No, Joe, no

So apparently Joseph Lieberman is now a Republican.

I say this because he has now said that if he does not win the Democratic primary in his state, then he will run on the November ballot anyway. Since that would of course split the Democratic vote, thus pretty much ensuring a win for the Republicans, I've decided Lieberman is now a Republican. Of course, that's not really such a huge stretch for him anyway.

His performance in the recent debate with his Democratic opponent was apparently not much to brag about. He was reported to be very Republican-like: started the night on the defensive and came out attacking. By the way Joe, that's the approach of the underdog. Just in case you were wondering.

It's beyond me that he would do this. What a Stunt. Some of the bigwigs in the party have said that they will not support him if he is on the ticket as "an individual."

I don't know what he's thinking. Perhaps he was tired of the Republicans being constantly accused of election year stunts and decided that the Dems should join in the fun and attention.

And to think we actually elected him VP (you know, in the real election count... the one where we elected Al Gore and his running mate, aka Joe Lieberman).

Word has it that Lieberman will win the primary, that it may be closer than he's used to, but it will be a victory for him.

What a shame. Because with stunts like this, I'm really not clear that I want him to be part of the Democratic party representing us all in Washington.

Bikes and Rockets and Courts, oh my

I've actually been blogging for over a year now. Wow. I didn't really think I'd continue for so long. Go me. Or... not, if you don't like my blog!

I haven't posted for nearly a month. And what a busy month!

I actually stayed downtown for Red, White, and Boom this year (that would be what the picture is from). I've gone one other year, and swore I'd never go again. This year was different because instead of being down with the mass of humanity on the street, I was up in a comfy office when the weather was bad and out on said office's nice little balcony/patio once the weather cooled off and dried up. So overall, it was a very nice evening.

The Supreme Court was busy, of course, as they wrapped up their term. Some interesting decisions. No-knock entries with a warrant are okay, but those wacky tribunals in Guantanamo are not. And apparently you can redistrict whenever you want to. The Court was okay with Texas' Republican redistricting. Apparently they even acknowledged that it was done for political reasons. Interesting given that they've said before that you need a reason better than "But we want to win the election." Also, they've agreed to hear another abortion case in the fall. Scary.

Space shuttle Discovery is currently in space again. It was, I believe, the first 4th of July launch. Though I got a little tired of the jokes about the rockets' red glare (and, frankly, Miles O'Brien), that's certainly a nice way for our country to celebrate the holiday.

The 2006 Tour de France is underway. Go Team Discovery!! I am again watching like mad. I'm a little sad because I'm not able to listen to live coverage in the mornings this year. I have to settle for just the extended coverage in the evening. It's going to be an interesting tour. Armstrong has of course retired, Basso is out, Ullrich is out, Mancebo is out, Valverde is out, O'Grady is injured (he started today with a broken back -- yes, really -- so we'll see if he even finished the stage today... I don't know yet because I haven't read anything about today's results). So victory here is really up for grabs. An interesting note is that no matter who wins, it will definitely be a first-time winner.

As for politics... oh forget it. I'm not even going to go there right now. Way too much to comment on. Instead, now that blogger is letting me post from home, I'll treat you to another picture from Monday's fireworks.