an insult to the intelligence of connecticut, and national, voting democrats.

it's a real shame, too. in the 2000 presidential election, lieberman was a great asset to gore, and i for one was really happy and impressed to see that, despite that ticket "losing," americans did not seem to shy away from voting an orthodox jew into the executive branch. so up until last night, i was still a fan.

but no longer. last night lieberman announced his plan to follow in the hallowed footsteps of famous, sore sport spoilers like jacob javits and ralph nader, both of whom tainted great records of public service by helping to ensure that wicked republicans would assume high offices (al d'amato in '80 and bush in '00, respectively), by splitting the vote against them.

last night, in his ass-backwards 'concession speech,' lieberman tried to stoke his hapless campaign workers for the long slog ahead by saying he was a sports fan, and tendering this analogy: “As I see it, in this campaign, we’ve just finished the first half, and the Lamont team is ahead, but in the second half, our team, Team Connecticut, is going to surge forward to victory in November.”

this, despite that, according to the same times article, A survey of Democratic primary voters leaving polling places in Connecticut, conducted by The New York Times and CBS News, found little support for the [independent run] idea. Sixty-one percent of respondents said Mr. Lieberman should not run as an independent in November, including 21 percent of Mr. Lieberman’s supporters, while 39 percent of all respondents said he should.

hey, bastard, i got a sports analogy for you. spring training's over, and your team just cut you. clear out your locker, and try the pink slip on.