Lamont Files FEC Complaint Against LIEbermann

An FEC complaint has been filed against the LIEbermann campaign for not accounting for $387,000 in petty cash his campaign spent days before the state's August Democratic primary. "This massive slush fund is an affront to democracy and Connecticut," Lamont campaign manager Tom Swan said in a press release Monday. "These questions are critical for the people of Connecticut to know, and that is why these laws exist and why we're taking legal action. Only an 18-year career politician could dump almost $400,000 in cash into an election and try to call it petty cash." The Lieberman camp denied any wrongdoing. Lieberman spokeswoman Tammy Sun said Sunday, when the allegations first surfaced, that the cash was paid to field coordinators who then distributed money to workers who were canvassing. The payments to workers, many of them students, ranged from $50 to $100 per day, Sun added. Read on... I guess his "Truth Express" has derailed along with his so-called integrity if he ever had any to begin with. Much like his Republican buddies he continually sucks up to, he will say anything and do anything to maintain his hold on power. If he does happen to succeed in holding on to his seat in the Senate as an Independent, I would certainly hope the Dems will refuse to let him be a member of their caucus. He has deserted his Democratic roots and stabbed Democrats in the back too many times to be allowed to keep even a sliver of the power he lusts for.