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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/lieberman-gop-donate/


Lieberman contributed to GOP Senate and House candidates.»

The fact that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) supported Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the presidential election is well-known. However, the Washington Post reports today that Lieberman was also supporting at least four Republican lawmakers. His Reuniting our Country PAC gave $5,000 to Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) and another $5,000 to Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in October. He wrote an op-ed in the St. Pioneer Press defending Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), and publicly endorsed and contributed to the re-election of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). More recently, Lieberman has said that he fears “America will not survive” if Democrats receive a filibuster-proof majority.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/13/politics/politico/thecrypt/main2680299.shtml

Lieberman Backs Susan Collins, Gives $5K To Her Re-election Campaign
Apr 13, 2007

(The Politico) This will just make Democrats and those who love them, i.e. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and DailyKos, just absolutely crazy - Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has donated $5,000 to the re-election campaign of GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine).

From CongressDaily (subscription required): "Asserting his status as an independent and his loyalty to a long-time friend, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., said Thursday he is supporting the 2008 re-election of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, even though Democrats have already targeted her seat to try to keep control of the Senate.
"I'm going to support Sen. Collins' re-election," he said in an interview with CongressDaily reporters. Lieberman, who was re-elected last year as an independent but continues to caucus with Democrats, added that his leadership PAC has already made the maximum contribution of $5,000 to Collins' campaign.
"This is without regard to who the Democratic nominee would be," he said. "I would just feel that I was not being honest to myself and everything I've said about what our politics should be like now if, for partisan reasons, I didn't support somebody who I think is a great senator."

This is not going to make Lieberman any new friends on the left.