Ex-Conn. Gov. Wants Lieberman Challenged

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/05/politics/p165705S91.DTL

Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker said Monday that Sen. Joe Lieberman deserves a stiff challenge in his bid for re-election next year — but it won't come from Weicker.

Despite some speculation to the contrary, Weicker said he would not run against Lieberman, a Democrat who ousted him from the Senate in 1988. That, however, didn't stop him from attacking the incumbent.

Speaking at a Rotary Club luncheon, Weicker sharply criticized Lieberman and President Bush over the Iraq war.

"I have seen this country propagandized into war," said Weicker, a Republican-turned-independent. "It's now a second wave of propagandizing, with the president taking the stump, joined by persons like Senator Joe Lieberman." snip

"It's a one-party deal. That's what we've come to," he said.

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1. Thank you Gov. Weicker!!!!!

I have come to absolutly hate Sen. Joe Lieberman!

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2. It's too bad Weicker lost to lie-berman

While I did not ever totally agree with former Sen and former Gov Weicker he is certainly preferable to every pukie Senator and some of our present Democratic Senators.

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3. Lieberman doesn't represent me, and

I'm a Democrat from Connecticut