Joe L. a man of principal? Top Republican aids Lieberman fundraiser

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_el_se/connecticut_senate

"There are a lot of people across the country who are Republicans who are raising money for Joe."

Top Republican aids Lieberman fundraiser
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 21, 5:07 PM ET
WASHINGTON - A prominent Republican who chairs I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's legal defense fund co-hosted a fundraiser Wednesday for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is running for re-election as an independent after losing the Democratic primary.

Mel Sembler, a former Republican National Committee finance committee chairman, helped organize a reception that raised about a "couple hundred thousand dollars" for Lieberman, who was in attendance. Sembler said the event at his firm's office in St. Petersburg, Fla., drew a mix of Republican, Democratic and independent donors.

"He's a man of principle," Sembler, a former ambassador to Italy and Australia, said of Lieberman in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. "Everybody crossed party lines, that's what was interesting ... He's an excellent candidate. We're happy to support him."

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Hey, Joe if you lay down w/ dogs whose fault is it that you now have fleas?