Lieberman to announce he won't seek re-election sources say

[Joanne98]

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who carved out a national profile through his run for the vice presidency and his often unpredictable streak of bipartisan independence, will not seek re-election, three sources close to the Connecticut senator said Tuesday.

Lieberman has called a news conference for Wednesday in Stamford to disclose his plans.

The news came only hours after independent Susan Bysiewicz, the former veteran secretary of the state who was ruled ineligible last year to run for attorney general, announced her candidacy Tuesday for Lieberman's seat.

It's the first of possibly several Democratic candidacies for the post, which Lieberman won as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont in 2006.

Within hours of Bysiewicz's announcement, Lieberman scheduled a news conference for Wednesday.



Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Lieberman-to-announce-he-won-t-seek-re-election-962544.php#ixzz1BQSaeBs5

[DJ13]

1. ssshh! .... Thats my secret.......

[sellitman]

2. Great news!

Now if we just can elect a Democrat my state will be politically perfect!

[tavalon]

3. Wow, I should be a political forcaster

I guessed that the day he created Connecticut For Lieberman. I said to my husband, "this is a man burning his bridges. He has no intent to run again.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Is he going back to playing the father in the new Alf reunion episode? nt

[Arkana]

5. YAAAAAAAAAAAAA

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*ahem*

Sorry.

[LiberalFighter]

6. A group should show up at the announcement

and when he does they should throw confetti and blow horns.

[Downtown Hound]

7. "his often unpredictable streak of bipartisan independence"

I just love how the corporate media spins being a corporate and Republican whore. :puke:

[Mass]

8. Not really surprising. Polls showed him losing in nearly every configuration.

[Blasphemer]

9. So, he basically screwed us royally last year just for kicks. Good riddance Joe... nt

[old mark]

10. K&R- I hope they will vote for a good Democrat to replace him...nt

[zulchzulu]

11. For all his bullshit, his DADT leadership gets him off the Dumbfuck List

He knows he'd lose anyway...