Ok, that's not what you're going to see anywhere else about Joe Lieberman saying he might back a Republican candidate in 2008. But that's basically what he was saying.
"I'm going to do what most independents and a lot of Democrats and Republicans in America do, which is to take a look at all the candidates and then in the end, regardless of party, decide who I think will be best for the future of our country," Lieberman said Sunday.
"So I'm open to supporting a Democrat, Republican or even an Independent, if there's a strong one. Stay tuned," said the three-term lawmaker who caucuses with Senate Democrats.
Lieberman got kicked out by the party faithful in the 2006 primaries because he didn't flip-flop on the war. He won his seat as an independent and--gosh!--it sounds like he intends to behave like one.
Frankly, I see no reason for Lieberman to behave any other way. Democrats were despicable about him leading up to the fall elections (including some racist remarks), so why should he be beholden to them? The guy has a 66% liberal voting record, so he isn't gonna turn into a neocon any time soon. I realize that's a far lower score than, say Barbara J. Lee, Pete Stark, or Jan Schakowsky, but he's no Pete Sessions, either.
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