A Tale of Two Democrats

Here are two Democrats going in different directions:

The Democratic National Committee stripped Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman ’64 LAW ’67 of his “superdelegate” status following his December endorsement of fellow senator John McCain of Arizona, a Republican, in this year’s presidential race. The move means that Lieberman — who has been persona non grata in the Democratic Party since losing renomination in the 2006 Democratic primary and subsequently winning re-election to the Senate as an independent — will be unable to cast a vote for the party’s nominee at the Democratic National Convention in August.

I bet he shows up at the GOP convention. He won't be the VP candidate, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him there in some unofficial capacity.

And then there's this guy:

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US secretary of state Colin Powell said Sunday he was weighing his options in the 2008 White House race, hinting he may cross party lines and vote against the Republican nominee.

"I will vote for the candidate I think can do the best job in America. Whether that candidate is a Republican or Democrat or an independent," Powell told CNN's "Late Edition."

"Frankly, we lost a lot in recent years," Powell added in a swipe at the administration of President George W. Bush, under whom he served as secretary of state from 2001 to 2005.

Powell may be a registered Republican, but I've long had my doubts about his committment to anything conservative. As Secretary of State he seemed at times to be running his own foreign policy separate from President Bush's.