Hosting Fundraiser

(Fox News) - Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman — the Democrat who ran and won re-election as an independent last year after losing his party primary — is drawing the ire of some fellow Dems by hosting a fundraiser for a Republican colleague.

The Washington Post reports Lieberman and Republican Arlen Specter are teaming up to stage a benefit for Maine Republican Susan Collins. This is despite the fact that Collins is one of the prime targets on the Democrats' hit list for next year.

The Lieberman effort is payback — because Collins was one of the few senators to campaign for him last year.