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Lieberman Backs GOP Again-On Public Option
politicolnews.com - 10/28/2009
Lieberman Backs GOP Again-On Public Option
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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 ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2009
Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care Filibuster
— huffingtonpost.com — As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to cobble together the 60 votes he needs to overcome... an expected Republican attempt to block a floor vote on health care, there is still one powerful parliamentary weapon he could draw from his back pocket.  ... (more) Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care ...

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Traitor Joe
thedailybeast.com - 10/28/2009
Traitor Joe
— thedailybeast.com — The ex-Democrat now says he'll join the GOP in a health-care filibuster. Paul Begala on Lieberman's latest... and most shameless betrayal. It's journalistic shorthand to note a politician's party identification and state after his or her name. For... (more) Traitor Joe

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fivethirtyeight.com - 10/28/2009
Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy
— fivethirtyeight.com — 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 ... (more) Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy

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Lieberman Twists the Knife
huffingtonpost.com 10/28/2009 — Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any health care reform bill that has a public option -- even the version with the "trigger" ...
Joe Lieberman’s Bogus Public Option Reasoning
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/31/2009 — Joe Lieberman proposes : “We’re trying to do too much at once,” Lieberman said. “To put this government-created insurance company on top of everything else is just asking for trouble for the taxpayers, for the premium payers and ...
Joe Lieberman will support Republican filibuster to block health bill public option, candidates in 2010 VIDEO — Republican National Convention Blog
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). Senator Lieberman told ABCs Jonathan Karl that he would support some Republican candidates in the 2010 election and join Republican filibuster to block health bill public option.
Coffee and the Papers: Meanwhile Back In The Senate — Desert Beacon
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) has his "public option/state opt out" health care reform plan on the table, with predictable opposition from Senators Evan Bayh (D-Wellpoint) and Joe Lieberman (I-Aetna). [ LV Sun ] The Huffington Pos t reports that Senator Reid and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin ...
Lieberman Twists the Knife — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
By Robert Scheer Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any health care reform bill that has a public option—even the version with the equivocating ...
JOE LIEBERMAN MAY BE WILLING TO SINK THE SENATE'S HEALTH BILL — THE COMMON PROGRESSIVE
Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is rearing his ugly head in the battle of health care reform legislation. Lieberman announced that he would not be willing to support a health reform bill that included a public option and he would indeed be willing to sink the entire ship if necessary. ...
David Wild: Say It Ain't So Joe: A Playlist for Senator Joseph Lieberman — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Here are some tunes meant to encourage the Senator from the fine state of Aetna to change his mind about a public option and actually act independently of his insurance donors when it comes to fixing health care. SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE - Roger Daltrey POLITICAL WORLD - Bob Dylan HEY JOE - The ...
HuffPost Reporter Sam Stein: Lot Of People 'Kicking Themselves' For Being Nice To Lieberman (VIDEO) — Huffington Post
HuffPost reporter Sam Stein was a guest on The Ed Show tonight to discuss the latest news about health care reform, including Senator Joe Lieberman's announcement that he would join a GOP filibuster to torpedo a reform bill that includes a public option. Host Ed Schultz asked Stein what ...
Senator Lieberpoison (er, Lieberman) says he'll filibuster healthcare reform bill — NPI Advocate
Sorry about the name calling in the title, but... what a jerk ! Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the public option proposal making its way through the Senate. "I told ...
Lieberman Says He’ll Filibuster Health Bill; What’s Obama Going to Do? — Firedoglake
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 inclined–to vote to proceed to the health care debate, ...
Breaking: Lieberman, others to filibuster public option — Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator
In a devastating blow to the Obama administration's hopes of lining up 60 Senate votes for a government-run health insurance program, Senator Joe Lieberman said Tuesday that he'll join the Republicans in filibustering against the measure. Other moderate Democrats, too, say they cannot support ...
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Source: [b]Talking Points Memo[/b] Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the public option proposal making its way through the Senate. "I told Senator Reid that I'm ...
So long, Joe. — Upper Left
Senator Lieberman announces he will retire at the end of his current term. Not in so many words, and not necessarily voluntarily, but it sounds like retirement to me.
Lieberman Will Filibuster Health Care Bill With Public Option — Tennessee Guerilla Women
Attention starved Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says he would support a Republican filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill, reports Politico. Yeah, this is the same Joe Lieberman who was endorsed by Obama back in the 2006 primary. Obama could have ...
Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill — TPM Election Central
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the proposal making its way through the Senate. "I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly inclined--i haven't totally decided, but I'm ...
Lieberman vote for a filibuster — First Read
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroLiberals have one more reason to love to hate Joe Lieberman. Politico's reporting that the independent Connecticut senator who caucuses with the Democrats -- and backed the Iraq war and staunchly supported John McCain's ...