Bill Buckley weighs in on Lamont/Lieberman: Conservative voters don't have very much to applaud in Lieberman

Bill Buckley, a Stamford resident and unaffiliated voter, is arguably the most influential conservative thinker living in America. For over fifty years Mr. Buckley has helped shaped what it means to be a conservative. It's therefore not surprising that I am STRONGLY encouraging all to read his most recent missive, linked above, concerning the current status of the Lieberman candidacy. Mr. Buckley rightly points out that Sen. Lieberman is hardly a conservative and -- unlike the "Nedheads" -- uses Mr. Lieberman's voting record as the basis for that obvious conclusion. It's also worth noting that Mr. Buckely believes a Republican candidate "could" claim the seat, and finishes the piece with a bit of personal history:

"It is required, at this point, to note that the Republicans do have a candidate. His name is Alan Schlesinger. And if the New Democrats and the Revival Democrats have a bloody and internecine contest, the result could be ... a Republican senator from Connecticut! That was the chance Connecticut voters missed 26 years ago when they rejected the Republican candidate, who had for six years in the 1970s been acknowledged as the Sainted Junior Senator from New York, James L. Buckley.: