I'm sure you'd feel a lot more comfortable with that (R) beside your name anyway...

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-shays-endorse,0,4829243.story?coll=hc-headlines-home

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"Shays Endorsing Lieberman It's been the subject of whispered conversations among top Republican officials for the past month. Now, U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4th District, has let slip the secret: GOP officials have discussed cross-endorsing Democratic Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman this fall. In an interview today with the editorial board of The Advocate of Stamford, Shays said he intends to vote for Lieberman and is encouraging a Republican endorsement of the three-term senator. The remark was not immediately reported by The Advocate, but it set off a flurry of calls among Republicans who have been gauging support for the idea among GOP candidates, including Gov. M. Jodi Rell and U.S. Reps. Rob Simmons, R-2nd District, and Nancy L. Johnson, R-5th District. One GOP operative who was aware of the discussions said premature public disclosure of the possible cross-endorsement probably would kill the idea. That seems to be case. By Tuesday evening, spokesmen for top Republicans publicly distanced themselves from the possibility of backing Lieberman, who faces a Democratic primary over his support of President Bush and the war in Iraq. And a spokeswoman for Lieberman, who previously had refused to rule out appearing on any but the Democratic line on the November ballot, said he would not accept a cross-endorsement. "Would he accept the endorsement of the Republican Party? No, he is seeking the Democratic Party nomination," said Casey Aden-Wansbury, his communication director. She said no one representing Lieberman has discussed a cross-endorsement with Republicans. Lieberman accepted a cross-endorsement in 1994, while seeking his second term. He ran with the endorsement of the Democratic Party and A Connecticut Party, the banner under which Lowell P. Weicker Jr. was elected governor in 1990. Weicker is no fan of Lieberman, but the endorsement was offered to help Eunice Groark, who was A Connecticut Party nominee for governor in 1994. Analysts in both parties say running on the same ballot line with Lieberman this year could help Shays and Simmons, two Republicans who supported the invasion of Iraq and the continued U.S. presence in the country. Shays has hinted previously that he might support Lieberman, who remains one of the state's most popular politicians. "Their position on the war can't be closer," said Michael Sohn, who is Shays' campaign manager. "They both voted to go into Iraq, and they both support staying until the job is done." Shays and Simmons are facing tough re-election campaigns from their Democratic opponents, Diane Farrell and Joseph Courtney, respectively. Farrell, who also ran two years ago, has used the war as a cudgel against Shays, although she is supporting Lieberman. While Simmons could benefit by running on the same ballot line with Lieberman, the congressman's campaign manager, Chris Healy, all but ruled out Simmons' signing off on such a gambit -- even though Republicans are unsure if they can convince a serious candidate to oppose Lieberman. "Congressman Simmons is a proud Republican and, while he enjoys a solid working relationship with Sen. Joe Lieberman, we look forward to a Republican candidate to run in the fall and expect to support the Republican ticket from top to bottom," Healy said. Shays initiated the round of discussions about Lieberman among Republicans more than a month ago, said Republicans who wished to remain anonymous because the talks were supposed to remain confidential. He phoned Rell and asked her to consider a GOP endorsement of Lieberman. One Republican described the governor as "nonplussed" by the idea, while another said Rell was non-committal. Rell's chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, dismissed the possibility, saying, "There have been no serious discussions, to my knowledge." Lieberman faces opposition within his party from Ned Lamont, a Greenwich businessman opposed to the war who has created a campaign committee and is expected to formally announce his candidacy this month. He's viewed as a long shot to win the nomination, but a core group of disaffected Democrats is strongly supportive of his effort. "We're not surprised that there are people within the Republican Party that would think about endorsing Joe. He clearly is George Bush's favorite Democrat," said Tom Swan, Lamont's campaign manager. Swan also said Lieberman's disavowal of any interest in a GOP endorsement was expected. "I don't know how someone who has tried to make his entire career be based upon principles could turn around and switch parties overnight," Swan said. It was unclear Tuesday why Shays told The Advocate he hoped Republicans would consider endorsing Lieberman. His campaign manager, Michael Sohn, said he believed Shays mentioned the idea when asked about Farrell's endorsement of Lieberman, despite their differences on the war. "It is something Chris has been thinking about for a long time," Sohn said. "I think part of it did come from the flow of conversation. Chris is a person who says what he believes. When asked a question, he is not going to lie, not going to beat around the bush." Lieberman did not return the favor Tuesday. "I thank Chris Shays for his support," Lieberman said, according to his staff. "But of course I am enthusiastically supporting my fellow Democrat Diane Farrell in this congressional race, as I did two years ago.""

3/1/2006 1:35:52 AM

can you imagine the salisburyboy threads if lieberman was ever president
i would vote for him jsut for that

3/1/2006 2:14:29 AM

why would he care

clearly lieberman is an edomite

3/1/2006 12:23:07 PM

HE HAS THE MARK OF CAIN

3/1/2006 12:28:55 PM

Because Lieberman is a j00

3/1/2006 1:43:58 PM

This was all predicted in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

3/1/2006 1:46:37 PM

Lieberman is on my top ten list of worst sitting American politicians.

3/1/2006 2:27:03 PM

This was all predicted in set up since the beginning of time by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

3/1/2006 2:29:35 PM

I am curious to see your top ten list of worst politicians. other than the obvious number one of Dubya.

3/1/2006 4:47:09 PM

yet you guys still cry about 2000 elections, which would have made your buddy vice president and potentially a president.

gg

3/1/2006 4:49:16 PM

Well liberman hasn't shot anyone in the face

3/1/2006 5:13:01 PM

Do democrats who support lieberman actually exist?

3/1/2006 5:47:03 PM

He's on Hannity more than most Republicans. Wtf is he trying to do?

3/1/2006 9:20:40 PM

i certainly don't still cry about the 2000 election

i scream about bush, but i let the elections go

and to be perfectly clear here...i voted for Gore...not Lieberman

and GTFO with that Lieberman as president shit...the man never had a chance of becoming president

[Edited on March 1, 2006 at 10:37 PM. Reason : ...]

3/1/2006 10:25:20 PM

where you goin with that gun in your hand

i'm going to shoot my old lady

i caught her messin round with another man

3/2/2006 12:55:04 AM