Bush will not endorse Republican opposing Lieberman for Senate

[lovuian]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/750996.html

U.S. President George W. Bush gave a boost to Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman's re-election bid as an independent by taking the rare step of refusing to endorse the Republican candidate running for Lieberman's Senate seat.

"We are not making any endorsement in Connecticut. The
Republican party of Connecticut has suggested that we not make an endorsement in that race and so we're not," said White House spokesman Tony Snow.





It is highly unusual for a sitting president not to endorse a Senate candidate from his own party and suggests the depth of the political machinations over Lieberman's Senate seat after his defeat in last week's Democratic primary by Ned Lamont, a well financed challenger running on an anti-Iraq war platform.

Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee,
has vowed to launch an independent bid to retain his seat.

The little-known Republican candidate in Connecticut's
Senate race, Alan Schlesinger, trails both Lieberman and Lamont in the polls.

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Bush isn't a Republican ...he and Liberman are in a more powerful organization (Illuminati or Freemason)

[madrchsod]

1. he`s going to have even more republicans jumping ship

so much for party loyalty,hey george?

[silverojo]

3. I knew when KKKarl Rove offered to help LIE-berman

That the White House apparently considers him a better far-right nut case than any candidate the GOP had to offer in CT.

If this doesn't put LIE-berman's true political beliefs into the spotlight, I don't know what else will.

[K8-EEE]

2. LIEBERMAN IS BUSH'S CHOICE!!!

SAY IT LOUD....SAY IT LOUD. He just lost. :)

[never_get_over_it]

4. You got that right

now Ned can make a commercial with Joe morphing into the idiot in chief stating that he refuses to endorse the candidate of his own party. If I were Schlesinger (not sure how to spell it) I'd be happy probably picked up some more votes....LIEberman will never win this thing and he just continues to embarrass himself

In the words of Tweety Matthews - I see dead people....

[TheWraith]

5. People treat this like it's surprising or unusual.

No major political figure or party will strap themselves to a candidate who's clearly going to lose, because then it looks bad for the big timer when the schmuck gets stomped. And Alan whatshisname is clearly going to lose. You don't see Bush hugging the Repub candidate for the NY Governor's mansion either, because that candidate is going to be pistol whipped by a guy who's endorsed gay marriage. Same for the NY Senate race. Same for a dozen other races.

Seriously, people need to lay off the conspiracy theory. No one, neither the Repubs nor our side, blows political capital on a lost cause, particularly going into an election year.