If it talks like George W. Bush and acts like George W. Bush…

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Coming a bit late to this…but it’s worth a look: Via Lamontblog, the campaign blog of Ned Lamont, who’s trying to nab Joe Lieberman’s spot on the November ballot, a feisty new Lamont campaign ad. It features video of George W. Bush but the voice and statements of Lieberman, and ends with the capper, “If it talks like George W. Bush and acts like George W. Bush, it’s certainly not a Connecticut Democrat.” (The ad is the handiwork the legendary Bill Hillsman, interviewed here by MJ.com.)

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