Joe Lieberman will run as an independent this Fall, after losing yesterday in the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont. Dick Morris says he will win.

Plenty of analysis about the race at RealClearPolitics.

My own take is that Lieberman allowed himself to be painted as too close to President Bush, and he became too distant from his local roots, and he is the first victim of the growing power of the far left, anti-war, internet-driven activists who made him their most high profile target. I think this analysis, in the New York Times, explains pretty well what has happened inside the Democratic Party, although the conclusion is a bit muddled.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Lebanon has written this op-ed piece in the Washington Post today. Essentially, the Israelis are at fault for everything. To be fair to him, I doubt that any Arab politician can politically, if not physically, survive with any other point of view.

Finally, more speculation about the significance of August 22, which is the date the Iranian government has said it will reply to the offer concerning its nuclear program.