No, no such luck. He's still running as a democrat. From
above the fold in the Hartford Courant. The actual paper edition has huge headline with a big picture of Joe(so you do think that it's about the primary) If you can see the link, it actually says big-headlines-breaking.
I think the most interesting part of the article is the prominence on the front page. It makes the piece look like it's BIG news--as in when I unfolded the paper, I thought WOW! But nope, it's more of the same old Joe.
WASHINGTON -- A somber Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman stood alone on the Democratic side of the Senate Wednesday and broke with his colleagues on the Iraq war, announcing he would oppose today two Democratic-authored blueprints for pulling American troops out of Iraq.
Lieberman, the first and so far only Democrat to declare plans to vote against both measures, spoke near the end of a tense day of partisan debate over Iraq policy
Setting a deadline for redeployment or withdrawal, he said, could have dire consequences.
"I fear that it would also send another message to our terrorist enemies and to the sectarian militias in Iraq," Lieberman argued, "that America is not prepared to see this fight through until the Iraqis themselves can take over."
and it's clear that even if he sat with the democrats, he wasn't part of their team.
Lieberman was introduced not by a member of his own party, but by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John W. Warner, R-Va., the Bush administration's chief Senate spokesman on military matters. When Lieberman was done, Warner got up and praised the Democrat.
"You have shown tremendous leadership," Warner said. "Each day you grow in stature as a statesman."
Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., seconded that sentiment, saying Lieberman had made an "incredibly articulate" argument.
Lieberman stood expressionless, surrounded by none of his Democratic colleagues. It was not until the end of his 14-minute remarks that one entered the chamber; she sat in the back, waiting for her turn to speak.
Lieberman's remarks changed the rhythm of a debate that had proceeded exclusively along party lines.
Santorum? Ow, that's got to hurt around here.
It's clear with that big placement and the long-ish article the Courant is making sure we know where Joe stands. . .But there is a trace of the old Uncle Joe in there:
Lieberman delivered his remarks in his trademark style - calm, methodical, logical. His voice rarely changed tone or volume, and his hands moved only inches, to his desk, where he would tap the top with three fingers to gently make a point, or to his chest, where he would clasp his hands when he wanted special emphasis.
He read from a text he had been revising almost until the last minute. He never touched the 8-ounce glass of water on his left.
Instead, he plowed ahead, the analytical author, explaining how he came to his positions.
You can read the rest
here.
-big-headlines-breaking but you've read it before.