Kemp to Konnecticut

According to the AP, Republican Jack Kemp -- former NFL star, Congressman, Cabinet secretary, and Veep candidate -- is heading to Connecticut to campaign with (and for) "Democrat" Joe Lieberman.

Lieberman leads in the polls but obviously needs all the help he can get. With Democrats flocking to Lamont, the winner of the Democratic primary, Lieberman's hopes in November rest largely on luring Republicans and Republican-leaning independents to his candidacy. And he can do that by campaigning with Republican stars.

And by being, for all intents and purposes, a Republican himself. Which, these days, isn't much of a stretch. Not much at all.