Democrats Counter G.O.P. and Lieberman on Iraq

Democratic leaders supporting Ned Lamont’s Senate campaign struck back yesterday at attacks suggesting that their party’s backing of him portrayed the Democrats as weak on national security.

White House officials, national Republican leaders and Mr. Lamont’s opponent, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, have said that Mr. Lamont’s position on the war — calling for a timeline for troop withdrawal in Iraq — would embolden terrorists.

Mr. Lamont’s campaign has sought to identify Mr. Lieberman with the Republicans, saying that the senator’s criticism of Mr. Lamont shows his alignment with the Bush administration’s policy in Iraq.

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Mr. Lamont held a press conference Wednesday afternoon specifically to counter the attacks from Republicans, calling them “outrageous” and “disrespectful” of Connecticut voters.

“We don’t need any sermons on the meaning of 9/11,” Mr. Lamont said of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney, adding that Mr. Lieberman was “becoming more and more the de facto Republican candidate.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/nyregion/17conn.html?_r=1&ref=washington&oref=slogin

instead of playing defense/catch-up. Looking at the situation right now, why can't they say "The Republicans have lost Eye-Rack"? Period, end of sentence, case closed.