Lieberman Ole!

There are many analyses of the Lieberman loss that are thorough and provocative; however, I do think that there is a good dynamic and a bad that haven't been mentioned. The good dynamic is the dynamic of more choice: The Connecticut voters now have three options instead of two. I am all for breaking the stranglehold on power that our two-party system now has. Even if it is only one race in one state, I am glad for the opportunity. The bad dynamic is that hatred and vitriol win the day in this race. This is becoming more and more prevalent with the left wing these days. A casual stroll through MyDD or Daily Kos will unearth some hideous and malevolent convictions. Too bad those convictions won last night. Among the many prognostications as to what this means for the 2006 and 2008 elections, some people will garner from it a sad lesson: Hate wins.