Well, it appears that our favorite Leisure Suit Larry of politics is in for the fight of his political life, as a same-party challenger seeks to dethrone him in Congress. And now, Lieberman’s site is down for the count, due to a denial of service attack.
Naturally, he blames his opponent. And naturally, his opponent denies everything. Are we surprised?
But! A new political term has been spawned from all of this. Rovian – or, that which is Karl Rove-like. To whit:
“This type of dirty politics has been a staple of the Lamont campaign from the beginning, from the nonstop personal attacks to the intimidation tactics and offensive displays to these coordinated efforts to disable our Web site,” said [Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith] in a statement e-mailed to reporters Monday evening.
“There is no place for these Rovian tactics in Democratic politics, and we demand that our opponent call off his supporters and their online attack dogs.”
Gee, I didnt’t know that Lieberman was a CIA spy, and that his web site was his blown cover. Or… something. Yeah, the joke doesn’t gel, but then neither does the Karl Rove reference. I guess the Lieberman campaing will blame their impending loss on anything. Given Lieberman’s pro-war stance and his past history of supporting net censorship, it’s about time another liberal took him on.