None of this stuff about Lieberman matters, does it?  I mean, if the papers in Connecticut aren't covering it, but a few liberal bloggers with a bunch of liberal readers do, what difference does it make?  I know that Lieberman is a self-righteous blowhard--a fool to be honest--but lots of other people don't really see it that way or just don't really care.  Unless Lamont starts changing people's minds this guy, I'll just mark this one down in my Idiot's Guide to Joe Lieberman and put it back under the bed.    

Why would they give Hastert a supboena when they can give him a latte and muffin instead?

The two Republicans put on this "ethics" subcommittee have both been recipients of money from Hastert in the past.  And one is in the district right next to Hastert.

It's a joke.  Whatever this ethics crew is doing has more in common with a ham sandwich than an investigation.

It's like putting the dog in charge of guarding the dog food--or like putting Mark Foley in charge of guarding the pages.

The problem with this race all along is Lieberman's base number is very high. I remember posting that on many sites on the night of the primary, looking to November. Nothing Lieberman says or doesn't say is going to severely impact that base number, as long as he doesn't betray his Republican base. Weird to write that, but it's the reality.

And it's why the deflections to looking at how the race stood at this point in '88 are wonderfully irrelevant. We've never seen anything threatening a major party candidate with 5 or 6 percent in a senate race. I evaluate sports every day via Excel and once in a while you come across an example with nothing similar in spreadsheets dating to the early '90s, if not far beyond that. This senate race is similar in resembling none before it.

Lamont needs to sway a chunk of independents and for Schlesinger to somehow rescue Republicans. Otherwise, this race remains in neutral.

I did see a relevant point in a Kos diary, that Lieberman is increasingly dependent on voters who may not be motivated, the Republicans and right leaning independents coming out to support him and not their own candidate. Plus the gov race is non-competitive. It made me wonder if Lamont wouldn't have been better off minus the three pivotal House races. The GOP will be motivated in those districts and the advertising spillover could impact other areas.

This will be fun! Reichert is a bad speaker / debater /tongue-tied talker.  The only reason he would put himself through this is, oops, a dead heat race. Darcy's ads have gotten tougher. I'm going to try to get to Bellevue tomorrow night. Also, Doc Hastings, Ethics Cmte. is from WA state. It would be so sweet if WA went 100% Dem to Congress. Maria's numbers are looking good - no surprise there.

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Who really gives a rat's ass?  The amount of time you guys are spending on "gotcha Sen. Lieberman" antics is nauseating.  Do you think one single person is going to base his/her vote on whether Joe Lieberman said something on Friday and modified it on Monday because you caught it on tape?  Please.  Stick to bigger differences that matter to voters if you want to take yourself seriously.  No wonder the Lamont campaign is "blogging down" - you're reaching.