Orchulli (Republican) rips Lieberman in LTTE for losing his way

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Even though Orchulli is a Republican, I think a lot of his points on Lieberman are right on the money...

Here are the last 3 paragraphs:

In that particular national race, Mr. Lieberman moved away from positions he had stood for in Connecticut to conform to what he deemed might be needed to win nationally. Did principle fall to opportunism? In 2003-04, the Democratic Party's voters throughout the country resoundingly rejected his bids for the presidency in every primary; and it looks like the Connecticut Democrats have finally had enough of him.

Presently, Mr. Lieberman finds himself in a primary fight for his Senate seat. He shows himself to be clearly indignant and uncomfortable. His principled reaction to his party is to state that he will run as an independent if need be. Is that the Democratic Party's way of politics? Is this independent position an acknowledgment that his own party will, indeed, repudiate him because he has lost his way?

When Mr. Lieberman first ran for the Senate against Lowell P. Weicker Jr., he put forth the notion that his opponent had been in office too long (18 years), had lost touch with Connecticut and had become a "sleeping bear." In all likelihood, a new resident will soon occupy that cave.


http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/letters/hc-letters0416.artapr16,0,5695027.story?coll=hc-headlines-letters