skippy the bush kangaroo: nobody likes a whiner

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

nobody likes a whiner

especially connecticut voters. on the heels of the bad news in recent polls, joe-nertia finds himself with even more obtacles in the form of two voters groups that want to kick him out of various places, such as the democratic party and the november ballot, respectively (if we can write a story about lieberman and use the word "respectively" with a straight face). washpost:

a group whose members describe themselves as peace activists asked sharon ferrucci, democratic registrar of voters in new haven, to remove lieberman from the party, arguing that he cannot be a democrat while running under another party's banner.

the request could lead to a hearing in which lieberman, the democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, would have to argue that he still adheres to the party's principles.

"the law is pretty clear he is no longer a member of the democratic party in good standing," said group leader henry lowendorf. "there was an open vote, and he was voted out. he joined a different party."

and, on the another front, an ex-opponent of joe-nertia is taking legal steps to toss joe off november's ballot:

john orman, a democrat who gave up a challenge to lieberman last year, argued in complaints filed with the state monday that the senator should be kept off the nov. 7 ballot.

orman, a fairfield university professor of political science, accused lieberman of creating "a fake political party" and added: "he's doing anything he can to get his name on the ballot."

posted by skippy at 3:38 PM |