Lieberman and Iran

Lieberman's beating of the drums for war with Iran comes as no suprise. Nor does the Weekly Standard's reaction.

Lieberman sinks lower

In today's Washington Post, Sen. Joe Lieberman has written an op-ed so egregious that it prompted Garance Franke-Ruta to ask: "Did Joe Lieberman just call the Democratic leadership pawns of al-Qaeda?"

First Lieberman goes all John McCain on us and tries to paint Iraq in an absurdly optimistic light.

In the two months since Petraeus took command, the United States and its Iraqi allies have made encouraging progress on two problems that once seemed intractable: tamping down the Shiite-led sectarian violence that paralyzed Baghdad until recently and consolidating support from Iraqi Sunnis -- particularly in Anbar, a province dismissed just a few months ago as hopelessly mired in insurgency.

Of course this conflicts with virtually all other accounts, including that of former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi, who is saying that the "surge" may be a waste of time.

Later in Lieberman's op-ed, he goes all Joe McCarthy (or is it Dick Cheney) on us.

When politicians here declare that Iraq is "lost" in reaction to al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks and demand timetables for withdrawal, they are doing exactly what al-Qaeda hopes they will do, although I know that is not their intent.

Lieberman to Endorse GOP Senator

This isn't very suprising, but I am still waiting for an apology from the Lieberman supporters out there.

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman said he is endorsing Sen. Susan Collins in her 2008 re-election bid and will campaign on her behalf.

Lieberman, a former Democrat turned independent, is returning the favor to Collins, a Republican who supported and campaigned for him in his 2006 election in Connecticut. Although Lieberman is an independent, he continues to caucus with Democrats.

Lieberman's announcement comes amid speculation on who will challenge Collins for the Senate seat in the 2008 election. Democratic Rep. Tom Allen has signaled that he might run for the seat, but has not announced he will do so.

Lieberman told the National Journal's "CongressDaily" on Thursday that he is ready to support Collins even though he doesn't know who the Democratic nominee will be. He said his political action committee has contributed $5,000 toward Collins' campaign.