Oct

27

Joe Lieberman will join Republican filibuster of health reform. He should just join the Republicans already.

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.

It’s time for Democrats to kick Lieberman out of the Democratic caucus and strip him of every perk of seniority he gets from them.

He’s with Republicans on the war. He’s with them in the presidential campaign — he was almost the GOP vice presidential nominee! — and now he’s with them on the most significant domestic policy debate of this generation. I wouldn’t suggest kicking him out if he was merely voting against the public option. The fact that he’s willing to filibuster, however, means he’s of no use to Democrats whatsoever. Get rid of him.

Joel Mathis | 1:53 PM | 8 Comments

Uncategorized, democrats, filibuster, health reform, joe lieberman

brendancalling Says: Oct 27 2:15 PM

gee, who coulda predicted THAT one.

oh wait, i did.
s s t Says: Oct 27 2:27 PM

joe finally shows his true colour, an opportunist and brown noser.i wouldn,t be surprised if he favours israel over the united states. i don’t know whey the democrats are so forgiving of this bendict arnold
Bill Yohpe Says: Oct 27 2:28 PM

Way to go Joe!
BluefinOne Says: Oct 27 2:30 PM

Kick Lieberman out of the Democratic Party? No, the Democrats need smart people too.
Joel Mathis Says: Oct 27 2:50 PM

sst: I’m not happy with Lieberman at the moment, but I think we can ease back from anti-Semitic accusations of treason, mmmmkay?
brendancalling Says: Oct 27 2:57 PM

that’s not anti-semitism, SST. It happens to be true.
http://lieberman.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=279110

I predicted this, by the way, back in march. Lieberman has been a GOP mole since he lost the primary to Lamont, and ran as an independent with the tacit backing of the GOP, which refused to support their own candidate.
Rob DeHarpport Says: Oct 28 11:46 PM

Joe is one of the very few that actually considers what is good for the country. We need more just like him that will put their countries best interests ahead of party politics. It’s time we all look at positions on the issues rather than the parties. Go JOE!
D. Hammond Says: Oct 29 2:32 PM

Way to go Brendan!!! Btw, your comment definitely wasn’t antisemitic! Anyway, talking about a BIG tent, the Democrats even accept Republicans in the party (lol)…, to our detriment of course, and notwithstanding the “blue dogs” but at least there’s no pretense there! Lieberman’s definitely the Republican’s TRUMP card!! He’s long overstayed his welcome. Give’m da boot! Rob D. your correct, I just wish it was our country that he was concerned about! Another “btw”, Israel has universal health care also and we can afford to pay for theirs, so really, WHAT’S UP?? Oops, I may have hit a nerve! Luv ya Israel AND Palestine!!! BluefinONE needs to go revisit the definition of SMART and then forward me some of that delicious imported tuna…, packed in oil of course. Ciao!