It Was Lieberman All Along
tnr.com 26 days ago — I've been thinking for a couple weeks that Joe Lieberman is the Democrats' biggest potential problem. The rest of the party has a strong incentive to pass health care reform and avoid a 2010 catastrophe. But Lieberman? He's not a Democrat and won't ...

Lieberman Again
ctlocalpolitics.net 23 days ago — As if to remind us that Connecticut has another U.S. Senator, Joe Lieberman has said a not-all-that-surprising thing which will, as usual, bring the cameras right to his door. “I probably will support some Republican candidates for Congress ...

Lieberman, one day later, five years later
washingtonmonthly.com 24 days ago — LIEBERMAN, ONE DAY LATER, FIVE YEARS LATER.... Well, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is certainly getting plenty of attention today, which suggests his threats yesterday have given him exactly what he wanted. Today, Lieberman added that a public option ...

What Does Joe Lieberman Want?
tnr.com 23 days ago — From a Guardian column by Maura Keaney on Lieberman: Joe Lieberman has become the Balloon Boy dad of the Senate Democratic caucus, a fame-whore so addicted to media attention that he hatches ever-more-desperate and risky schemes that sell out his ...

Lieberman Backs GOP Again-On Public Option
politicolnews.com 25 days ago — The Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman said yesterday that he would back the Republicans again on the new Harry Reid health care reform bill and will fight the public option. No stranger to sitting on both sides of the fence Lieberman backed John McCain in the last presidential election and ...

The Curious Case Of Joe Lieberman
themoderatevoice.com 22 days ago — The style book says elected politicians be identified by abbreviations of their political party and state after their names which is why I find it rather amusing that Sen. Joe Lieberman is (I-Conn). That Lieberman is conning progressive Democrats is paramount in their frustration directed at ...

Lieberman Says He’ll Filibuster Health Bill; What’s Obama Going to Do?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com 26 days ago — Lieberman says he’ll join a Republican filibuster if he’s not happy with the final Senate bill: “I told Senator Reid that I’m strongly inclined–i haven’t totally decided, but I’m strongly ...

A warning shot to Lieberman
dailykos.com 25 days ago — Robert Gibbs, unfazed by Joe Lieberman's bloviating about supporting the GOP filibuster (from a press gaggle aboard Air Force One):     Q    Politico is reporting that Joe Lieberman is saying he'll join Republicans on a ...

Lieberman vows to filibuster bill with public option
washingtonmonthly.com 25 days ago — LIEBERMAN VOWS TO FILIBUSTER BILL WITH PUBLIC OPTION.... He's with Democrats on everything except foreign policy? I don't think so. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree...

Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy
fivethirtyeight.com 25 days ago — The reason this is a little scary for Democrats is because the usual things that serve to motivate a Congressman don't seem to apply here. Would voting to filibuster the Democrats' health care bill (if it contains a decent public option) endear ...

Senate healthcare bill draws skeptics, opponents — Reuters: Politics 26 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A healthcare reform bill with a government-run insurance option faced an uncertain future in the Senate on Tuesday, with many centrist Democrats uncommitted and Senator Joe Lieberman strongly opposed.

Lieberman Opposes Health Bill — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 26 days ago
Sen. Lieberman said he would vote to block passage of Senate health-care bill in its current form, dealing a setback to efforts to gather 60 votes.

Reid Lacks Votes for Public Option as Lieberman Stands Apart (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 25 days ago
Bloomberg - Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid doesn’t have the 60 votes he needs to win approval of a government-run health-insurance program.

Key senators wary of public option — CNN.com - Politics 26 days ago
Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday he will oppose final approval of any health care bill that has a government-run public health insurance option.

With the public option in, Lieberman opts out — CNN Political Ticker 25 days ago
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