Joe Lieberman has never been shy about speaking his mind. . ., leaving his fate as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and member of the Democratic caucus to depend on the good graces of Senate Democrats.

Unberufen! he cried. Unberufen! she echoed. Then their glances met and they laughed...

He had very little money, but he was lucky at cards, made many acquaintances, took part in all entertainments, in a word, he was in the swim.

The practice whereby the parties make strategic decisions on how they advise their voters to order their preferences via the how-to-vote card is known as directing preferences. The crucial point, however, is that how-to-vote cards are advisory only […] .