Now it is time to support Lamont

In 1960, Harry Truman wasn't a fan of John Kennedy. He openly questioned 'if he was ready for the country or if the country was ready for him'.

Then Kennedy won the nomination. In a joint press conference, a reporter asked Truman 'when' he thought that Kennedy was ready for the nomination. Truman answered 'when the Democratic Party nominated him for President. That is the law of the Democratic Party. And I am a Democrat and I follow the law."

In last night's primary, Ned Lamont narrowly defeated Joe Lieberman. Many Democrats rejoyced...others are not so happy.

I supported Lieberman in the primary, and I stated my reasons why in an earlier post. But after last night, I really question my decision.

I am a Democrat and I support the Democratic candidate. Ned Lamont is the candidate for the Democratic Party for this race, and, therefore, I support him for the general election.

But Lieberman's decision to run as an independent shows one of two things. First, he has no party loyality. After he had the honor of being the nominee for the Democratic Party for President in 2000, this is a, well, shitty way to pay back your party.

The second thing his switch shows is that he is only worried about staying in power. It isn't about the will of the people, it is about how long Lieberman can stay a U.S. Senator, pure and simple.

But in any election, we need to just face the fact that one candidate wins and others lose. If Lieberman wanted to show any credibility, he should have ran as an independent from the start.

Still, I am now supporting Lamont in the general election, as most D.C. Democrats are doing.

Even though I like Gore and would love to see him as President, I think that the Lamont people could recycle the "Sore Loserman" signs from 2000 for this election.