Dont worry about Lieberman, after 2008 he will be irrelevant

[59millionmorons]

2008 races from KOS

Top Democratic Pickup Opportunities: Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Potential Democratic pickup opportunities: Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma.

Top GOP Pickup Opportunities: Louisiana, New Jersey, South Dakota

Potential GOP pickup opportunities: West Virginia

A more complete look at the 2008 races below the fold.

[kentuck]

1. Yep..

I agree.

[n2doc]

2. If we lost Mary DINO Landreau I wouldn't cry

So long as we got 2 pickups from the pukes in the other states. Work to do....

[wyldwolf]

3. How so?

What do those races have to do with anyone's irrelevancy?

[kentuck]

6. If Democrats have 55 seats instead of 51...

Joe Lieberman's vote cannot be used to blackmail the Party. Simple as that.

[wyldwolf]

7. oh. Assuming we win those seats, yes...

...and, right now, there is every indication we will.

[rockymountaindem]

4. Colorado will do its best

We've been trending strongly, strongly Democratic since 2004, and incumbent Sen. Allard has 1) a pledge not to serve more than two terms and may retire and 2) even if he tries again, a horrible record of doing next to nothing. We will have a strong challenger in Boulder's longtime Congressman Mark Udall. The Republicans will either be stuck with Allard or with one of the chuckleheads on the Colorado GOP's withering bench: Gov. Owens (who is retiring in ignominy having lead his own party to the brink of disaster) and former Rep. Scott McInnis, whose base of support is in the least populated part of the state.

I hope we can all look forward to Colorado going blue with Sen. Udall and a Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008.

[rep the dems]

8. And having the Democratic National Convention in Denver

will also help.

[zbdent]

5. He can still f*ck up the country ...

by making it so that Cheney has to break ties every time a Dem bill comes up ...

[emulatorloo]

9. Look at his record -- he votes liberal on social issues

HIs hangup is supporting Bush on Iraq war. And think about it, that is totally irrelevant now.

[Zhade]

11. And supporting the Cheney energy bill.

And breaking federal election law.

He WILL be watched, and called to account where necessary.

[emulatorloo]

12. Of course we should watch him . . .

I just don't think he has that much power.

[Zhade]

13. With the sick Republican, you may be right.

Here's hoping!

[emulatorloo]

10. Lieberman's Iraq war stance has no relevance now -- only matters to bushbots

Everybody else has moved on to trying to find a solution to bush's mess. If Lieberman is bush's show pony on the Iraq war, who cares, really.

But Lieberman does vote w Dems on social issues. And that is good.