I was watching the Ed Show on MSNBC, and as it seemed that Ed's head was ready to explode, I couldn't stop myself from laughing; Sen. Joe Lieberman, the bi-partisan-curious, so-called independent from CT, a democratic party traitor(he backed McCain), and obvious republican--put all the I's after your name, your a frickin republican - was all set to join the republican filibuster that would in essence kill health care reform.
That Ed never saw this coming is a surprise; Lieberman is a Senator from Ct, the motherland for insurance companies. Shit, I'm surprised this bukake love fest with the insurance companies didn't come to light a lot sooner--the independent senator has taken well over a million dollars from them, why wouldn't he go against his constituents. With roughly 68% of Ct residents supporting the public option, Lieberman's threat seems to insult his State.
Now, Senate Majority leader, Harry Reid(D-NV), has expressed very little concern over this, maybe he knows something we don't.
The really screwed up part; Lieberman might just derail Health care reform over a procedural move. In essence, a filibuster is like saying "I don't want to argue"
If we have 60 votes, we can overcome this, but Lieberman was our 60th vote...if he joined republicans in a filibuster, this debate dies. Why does this piss me off? Because all we need is 51 votes to pass this. With all the improvements to the bill, such as the "Opt-Out" option, which allows States to opt out of the public option, this bill gives blue dog democrats a safety net for their constituents, which might preserve their seats. Also, we should be allowed to have this go to the floor.
Listen, Lieberman, if you're doing this to make a point, we can find out when you vote. If you're doing this to grandstand, fine, grandstand. But if you plan on selling your state to the health insurance industry, you should be ashamed of yourself.
I really hope a senator cost more then a million dollars, but we will see.
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