Joseph Lieberman/Articles & Commentary 2006

The following are articles & commentary for 2006 related to Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), who currently serves in the U.S. Senate.

Also see:
 * Joseph Lieberman/Articles & Commentary 2000-2005
 * Joseph Lieberman/Articles & Commentary 2007

March

 * Meghan Klyne, "Congress Outbids Bush On Iran Democracy Aid," The New York Sun, March 3, 2006. Lieberman, Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies sponsored "a panel discussion of leading Iranian pro-democracy activists."

June

 * About.com: "The Unknown Joe Lieberman-20 Surprising Facts About the Democrat Who Angers Democrats," 2006.
 * David S. Isenberg, "How Lieberman Lies," isen.blog, June 6, 2006.
 * "Panic in Liebermanland: Say it ain't so, Joe," Journal Inquirer (Northern Connecticut), June 7, 2006.
 * Froma Harrop, "Bush's Pet Democrat is in Trouble," Seattle Times (Common Dreams), June 8, 2006.
 * Steve Collins, "Lieberman keeping his options open," The Bristol Press (CT), June 10, 2006.

July

 * Susan Haigh, "Lieberman says he'll collect signatures for independent campaign," Associated Press (Boston Globe), July 3, 2006.
 * Mark Mazniokas, "Lieberman Will Petition," The Hartford Courant, July 3, 2006.
 * "Lieberman will seek indie line as hedge," Associated Press (New York Daily News), July 3, 2006.
 * Andy Sullivan, "Lieberman stays in race even if loses Dem. primary," Reuters, July 3, 2006.
 * tparty, "Joe Jumps Ship," LamontBlog (Ned Lamont for CT), July 3, 2006.
 * Ian Welsh, "Jumpin' Joe!" The Agonist, July 3, 2006.
 * Christy Hardin Smith, "Sore Loserman," firedoglake, July 3, 2006.
 * John Aravosis, "Not only is Lieberman not a Democrat, he's also not democratic," AMERICAblog, July 3, 2006.
 * Joe Sudbay, "Lieberman, a Bush ally, is already a political casualty of the Iraq War," AMERICAblog, July 3, 2006.
 * "Hillary steps up, says voters should decide," The Carpetbagger Report, July 3, 2006.
 * Paul Bass, "Lieberman launches 'cut and run' campaign," New Haven Independent (CT), July 3, 2006.
 * BranfordBoy, "The 'Independent Democrat' Lie," My Left Nutmeg, July 3, 2006.
 * Susan Hugh, "Lieberman's Plan B: run as independent," Associated Press (Seattle Times), July 4, 2006.
 * Richard Simon, "Lieberman to Run With or Without Party," Los Angeles Times, July 4, 2006.
 * Shailagh Murray, "Lieberman May Run as Independent," Washington Post, July 4, 2006.
 * Patrick Healy and Jennifer Medina, "Senator's Plan B Creates Quandary for Democrats," New York Times, July 4, 2006.
 * Jennifer Medina, "Angry Democrats Dog Lieberman at Parade," New York Times, July 5, 2006.
 * Fred Lucas, "Lieberman: 'I am no President Bush'," NewsTimesLive.com, July 5, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Lieberman campaign files forms to run as petitioning candidate," Associated Press (Newsday), July 10, 2006.
 * spazeboy, "CT-Sen: Lieberman's New Attack Ad," Daily Kos, July 17, 2006.
 * Ari Melber, "Web, Lieberman and the Netroots," The Nation, July 25, 2006.
 * John Nichols, "A Fight for the Party's Soul," The Nation, July 27, 2006 (post); August 14, 2006 (issue).

August

 * Christy Hardin Smith, "Too Little, Too Late... Too Desperate," firedoglake, August 3, 2006.
 * Realistic Idealist, "29 Reasons that Lieberman is In Trouble that have Nothing to Do With Iraq (with sources)," Daily Kos, August 4, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Lieberman Tries to Counter War Critics," Associated Press (1010 WINS), August 7, 2006.
 * Steven Spruill, "Lieberman: Lamont Victory Will Signal 'No Room for Strong-on-Security Dems' In Democratic Party," Sixers on National Review Online, August 7, 2006.
 * Martin Peretz, "Lieberman. The 'peace' Democrats are back. It's a dream come true for Karl Rove," WSJ OpinionJournal, August 7, 2006.
 * Clifford D. May, "The August purge of Joe Lieberman," Knox News, August 8, 2006: "Until this week, Sen. Joseph Lieberman was the most prominent representative of the Scoop Jackson wing of the Democratic Party. Now, that wing is down to its last few feathers." See related Henry Jackson Society
 * Lanny J. Davis, "Liberal McCarthyism. Bigotry and hate aren't just for right-wingers anymore," WSJ OpinionJournal, August 8, 2006.
 * Justin Rood, "Lieberman Campaign: Pro-Lamont Hackers Crashed Site," TPM Muckraker, August 8, 2006.
 * Paul Kiel, "Lieberman: Alleged Hack Attack 'Disrupted Entire Campaign',"; "Connecticut Attorney General to Investigate Lieberman Hacking Allegations"; "Lieberman Campaign Admits No Lamont Involvement in Alleged Hacking"; and "Lieberman Consultant: We Pay "A Bit More" Than $15 a Month for Web Hosting," TPM Muckraker, August 8, 2006.
 * Justin Rood, "Update: FBI Said to Probe Hacking Allegations," TPM Muckraker, August 8, 2006.
 * Billmon, "Unintentional Honesty," Whiskey Bar, August 9, 2006.
 * Robert Tanner, "Lieberman vows to run as Independent," Associated Press (ABC News), August 9, 2006.
 * John Aravosis, "Lieberman attacks Democratic party as full of 'extremists' again today on Good Morning America," AMERICAblog, August 9, 2006.
 * Editorial: "The Jihad Against Joe," The New York Sun, August 9, 2006.
 * Sidney Blumenthal, "Joe's fall from grace. Lieberman, the Democrats' man of faith, is now running on bad faith," Salon, August 9, 2006. Free preview or subscription required.
 * Mark Murray, "Top Democrats throw support to Lamont. Blame for Lieberman loss laid on Bush connection," NBC News (MSNBC), August 9, 2006.
 * Joshua Micah Marshall, "Lieberman Lost the Old-fashioned Way. He was out of touch with voters. And he's not alone. His defeat foreshadows an upheaval to come in November," TIME Magazine, August 9, 2006.
 * Justin Rood, "'Hacking' Update: FBI Doesn't Like Liars" and "Between Joe's Webheads, Stories Differ," TPM Muckraker, August 9, 2006.
 * Stephanie Reitz, "Dems Rally around Lieberman Opponent," Associated Press (delivered by Forbes.com), August 9, 2006.
 * Bruce Shapiro, "Say Goodnight, Joe," The Nation, August 9, 2006.
 * "Rove reaches out to Lieberman: 'The boss wants to help'," Think Progress, August 9, 2006.
 * Geoff Morrell, "Cheney’s shot across the bow," The World Newser/ABC News Blogs, August 9, 2006.
 * Jamie Holly, "TDS Coverage of the Primary: 'Joeicide'," Crooks and Liars, August 9, 2006. WMV and QT links for The Daily Show.
 * Jamie Holly, "Lewis Black Goes After Lieberman and the Republican Candidates," Crooks and Liars, August 9, 2006. WMV and QT links for The Daily Show.
 * "Lieberman on the Today Show," Crooks and Liars, August 9, 2006. WMV and QT links.
 * "Lieberman's Supposed Concession Speech," Crooks and Liars, August 9, 2006. WMV and QT links.
 * "Lieberman Staff Exodus," The Hotline Blog/National Journal, August 9, 2006.
 * "Lieberman calls it a 'shake-up'; staff calls it a 'resignation'," The Carpetbagger Report, August 9, 2006.
 * "W.House: Democrats' extreme left defeated Lieberman," Reuters (Boston Globe), August 9, 2006.
 * White House News Release: "Interview of the Vice President by Wire Service Reporters," Via Telephone, Jackson, Wyoming, August 9, 2006.
 * wanderindiana, et al., "Sealed with a Kiss: Lieberman's 'Roving' Independence?" ePluribus Media, August 9, 2006 (cross-posted at Daily Kos).
 * "Zogby Interactive Poll of Democratic Likely Voters", August 9-10, 2006. 79% of Democrat voters would not vote for Lieberman.
 * Clifford D. May, "Lieberman and the Democrats' small tent strategy," Capitol Hill Blue, August 9, 2006.
 * Clifford D. May, "National interest loses in Connecticut," Boston Herald, August 10, 2006.
 * Adam Nagourney, "Democrats Back Lamont in Race in Show of Unity," New York Times, August 10, 2006.
 * Editorial: "Who's Polarizing Now?" Boston Globe, August 10, 2006.
 * "Rove called Lieberman on voting day," Reuters, August 10, 2006.
 * Patrick Healy and Jennifer Medina, "Lieberman Seizes on Terror Arrests to Attack Rival," New York Times, August 10, 2006: "In a telephone interview from his vacation home in Maine, Mr. Lamont said he was disappointed with the personal tone Mr. Lieberman’s remarks, and questioned the connection between the Iraq war and the new terrorist plot. He also continued his strategy of trying to link Mr. Lieberman’s views with those of the Bush administration, whose approach the senator has tended to support in the fight against terrorism." Also see John Aravosis, "White House official gleeful that terrorists wanted to kill thousands of Americans on ten US airlines over the Atlantic," AMERICAblog, August 10, 2006.
 * "Cheney: Lieberman Loss 'Disturbing' Because al Qaeda Is 'Betting They Can Break The Will of The American People'," Think Progress, August 10, 2006.
 * "Media uncritically repeated false GOP attacks on Lamont, Democrats," Media Matters for America, August 10, 2006.
 * Mark Halperin, et al., "Too Close to the President," The Note/ABC News, August 10, 2006.
 * Rob Kall, "Right Wing Joe spin," OpEd News, August 10, 2006.
 * wanderindiana, "Sealed with a Kiss: Lieberman's 'Roving' Independence?" ePluribus Media, August 10, 2006, and cross-posted at Daily Kos by GreyHawk, luaptifer, Intranets, and wanderindiana, ePluribus Media researchers and writers.
 * Editorial: "Tarring the majority," Boston Globe, August 11, 2006.
 * Scott Lehigh, "No Leftist Purge of Lieberman," Boston Globe, August 11, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Independent Lieberman says he can be now be himself," Associated Press (Boston Globe), August 11, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Lieberman Says Lamont Doesn't Understand Terrorist Danger," Associated Press (Boston Globe), August 11, 2006.
 * E.J. Dionne, Jr., "Who's Guilty of 'Petty Partisanship'?" Washington Post, August 11, 2006.
 * "Richardson calls on Lieberman to step aside," CNN, August 11, 2006.
 * Jason Horowitz, "A Republican Headache for Lieberman?" The Politicker/New York Observer, August 11, 2006. re Jack Orchulli
 * Jamison Foser, "Media Matters," Media Matters for America, August 11, 2006.
 * Sidney Blumenthal, "Sense and Sanctimony. Joe Lieberman's career was based on his image as a man of faith&mdash;now he's running on bad faith," Guardian Unlimited (UK), August 11, 2006.
 * Paul Krugman, "Nonsense and Sensibility," New York Times (The Progressive America), August 11, 2006.
 * Kos, "CT-Sen: Lieberman is seriously unhinged," Daily Kos, August 11, 2006.
 * Eric Boehlert, "The Problem with Pundits," The Nation, August 11, 2006.
 * Marc Gellman, "Joe and the Jews. Our columnist is mystified that so many Jewish voters deserted Sen. Joe Lieberman," Newsweek (MSNBC), August 11, 2006.
 * Robert Kuttner, Editorial: "A convenient threat," Boston Globe, August 12, 2006.
 * Julie Mason, "White House watch. A second look at statements on Lieberman's loss," Houston Chronicle, August 12, 2006.
 * Jane Hamsher, "Karl Rove and Joe Lieberman: BFFs," The Huffington Post, August 12, 2006: "The GOP messaging on this has so far gone unanswered, even as right wing ghouls like Dan Senor are dispatched to take the place of Lieberman's lame Democratic consultants and commence the swiftboating of Lamont and those who could capitalize on his victory." See Vets for Freedom.
 * Rosa Brooks, Opinion: "Antiwar sentiment moves from the fringe toward the mainstream," The Salt Lake Tribune, August 13, 2006: "Lieberman's defeat only illustrates what most Americans already know: Mainstream Americans are tired of watching young Americans come home in coffins from an unnecessary war, tired of reckless foreign policies that have increased rather than decreased the threat of terrorism and really, really tired of incumbents who still don't get it."
 * Nico Pitney, "Feingold: Joe Lieberman 'Doesn’t Get It'," Think Progress, August 13, 2006.
 * Yoda, "Lieberman and Precedent," Room Eight, August 13, 2006.
 * Opinion: "Cheney's New Low," Boston Globe, August 13, 2006.
 * "Lieberman should drop out of US election race-Dean," Reuters, August 13, 2006.
 * Editorial: "Lieberman, Cheney and the War in Iraq. The White House recognizes a vote of noconfidence," Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), August 13, 2006.
 * Andrew Miga, "Lamont: Lieberman Sounded Like Cheney," Associated Press (ABC News), August 13, 2006.
 * "Our View: Politicians err if they prey on terror fears in their campaigns," The Fayetteville (NC) Observer, August 13, 2006.
 * Jonathan Chait, "Give It Up, Joe. Sore loser Lieberman is fighting for his job, not the good of his party," Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2006.
 * Dan Froomkin, "Did Cheney Go Too Far?" Washington Post, August 14, 2006.
 * DeWayne Wickham, Opinion: "Lieberman's 'mainstream' isn't Democratic at all," USA TODAY, August 14, 2006: "Lieberman is an anti-Democrat Democrat — a fifth columnist who has chosen to flout the will of Connecticut's primary voters by filing papers to compete as an independent in the general election."
 * Tom Curry, "Donors say Lieberman will be well-funded. Supporters of Israel from both parties will be crucial to senator’s effort," MSNBC, August 14, 2006.
 * Jennifer Medina, "Lieberman's Closest Adviser," New York Times, August 14, 2006. re Hadassah Lieberman
 * emptypockets, "Will the AFL-CIO back Lieberman?" The Next Hurrah, August 14, 2006.
 * Jake Tapper and Cindy L. Smith, "EXCLUSIVE: Clinton on Politics of Terror. The Former President Spoke to ABC News From the International AIDS Conference in Toronto," ABC News, August 15, 2006.
 * Jon Lender, "'Vets For Freedom' Creates Stir. Group With GOP Ties Backs Lieberman; White House Declines To Endorse Schlesinger," Hartford Courtant (CT), August 15, 2006.
 * Brian Lockhart, "Iraq veterans group supports Lieberman," The Advocate (Stamford, CT), August 15, 2006.
 * Pam Leavey, "Group with Ties to SBVT, ‘Vets For Freedom’ Back Lieberman," The Democratic Daily, August 15, 2006.
 * David Sirota, "De Facto GOP Nominee Joe Lieberman," Sirotablog/WorkingForChange, August 15, 2006.
 * Ari Berman, "Joe's GOP Allies," The Nation, August 15, 2006.
 * Paul Campos, "The Politics of Cowardice," Rocky Mountain News (CO) (Common Dreams), August 15, 2006.
 * Jesse Jackson, "Republicans, Lieberman Running on False Rhetoric of Fear," Chicago Sun-Times (Common Dreams), August 15, 2006.
 * John Amato, "Chris Matthews on Lieberman's New Ad: 'I See Dead People'," Crooks and Liars, August 15, 2006. WMP/QT video links on page.
 * Taylor Marsh, "GOP Swiftboaters Aiming Next for Ned Lamont," TaylorMarsh.com, August 15, 2006.
 * Met00, "Lieberman in Bed with GOP 2000 Bush/Cheney Leader?" My Left Nutmeg, August 16, 2006.
 * Alexander Bolton, "Dem angst escalates," The Hill, August 16, 2006.
 * James Boyce, "Senator Lieberman: Why Would You Let A Republican 527 Attack Group Work For You?" The Huffington Post, August 16, 2006.
 * emptypockets, "Lieberman's Internets Problem," The Next Hurrah, August 16, 2006.
 * "Joementum Hits the Trifecta," The Freedonian Blogspot, August 16, 2006.
 * Bob Geiger, "Update on Senate Democrats Supporting Ned Lamont," Bob Geiger Blogspot, August 16, 2006.
 * Josh Benson, "NRSC Takes Lieberman," The Politicker/The New York Observer, August 17, 2006.
 * Ed O'Keefe, "Kerry Calls Lieberman the New Cheney. Senator Labels Bush Iraq Policy a 'Disaster', Lieberman Bid 'Huge Mistake'," ABC News, August 20, 2006.
 * Taylor Marsh, "John Kerry Smackdown," TaylorMarsh.com, August 20, 2006.
 * Jane Hamsher, "Three Cheers for Kerry," firedoglake, August 20, 2006.
 * "Is Lieberman the New Dick Cheney?" Crooks and Liars, August 20, 2006.
 * Huma Zeidi, "Republicans for Lieberman? Democrats face a Ned Lamont world," NBC News (MSNBC), August 21, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Some Dems Want Lieberman Out of Party," Washington Post, August 21, 2006.
 * "Call made to kick Lieberman out of the Democratic party," WTNH.com (New Haven, CT), August, 21, 2006.
 * Jonathan Darman, "Campaign 2006: A Hawk Stays Aloft. The politics of terror may just keep Joe Lieberman in office," Newsweek (MSNBC), August 21-28, 2006 (issue). See page 2 re Vets for Freedom.
 * "Connecticut Groups Push to Remove Lieberman From Ballot," Washington Post, August 22, 2006.
 * Greg Sargent, "CT-SEN: Lieberman And Right-Wing Host Agree: We're In World War III," Election Central Blog/TPM Cafe, August 22, 2006.
 * Melinda Tuhus, "'Non-Combatant' Lieberman Won't Back Democratic Candidates," New Haven Independent, August 25, 2006.
 * "Lieberman refuses to back Democratic candidates," ConnecticutBLOG, August 25, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Lieberman to Consider Iraq Pullout Plan," Associated Press (Washington Post), August 25, 2006.
 * PsiFighter37, "CT-Sen: Why Joe Lieberman will drop out," Daily Kos, August 25, 2006.
 * Susan Haigh, "Dems Laud Conn. Senate Candidate As Star," Associated Press (Washington Post), August 26, 2006.
 * Richard Baehr and Thomas Lifson, "Lamont, Lieberman and the GOP," The American Thinker, August 27, 2006.
 * Andrew Sumereau, "Lieberman and the GOP: The Last Straw?" The American Thinker, August 27, 2006.
 * Robert Scheer, "More Than Just Politics As Usual. Debate Among Democrats On Iraq Boils Down To More Than Politics," The Nation (CBS News), August 27, 2006.
 * Greg Sargent, "CT-SEN: More Lieberman Contortions on Iraq," Election Central/TPM Cafe, August 27, 2006. See Christopher Shays
 * Brian Lockhart, "What's in a name? Opponents fight Lieberman's use of Democrat label," Greenwich Time (CT), August 28, 2006.
 * luaptifer, "Sealed with a KISS: Strange Bedfellows, Joe Lieberman and the GOP," ePluribus Media, August 28, 2006. Cross-posted at Daily Kos by GreyHawk, luaptifer, wanderindiana, intranets and Avahome.
 * Bob Geiger, "Confirmed: Inouye Dropping Lieberman and Supporting Lamont," BobGeiger.com Blogspot, August 29, 2006.
 * Chris Bowers, "CT-Sen: Lieberman Views Campaign As Revenge For Party Democracy," MyDD, August 30, 2006.
 * David Sirota, "How Out of Touch Can A Washington Politician Be?" The Huffington Post, August 30, 2006.

September

 * "'Vets for Freedom' to run Lieberman ads," New York Times (The Raw Story), September 1, 2006. re Vets for Freedom
 * Jennifer Medina, "War Veterans Lend Support to Lieberman in TV Ads," New York Times, September 2, 2006.
 * Russ Baker, "The Top 10 Corporate Democrats-For-Hire," AlterNet; Posted on August 24, 2006, Printed on September 5, 2006.
 * Dana Milbank, "For Lieberman, the 'I' Stands for 'Ignored'," Washington Post, September 6, 2006.
 * Mark Leibovich, "Lieberman Returns as Media Magnet and Party Pariah," New York Times, September 6, 2006.
 * Don Michak, "Lamont-backing vets blast ads for Lieberman," Journal Inquirer (CT), September 7, 2006.
 * Andrew Miga, "Conn. Senate Race Centers on Iraq War," Associated Press (Forbes), September 7, 2006.
 * David Sirota, "As promised: The indisputable proof Lieberman's campaign lies," Sirotablog/WorkingForChange.com, September 7, 2006.
 * Mark Pazniokas, "Lamont, Lieberman Put Spotlight Back On Iraq," Hartford Courant (CT), September 8, 2006.
 * Jennifer Medina, "Lamont Criticizes Lieberman’s 1998 Rebuke of Clinton Over Affair," New York Times, September 8, 2006.
 * Neil Vigdor, "Lieberman camp pulls link to Osama photo," Greenwich Time (CT), September 8, 2006.
 * kos, "CT-Sen: Carter speaks," Daily Kos, September 13, 2006.
 * John Amato, "Carter smacks Lieberman&mdash;Lieberman's camp calls him a liar," Crooks and Liars, September 13, 2006.

October

 * Robert Novak, "Former President Clinton warns Dems to watch out for right-wing onslaught," Chicago Sun-Times, October 1, 2006.
 * Mark Paziokas, "Joe Lieberman In No Man's Land. A Longtime Democrat, Now In Opposition, Is In Strange Company," Hartford Courant (CT), October 15, 2006.
 * kos, "CT-Sen: former Club for Growth chief bankrolls Lieberman," Daily Kos, October 16, 2006.
 * Andrew Miga, "Lamont Criticizes Lieberman in Debate," Associated Press (ABC News), October 16, 2006.
 * Joe Gandelman, "A New Factor In Connecticut Lieberman-Lamont Race: The Republican Candidate," The Moderate Voice, October 16, 2006.
 * David Sirota, "A Pathological Lying Problem on Display," The Huffington Post, October 16, 2006.
 * John Amato, "Holy Joe gets pwned," Crooks and Liars, October 18, 2006. (YouTube link or QT download.)
 * ttagaris, "Joe Lieberman's $387,000 'Petty Cash' Problem," TPM Cafe, October 21, 2006.
 * Matt Stoller, "Joe Lieberman's Slush Fund Problem," The Huffington Post, October 22, 2006.
 * Don Michak, "Lamont camp presses complaints over Lieberman 'slush fund'," Journal Inquirer (CT), October 23, 2006.
 * "Lamont Accuses Lieberman of Questionable Campaign Spending," Associated Press (Fox News), October 23, 2006.
 * "Lamont campaign files formal FEC complaint regarding Lieberman's alleged 'slush fund'," The Raw Story, October 23, 2006.
 * Arianna Huffington, "Halloween Scoop: Lieberman Tries on Jack Murtha Mask in Effort to Trick Voters," The Huffington Post, October 23, 2006.
 * David Sirota, "A State Haunted by the Ghost of Richard Nixon," The Huffington Post, October 25, 2006.
 * Josh Benson, "Petty Complaints," The Politicker/New York Observer, October 25, 2006.
 * Diane Cardwell, "Bloomberg Sends Troops to Help Lieberman," New York Times, October 28, 2006.
 * Joe Campanelli, "Scaife, Vast RightWing Conspiracy patron, funding Lieberman," Daily Kos, October 29, 2006.
 * Cliff Schecter, "Joe Lieberman's Endless Hypocrisy. If you don't like Sen. Joe Lieberman's position on an issue today, just check back with him tomorrow," AlterNet, October 30, 2006.

November

 * Matt Stoller, "Lieberman Campaign Caught Breaking Slush Fund Laws," MyDD, November 2, 2006.
 * Mary E. O'Leary, "Lamont files an FEC complaint over Lieberman’s expenditure of petty cash," New Haven Register (CT), November 2, 2006.

December

 * "And Fairies Ate His Pants," firedoglake.com, December 20, 2006.
 * Bob Geiger, "On Snowe-Landrieu Bipartisan Initiative: Kiss My Democratic Ass," BobGeiger.com Blogspot, December 22, 2006.
 * David Lightman, "Lieberman Defends Video-Game Money," Hartford Courant, December 26, 2006.