Schlesinger, kind of a shame

[AndrewTX]

Schlesinger was an idiot, and I still don't know how the hell he ended up getting the nomination.  He's lost every seat that he's won.  Ran for congress 3 times, and lost the primary each time. The man wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed either. I went to a fundraiser of his early in the campaign, (I by no means paid for this either, since I was already going to support Lieberman before Lamont defeated him) and this man just wasn't that great of a speaker.  He said things like "I don't plan to run for President, or have those apsirations. I just want to be your Senator".  Seriously, WTF?! Yah, Joe ran for President, but that's because he was nearly elected Vice President! He served in the Senate for 16 years before he decided to run for President, and after his terrible showings in the primaries, I doubt he ever would again. He had his issues with the casinos, and it made him look even worse. He was also sued twice in Jersey for gambling debts. 

 Yup.. that's the kind of guy we should have supported for Senate.

[AndrewTX]

Yup.. that's the kind of guy we should have supported for Senate.

He was better than the vile, murderous, bloodthirsty, warmongering piece of human trash who you actually did elect.

See, that's what I hate about liberals and conservatives. They always have to bash someone they hate, just because they aren't the same. At no point, have I ever said anything disrespectful of Senator-Elect Amy Klobuchar. Do I agree with her? No, but I keep that to myself.

 If politics were like it was supposed to be, this wouldn't be happening. Joe was elected to represent the state of Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. Not Nevada, not California, not Texas, and not Minnesota.  When you use the comments that you made above, it just makes you sound like an idiot. 
 
 That's the kind of politician that I am, and the same I'll continue to be.  You're elected to represent the people, not the party. 

[AndrewTX]

I was very impressed by Schlesinger in the debates too. He certainly performed the best out of the three.

There was a backlash against Lamont b/c people felt he was buying the seat with his own money.

Schlessinger was abandoned because Republicans here are so moderate that they have no party loyalty. All the Republicans (and libertarians) I know voted for Lieberman. The War was not the main issue for everyone, which helped Joe.

Yah, we don't usually have party loyalty much.  : )

  When I voted for Joe, my vote had nothing to do with the war. Like many republicans in Fairfield County, we are fiscally conservative, and socially moderate/liberal.  When I looked at all the info, I agreed more with Joe than I did Ned or Alan, and a great deal of republicans and independents felt the same way.

[AndrewTX]

When I voted for Joe, my vote had nothing to do with the war. Like many republicans in Fairfield County, we are fiscally conservative, and socially moderate/liberal.  When I looked at all the info, I agreed more with Joe than I did Ned or Alan, and a great deal of republicans and independents felt the same way.

Because generally Lieberman is closer to the GOP than he is the the Democratic Party.  So it makes perfect sense that you (and the rest of the GOP Far right and faux-moderate alike) supported Joe Lieberman.

 So, does it make perfect sense that I was a supporter of Chris Dodd in 2004 as well?

 I don't see why people have a problem with others voting for whoever they want. In 2006, I voted for more democrats than I did republicans.

 Heres a short list of who I voted for.

Rep. Chris Shays (R)
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I)
Gov. Jodi Rell (R)
state Sen. Bob Duff (D)
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D)
and I voted all other statewide offices democrat except for Comptroller.

 It's not us who are the problem, it's the people who are so one sided, that they will always vote for their parties candidate, regardless of the candidate.

 Let me ask you this, If Joe had won the 2006 primary, who would you have voted for. Joe or Alan?

[AndrewTX]

Yeah, you really should!

I provided an arguement that shows that Liebergoon is a warmonger and anyone who follows him on a regular basis knows that he lies more than any other Connecticut politician I can find in either party.  So since you don't have anything actually useful to add I guess you can go back to making your unsupported comments.

What about John Rowland? Oooooohhh, cheap shot!