While some neocons seem genuinely happy he lost, others are happy that he lost because they are netroots-Kos-wannabes. I am neither, and as such, I really don't care about Lieberman other than that he may prop up the Bush majority for another cycle because of a destracted and in-fighting Democratic Party and national press corp:

Although most Democrats will almost certainly rally behind Lamont, the dynamics of the general election will keep reporters busy from now until Election Day. Democrats who want to make this election all about Republicans will now be forced to deal with a Lieberman-Lamont battle that will serve as an unnecessary distraction for a party that can't settle on a winning message.

As HUMAN EVENTS editorialized today, Joe Lieberman is a rare Democrat who has stood by his vote to support the war in Iraq. In his concession speech tonight, Lieberman showed no sign of abandoning that view, meaning that others like him (Hillary Clinton, for instance) will be forced to engage in a debate about the war they'd rather not be having.

This may be good for the RNC, which right now seems bad for conservatives everywhere.

BONUS- See how many times you can insert the following into Lieberman's concession speech: "Israel" "the Middle East" or "Iraq"

Example:

Tomorrow is a brand new day [for Israel] and tomorrow we launch a new campaign to unite the people of Connecticut - Team Connecticut - Democrats, Republicans and Independents [behind Israel] so we can go forward together to solve our most serious problems together [especially those in the Middle East]. That is what this campaign will be about. [Israel.]

Posted by Ryan S. on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 at 9:13 AM | Permalink |