Vermont's Patrick Leahy on Whining Joe Lieberman

Odum posts this at Green Mountain Daily:

Quick update on Leahy's strong words regarding Sen Liberman's decision to bolt the Democratic Party if reformer candidate Ned Lamont bests him in the primary: VPR has the transcript of their report from last week online:

(Leahy) "I'm disappointed that he's talking about running as an independent. He's always run as a Democrat. He has a special responsibility as the Democrat's nominee for vice president. He's always had the support of the Democratic party. He ought to be willing to run as a Democrat. He'll either win or lose the nomination, but if he doesn't win the nomination then I would fully expect the Democratic party to support whoever does win it."

Straightforward, clear, and not too patient with Joe. When asked if announcing his intention to run as an Independent if he loses the primary has hurt him with Democrats:

(Leahy) "I think it did and I think it should. I mean, I've had people running against me in primaries and I was proud to run as a Democrat."