Lieberman vs. Lamont: ultra-left vs. ultra-ultra-left.(Edward "Ned" Lamont and Joe Lieberman )

Edward "Ned" Lamont's narrow defeat of veteran Senator Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut Democrat primary on August 8 is a major upset. However, aside from their disagreement over the Iraq War (Lamont opposes it, Lieberman supports it), there seem to be few differences between the two candidates.

Senator Lieberman, who in his concession speech announced his intent to run as an independent in the November general election, racked up an abysmal seven out of a possible 100 points in his most recent cumulative score on THE NEW AMERICAN'S Conservative Index. Ned Lamont, often described as an earnest, fresh-faced "populist," might possibly earn an even lower score; he has staked out far-left positions on abortion, environment, spending, regulation, medicine, etc. For his election-night victory speech, the multi-millionaire (reportedly worth in the neighborhood of $300 million) was flanked by political supporters Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, and other leftists.

Although he is virtually unknown in national politics, Ned Lamont is no "outsider." The Lamonts are one of the most politically and financially connected families in America. Like the Rockefellers, the Lamonts epitomize that strange ...