Friday, September 08, 2006 - FreeMarketNews.com

The White House routed millions of dollars to the failed campaign of Sen. Joe Lieberman in order to secure the seat for the Bush-friendly Democrat. A senior GOP source said this is part of Karl Rove’s larger plan to maintain a Republican majority in the Senate.

The source told Insight Magazine that Rove and Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman directed pro-Bush donors to donate millions of dollars to Lieberman’s campaign with the hope he would lean Republican. The source added that Lieberman took the money but “would not play ball.”

Under Rove’s direction, the GOP has abandoned Alan Schlesinger, Connecticut’s Republican candidate for Senate, who has dropped to around 5 percent in the polls. Schlesinger has received no contact with the White House and has no support of any national Republican. Lieberman is expected to win the general election as an independent against Democrat Ned Lamont but recent polls show the race tightening considerably.

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…”would not play ball.” OH, he’s playing ball all right!