Mea Culpa

When Joe Lieberman (W's favorite Democrat) declared that he would collect signatures to run as an independent in case he lost his primary against Ned Lamont next month, I said that this was just another example that it's all about Joe: he'd rather give Republicans a seat in the Senate than accept the verdict of Connecticut Democrats.

Well, it appears I was wrong. Given what's come out about Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger, it looks like the Democrats have little to worry about, even if it turns out to be a 3-way race in November. Most notably, we now know that Schlesinger used an alias to gamble professionally and was banned from at least one casino. At the time that he was polishing his skills at Foxwoods Casino, he was a state legislator and admittedly voting on issues of interest to those who operate it.

Connecticut Republican Jodie Rell, who should be an ally of Schlesinger, has suggested that he should step aside, a course he angrily rebuffed. "What's your problem? Worry about your race and I'll worry about mine," Schlesinger told his fellow Republican.

This guy is beginning to look like a male Katherine Harris, the GOP candidate in Florida

The two are clearly in the running for Most Embarrassing Senatorial Candidate.

Could it be that we're returning to the good old days, when we could count on Republicans to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?