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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman rejects public option, won't vote for cloture
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sen. Joe Lieberman told reporters Tuesday that he will support Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on a procedural motion in order to start the health care debate - but opposes any kind of public option, including state opt-out and trigger provisions, and will ultimately not vote to approve any health care bill that includes any version of a public option. The announcement means that even if Reid is able to get a measure introducing a public option that allows states to opt out ...
Lieberman says he'll filibuster Reid plan
politico.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman says he'll filibuster Reid plan
— politico.com — Joe Lieberman speaks to reporters. Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman says he opposes any sort of public option,... even with an opt-out provision. Photo: AP (more) Lieberman says he'll filibuster Reid plan

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Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — 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 ... (more) Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill

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thehill.com - 10/26/2009
Lieberman: Health bill concern not based on Connecticut insurance companies
— thehill.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), one of a handful of Senate wild cards in this fall’s healthcare reform... debate, says his concern about the Senate bill is based on the national deficit — not the insurers that dominate his state. The Connecticut senator ... (more) Lieberman: Health bill concern not based on Connecticut ...

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The Reality-Based Community:  The Quaker, the Baptist, the cow, and cloture

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The Quaker, the Baptist, the cow, and cloture
The Reality-Based Community — Joe Lieberman, Mary Landrieu, and Ben Nelson seem likely to decide the fate of a heath-care reform bill with an opt-out public option.  If all three vote for cloture – even if they then vote against final passage – the bill becomes law.  Else, not. So what will they do?   After extracting the maximum amount of “centrist” mileage and media attention by pretending to be undecided, they will all vote “Yes. ”  Partly that’s because joining with the Republicans to prevent a straight up-or-down vote on the key priority of a popular Democratic President is just too risky a move. But ...

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FLASHBACK: Lieberman pledged support for health reform — Daily Kos
Liar: October 27, 2009: If the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage. Therefore I will try to stop the passage of the bill. October 23, 2006: I've been working on health insurance reform for more than a dozen years. ... I ...
Lieberman Courted by Both Parties on Health Reform — The Note
ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: Sen. Joe Lieberman is technically Independent, but today he dominated press conferences by the leaders of both parties in the Senate. Lieberman's announced today that he'd probably vote for cloture on whether to consider a health reform bill, but oppose ...
How likely is the bluff? — Political Animal
HOW LIKELY IS THE BLUFF?.... Marc Ambinder notes this afternoon that Senate Democratic leaders and the White House still think that Joe Lieberman, when push comes to shove, will join Dems and support cloture on health care reform. "They think...
Reid Brushes Off Lieberman's Threat — Open Left - Front Page
Before today, sources had told me that Lieberman was not considered to be one of the top threats to vote against cloture on a health care bill with a public option.  Now, even despite Lieberman's threat to vote against cloture today, from the way Harry Reid is talking, it seems like the ...
Lieberman and the Filibuster -- By: Rich Lowry — The Corner on National Review Online
This is how I understand what Lieberman is saying. He will vote for cloture "to get on the bill," i.e. bring it to the floor and debate on it. He will vote against cloture "to get off the bill," i.e. vote the thing out of the Senate, if it includes the public option. A couple of things ...
Chuck Schumer: "I wouldn't bet against Leader Reid" — Daily Kos
Update: Unfortunately, Schumer hadn't yet talked to Joe Lieberman before we had that interview. "I can’t see a way in which I could vote for cloture on any bill that contained a creation of a government-operated-run insurance company," Lieberman added. "It’s just asking for ...
Reconciliation Here We Come: Lieberman Announces Filibuster Of HCR — TalkLeft
In a way, this is good news : 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. [. . .] "I've told Sen. Reid that if the bill stays as it is now I will vote against cloture,” he said.[. . .] ...
Joe Lieberman Says He Will Not Support Health Care Reform Bill, Or Vote For Cloture Against Republicans Filibuster — Crooks and Liars
If I hear "He's with us on everything but the war" one more time, I'm going to go medieval on somebody. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, said Tuesday that he will not vote for a healthcare reform bill that includes a government-run insurance plan. This means ...
Wafflers… — Matthew Yglesias
… Democrats always could adopt a caucus rule in which committee chairs, even ones named “Lieberman” and “Landrieu,” don’t get reappointed if they alienate their colleagues by refusing to vote for cloture on major priorities.
Lieberman Threatens To Vote Against Cloture — Open Left - Front Page
He's with us on everything except the war : 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 did say he's "strongly inclined" to vote to proceed to the debate, but that he'll ultimately ...