Holy Joe Throws a Hail Mary

It may have taken him 44 months, but Senator Joe Lieberman has finally, at long last, found something to criticize about President Bush and the conduct of the War in Iraq.

Senator Lieberman is quoted by the New York Daily News as saying that, "I supported our war in Iraq but I have always questioned the way it was being executed. This administration took far too many shortcuts. We continue to suffer the consequences, as do the Iraqi people."

He's always questioned the way it was being executed?

Always? Really?

Could this be a Road-to-Damascus moment for Senator Lieberman? Could he have finally seen the light?

Or could Ned Lamont's expanding lead in the polls have a little something to do with it? Bloomberg.com is reporting that Lamont's lead has grown to 13 points -- a Quinnipiac University poll has Lamont at 54 percent to Lieberman's 41 percent.

That's a lot of ground to make up in a week. Could Lieberman be getting desperate?

And if Lieberman gets clobbered in the primary (as I believe he will), what effect will that have on Senator Hillary Clinton's plans to run for President in 2008 as a moderate, Lieberman-esque centrist on the war -- regardless of whether or not Senator Lieberman actually wins the general election?

After all, if Senator Clinton loses the Democratic nomination, running as an Independent isn't exactly an option.

Is it?

Tom Moran