Lieberman Critic Prepares Inflatable Rat for GOP Convention

If Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) attends the Republican National Convention, he may be greeted by a 30-foot inflatable rat.

Ed Anderson, founder of the website DumpJoe.com, said he’s readying the rat, often used by unions to call out workers who cross picket lines, for a Lieberman visit to the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn., the Stamford Advocate reports.

Anderson said he’s miffed by the decision of Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential nominee, to back John McCain in this year’s presidential race. Lieberman has not said whether he will attend the convention in September, but his spokeswoman said he doesn’t have plans to go.

“If Joe Lieberman is going to be out there, then we’re going to have our say,” Anderson said. “You can’t do what Joe’s doing. There’s rules to the game.”

Below is a photo of an inflatable rat, courtesy of Ann Althouse’s flickr page.