tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post115229109705202492..comments2023-10-26T01:59:40.483-07:00Comments on The Dividist Papers: To earmark or not to earmark, that is the question.mwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11181222537529037359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post-1152943111638425442006-07-14T22:58:00.000-07:002006-07-14T22:58:00.000-07:00Moon, I'm torn on this one. I like Lamont, but if ...Moon, <BR/>I'm torn on this one. I like Lamont, but if he wins the primary, and Lieberman stays in the race as an independent, it certainly increases the likelihood of the Republicans stealing away a Democratic seat in the Senate. That loss would pretty much kill any chance of the Dems taking the Senate in '06. Works against the divided government theme. Still, I think its worth the risk. We'll soon see what the people of Connecticut decide.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. - mwmwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181222537529037359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26542777.post-1152882869040229092006-07-14T06:14:00.000-07:002006-07-14T06:14:00.000-07:00The problem Joe has is Lamont seems to do a very g...The problem Joe has is Lamont seems to do a very good job of painting Joe as a Republican. I mean, listen to Lamont's points. The problem Joe has is he doesn't seem to recognize that Lamont's painting as a Republican and therefore seems to reply as a Republican in defense. But, since most older Republicans believe in smaller government ( we'll debate that one some other time ), Joe's not really appealing to the Republicans either with his defense of being a good earmarker. Oddly, as experienced as Joe is, he doesn't seem to have a clue what his goal in the debate is. I've really been puzzled by Joe's actions in this campaign. However, Lieberman's got an ace in the hole that I think will eventually doom Lamont, name recognition. As odd as Joe's campaign has been, I still put my money him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com