Lieberman: Democrats' Version of John McCain Lieberman: Democrats' Version of John McCain

RealClearPolitics article: Democrats' Version of John McCain suggests that Joe Lieberman is the Democrats version of John McCain - the party's maverick. His nomination is being hotly contested, yet it appears that he would easily win the general election as an independant.

But I think the difference is that while a lot of Republicans don't like or trust McCain, they don't really hate him, and would probably hold their noses and vote for him, if it came down to a choice between, say, Hillary and him. Not so apparently for a lot of Democrats. Lieberman is the scum of the earth. And his offence? Standing up for his principles and backing the war in Iraq.