A friend of mine in Hartford, a clinical psychologist, called me yesterday evening and told me she had never seen a clearer case of projection in her career. "It has really torn into his psyche over the last month that more and more Democrats have seen him categorically exposed as a traitor. Everyone knew he was Bush's #1 ally when it came to the brutal occupation of Iraq but now everyone is connecting the dots and seeing that Lieberman is just a Republican in disguise. People who weren't sure who Sam Alito was last month now know that it was because of Lieberman's plotting with the GOP that he was confirmed as a Supreme Court Judge. So what does he do? He accuses Lamont of exactly what he is and what has made people dislike and distrust him: being deceitful and being a Republican."

In the battle between the Underdog and the Lapdog, the evidence mounts that the Joe Lieberman camp has not only lost touch with the senator's home state but with reality, too.

I rather resent the notion that opposing the party machine-endorsed candidate makes one a “weirdo,” but name-calling and mudslinging have been hallmarks of the Lieberman campaign strategy so far, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Nor would I be surprised should Sen. Lieberman show his true stripes and run as an independent after accusing Lamont of ruining the Democratic Party in Connecticut.