Casey's run has been planned for years by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party…

So what? The Netroots have embraced him and supported his campaign. The point is what that says about the Netroots that refutes your false assertion about the Netroots pimping an ideological lock-up of the Democratic party: They’re not. You’re wrong.

Similarly, I've been the first to tell you that Lamont was an inherited-wealth parasite…

Again, so what. They don’t call the Senate the Millionaire’s Club for nothing. I’m not happy with that on the one hand, but on the other, I’ll support anybody of any net worth who is right on the issues and represents the best Progressive values. Care to pontificate at great length about the net worth of Joe Lieberman? I thought not. The wealthy millionaire knock is null and void in the Nutmeg state.

Really it gave the nutroots a central way to donate while at the same time, they're lack of success…

It’s a sign of the Netroots success that you’re devoting so much time and energy to railing against them here. But really, it’s nice to see the slothful DLC Democrats keyed up about something for a change…

The RNC has about twice the money in the bank as we do.

Quote your source, if it’s credible (or not)…

1) actually the Democrats USED to be quite competitive in places like the Ohio valley - it's only recent years that the GOP has been able to lock those voters up, largely by capitalizing on the left's insistance on the Dems being loudly for abortion and gay "rights" and otherwise the wrong side of other cultural "wars" by most American's perspectives, at least electoral map wise.

Yes, Dems used to quite competitive in these areas until DLC Democrat writ large Bill Clinton surrendered all the economic issues to the conservatives in the 1990s. Even Republicans are criticizing agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA for failing to protect American interests. And what fell into the void left by the economic issues? The culture crapola, most of which has been advanced by the radical right against the nonexistent looney left straw man frame you keep fronting.

Mass, Conn, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. Is Iowa even competitive anymore or have we now pretty much written that off too?

Did you whomp up that list at random or use a Ouiji board? But let’s assume your assertion is correct about some blue state somewhere and give credit where credit is due: To extent that any one of these states has turned purple, it’s happened during the power ascendancy of the Lieberman-DLC wing of the party—which is why Lieberman is fighting for his political life right now, isn’t it? Accountability is a bitch, isn’t it?

Thanks for reposting the link to the Netroots donation page again. Maybe that's a Fruedian slip that you recognize the good guys when you see them...

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committe JULY 2006 FEC FILING

Total Raised in July: $ 4.2 million

Total Raised Cycle: $ 77.2 million

Cash on Hand: $35.1 million

National Republican Senatorial Committee JULY 2006 FEC FILING

Total Raised in July: $3.3 million

Total Raised Cycle: $65.9 million

Cash on Hand: $20.6 million

I concur with jimmm.

I see a right-wing political operative in the media trying to reposition himself for a changing national political dynamic.

Down the line, a pundit who has established crossover credibility will be a far bigger threat to the accountability movement (impeachment, censure and other real consequences that will deter lawbreaking radicals) than the idealogues over at Fox who will let their credibility go down with the Bush-Cheney ship of state.

It's testimony to how starved for moderation we are that so many letter writers are falling over this guy with praise, even though he served in congress with the group (Newt Gingrich Republlicans) that established the new partisan stridency at the center of our political culture. Where's Scarborough's acknowledgement of responsibility for trafficking in bombthrower tactics?

But if I'm going to take conservatives at their word that among the highest values expressed in their politics is that they want Americans to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, then conservatives need to do some soul-searching about their supporting role in the neocon ascendancy (it didn't just sneak up on you guys).

I'm dismayed that successful Democratic "insurgent" candidates who achieve without the help or support of the DC consultants, politicians and insiders suddenly start taking them into their campaigns and doing their bidding.

Ned Lamont's campaign for the Connecticut Senate seat was briliant before he took on a Hillary Clinton aide and other such DC riffraff, and now I'm worried the campaign will start to sink ina swamp of bad ideas.

If you as a candidate are doing something right, and both your ideas and your advisors ar proven winners, don't let yourself get bowled over when the "veteran" Bob Shrum knockoffs show up with their "expertise" (at triangulating, losing, etc.).

As far as Mcnerney goes, it's too bad what he did (filling out the questionnaire in the first place), and reeks to me of self-destruction. Maybe at heart, this guy doesn't want to win. Too bad, I was thinking about making a donation to his campaign because Pombo really has got to go.

Thank you Joe Conason and Salon for outstanding journalism that is providing new information about Lieberman's immorality and corruption.

I'm only sad that what I describe now as "outstanding" used to be the basic job description. It's the kind of repetitive slamming going on here in the letters section that cowed too many publishers, editors, reporters and pundits into the boot-licking court stenographers they have become.

You can continue to be a credit to your profession by doubling down the reporting resources you have budgeted for the Lamont-Lieberman race. Since the primary, I feel like it has slipped to the back burner, even though it is one of the most important and interesting races in the country.