Connecticut GOPer pulls a Harris

Connecticut Republicans, hoping to avoid a candidacy-destroying scandal, are urging Alan Schlesinger to pull out of the race for Joe Lieberman's senate seat. But, like another GOP senate hopeful named Katherine Harris, Schlesinger is telling party leaders to stuff it.

Alan Schlesinger acknowledged that he had used a bogus name to obtain a card that Foxwoods Resort Casino patrons can use to win rewards. Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Republican State Chairman George Gallo asked him to reconsider running, The Hartford Courant reported.

"I am not going to let this bother me," Schlesinger said. "I am going to continue in the race."

You go, Alan. Don't let it bother you. The Republican Party needs more candidates like you and Ms. Harris.