Rove For Connecticut For Lieberman

I wrote last night:

The guy won't be able to find a campaign staff, either. I hear there's a guy in the White House who might be able to squeeze you in. He won't be in any grand jury hearings, so he'll be free. Name's Karl something.

George Stephanopoulos reports today:

According to a close Lieberman adviser, the President's political guru, Karl Rove, has reached out to the Lieberman camp with a message straight from the Oval Office: "The boss wants to help. Whatever we can do, we will do."

Satire is dead.

A Bush endorsement might be the only thing that could stop Joe Lieberman in this strongly Democratic state. You'll see that 48% of Democratic support drop to 10 in no time.

UPDATE: Why in the name of God would a close Lieberman adviser let this slip? I'd expect the Lamont campaign to leak this out if they had the info. But Lieberman's camp? Support coming from Bush is literally the only thing that could erode his Democratic support, and it's not like it will attract moderates, who are far and away the largest segment of the Connecticut electorate. This kind of judgment from advisers and consultants must be why this 18-year incumbent lost a primary in an almost unprecedented fashion.