http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-lieberman3feb25,0,3502335.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines<snip>
Many Democrats simply know it as "the kiss."
But when U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., exchanged a public display of affection with President Bush after this month's State of the Union address, the gesture signaled a long kiss goodbye for some liberal Democrats in the senator's home state.
Predominantly anti-war in their beliefs, Lieberman's critics say the senator has alienated himself from the party's liberal wing with his alliances with Bush on such issues as Iraq and Cabinet nominations, and should be challenged in next year's Democratic primary.
"I think Senator Lieberman has been behaving much more like a Republican than a Democrat, and I think he needs to take another look at his constituents," said Kim Hynes, a Democrat from Lieberman's childhood hometown of Stamford. "We live in a blue state and most people are opposed to the current administration."
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