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| Joe Lieberman: I'll filibuster Harry Reid's plan |
| 2009-10-28 |
 Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he'd back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes any health care bill that includes a government-run insurance program -- even if it includes a provision allowing states to opt out of the program, as Reid's has said the Senate bill will. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 If Joe sticks to his guns, a number of others will use that for cover to show Harry they are team players, because there is no risk. But if Joe starts to fold, at least 4 senators will have a career come to Jesus moment, knowing if they pass this POS legislation, their careers are toast. I don't this this passes with the public option...but something comes out that will effectively still raise healthcare costs, becasue at the end of the day, the American people don't hold anybody accountable for anything except being racist ( or suspected of being racist).... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2009-10-28 18:27 |
| #3 ..even if it includes a provision allowing states to opt out of the program, ...for which the feds will withhold lots monies for lots of programs if they dare 'opt' out. It's the standard fed modus operandi. Given how many states are hurting for funding in this recession, does any real adult believe a state will opt out? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-28 08:23 |
| #2 Ol' Joe is liberal enough that I still have some problems with him (immigration & others), but right now, he's probably the closest thing to a genuinely great and good man there is in either house of the Parliament of Whores. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-10-28 01:49 |
| #1 Dingy Harry is about to have an Oh, Sh*t! moment. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-10-28 00:55 |