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This from the campaign:

Today labor leaders representing over 193,000 working men and women across Connecticut announced the formation of Labor for Lamont. Participating unions include AFSCME, SEUI, AFT, CEA, Machinists, UAW and Teamsters.

Lamont's support among Labor continues to grow because of his support for universal health care, his commitment to fair trade and his real world experience of meeting a bottom line while providing health care and benefits to his employees.

"In my business I don't want to compete against some fly-by-night company that doesn't pay decent wages or provide health care," said Democratic Nominee for US Senate Ned Lamont. "To compete you need to know the rules and have a level playing field. That's why we need a change in our trade policies so our economic policies are working for the middle class."

"Senator Lieberman lost the AFL-CIO endorsement today," said Sharon Palmer of AFT. "Lamont fell just short of the two thirds majority needed for the full endorsement but he has over 193,000 workers standing here with him today ready to work to bring his message of change across Connecticut."

"We're proud to stand behind a candidate with the courage to stand up for change and working families," said Robert Madore of UAW. "Labor for Lamont is going to work as hard as we can for change. We will be going door to door, making phone calls and doing lit drops.

If Joe wins, if he caucuses with the GOP, it works for everyone but him.

Wouldn't the GOP will dump all the failures on him that they can if/when it comes time for PayBack2008?

Making him the SecDef would have to be radioactive, I doubt it would work in any party's Congress. Why would the GOP want to look like it is surrendering its War on Terror to the CFL party?

Don't the Democrats gain credibility, saying 'Look: he made some very bad decisions and would not change. He took his bad judgement with him across the aisle, where it was most welcome. Vote Democratic in 2008. Thank you."

Maybe Joe will see this coming and bail.

Can anyone say with any certainty that he's do the right thing with the party who nurtured him for decades? He's played the eager fool every time the GOP asks him to. He threw away his party's primary rather than stand on his hind legs and really run. He merely moped around waiting to be crowned and have the party do some hatchet work.

With every threat he makes, the Democrats look more like punching bags.

So what's the harm?