FRAMESHOP:FRAMESHOP: SHOWDOWN AT THE CT CORRAL

Breaking news out of Connecticut:

A day after U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman declared himself a "devoted Democrat" on national TV, peace activists in his hometown of New Haven asked the local registrar of voters (Sharon Ferrucci, pictured) Monday afternoon to strip him of his party affiliation because of his third-party reelection bid against party-endorsed Ned Lamont.

Remarkably--Joe Lieberman is still a Democrat in good standing even though he has refused to accept the election results of the Democratic primary in his own state, and already spent considerable time and money undermining--attacking, even--the Democratic candidate for Senator and all the Democrats who support him.

Now, voters in New Haven take the matter into their own hands and speak out.

I wonder how long the leaders of the Democratic party in the U.S. senate will stand by while a handfull of voters in New Haven carry the entire weight of defending the Democratic party?

Predictions?

What the heck: By the end of this week, a small group of Democrats both in and out of the Senate will call for Lieberman to leave the race in Connecticut or leave the party--setting in motion a September showdown for party leadership.

(A lone tumble weed rolls across a deserted street...)

© 2006 Jeffrey Feldman, Frameshop