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Sources: Lieberman not seeking re-election
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut, is planning to announce Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2012, according to two knowledgeable Democratic sources.
The move by the former Democratic vice presidential candidate could add even more murkiness to the party's hopes of hanging on to its slim majority in the Senate in the 2012 election, especially coming on the heels of the decision of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) that he will not seek re-election at the end of this term.
While Lieberman is an independent, he has aligned himself with the Democratic leadership for organizational purposes, helping to boost the Democratic majority on issues like health reform.
Earlier Tuesday, former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz announced that she is planning to get into the 2012 Democratic primary for Lieberman's seat regardless of what the incumbent does. Reps. Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney are also considering Senate bids, while various Republicans are mulling their options.
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Thank goodness...I'm a democrat,no wait I want to be a republican,no wait I'm an indepedant.The guy is the human waffle iron.Goodriddance have with your stamp collection.
Thank god! Good riddance to bad baggage.. Flippy floppy flippy..
Yeah! friggin turncoat....
I'm surprised you people put up with this kind of shenanigans for as long as you have.
Good riddance. If only he had made this decision before his current term, we'd have the public option in the health care reform. All the poverty-struck people who can't afford insurance are on his hands.
Horray!!!!He wouldnt be elected anyways!!!!Non-factor
We'll get Conrad's seat. The Lieb's is a lost cause.
Thank God!
Good riddance to very bad rubbish. Without Lieberman, Dubya might not have been elected and we might have a public health care option. Connecticut, the U.S. Senate, and American as a whole will be better off without him no matter who is elected to his seat.
He started as a S6enator and ended as a Rabi.
I am very happy that McCain's lil' brother, Joe Lieberman, is retiring. Perhaps he will become a talk-show pundit on Fox News.
good to see this idiot gone
He's gotten enough bribes and payoffs that he doesn't need to work anymore. Now he can go hunting with
Dick Cheney.
Good riddance!
Joe was one of the few politicians I actually admired because he didn't feel obligated to align himself with one party. He saw that there was value in views from all sides of an issue. I didn't agree with him on all his decisions, however, I feel that he was one to weigh all sides before making a decision.
The few times I have dealt with Senator Lieberman, he has shown to be a man of integrity. He is a hard worker. Enjoy your retirement senator.
I hear Lieberman is not running again because CNN offered him a spot to replace Larry King!