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Is This "Centrism"?
Talking Points Memo —
Joe Lieberman: I stand with the small minority of Americans who oppose public option.
He's With Us On Everything Except The War
Eschaton —
And everything else important. Ambassador to anywhere he wants to go...
Blast From the Past ...
Talking Points Memo —
... In light of Sen. Joe Lieberman's comments opposing public option, TPM Reader CM flags a couple of pretty unequivocal Lieberman statements from his 2006 campaign against Ned Lamont: ...
Oh Noes! We Can't Afford A Public Option
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES —
... So sayeth Senator Lieberman of Connecticut. The public option in health care is too expensive because the public would have to pay for it! Or it's not expensive enough so that it will pay the providers Medicaid-level low fees! ...
Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... that that "an estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick or were injured." * Reiterating his previous position, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) remains opposed to a public option. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, is still " ...
Why 60 Won’t Mean Much
Matthew Yglesias —
... contain about as many people as New York, but their votes are the difference between a majority and a filibuster-breaking supermajority. Meanwhile, among the senators representing states Obama did carry, several—but most notably Indiana’s Evan Bayh—have made no bones about their willingness to defy the president and the party leadership on key votes. And of course Connecticut’s Joe Lieberman went so far as to endorse McCain in the election and is now opposing a key element of Obama’s health-reform agenda. ...
Talking Point for the Public Option
Blue Gal —
... day of work in the year than a minimum wage worker earns all year. Socialism? Populism? It's like the unregulated capitalism of the nineteenth century. It's like the unregulated capitalism of the 1920's. Once again, over and over, the ownership class is asking for a backlash from the average working person. The public option in healthcare is just the beginning, and they know it. PS. On topic, I've got a very special t-shirt to wear to Joe Lieberman's next "public" appearance: ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for July 2, 2009
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BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE * * * "Lieberman: I Stand With The Small Minority Of Americans Who Oppose Public Option ." Not a one of these blowhards that oppose the public option in health-care reform has come forward and said they'd be willing to trade their ...
Lieberman's ever-evolving rationale
Political Animal —
... , Lieberman said, "I don't favor a public option because I think there's plenty of competition in the private insurance market." That didn't make sense, but it was his story and he was sticking to it. In July , Lieberman said he opposes a public option because "the public is going to end up paying for it." I'm not even sure what that means. ...
An ever-evolving rationale
Political Animal —
... , Lieberman said, "I don't favor a public option because I think there's plenty of competition in the private insurance market." That didn't make sense, and it was quickly dropped from his talking points. In July , Lieberman said he opposes a public option because "the public is going to end up paying for it." No one knew what that meant. ...
Another month, another excuse
Political Animal —
... , Lieberman said, "I don't favor a public option because I think there's plenty of competition in the private insurance market." That didn't make sense, and it was quickly dropped from his talking points. In July , Lieberman said he opposes a public option because "the public is going to end up paying for it." No one could figure out exactly what that meant, and the senator moved onto other arguments. ...
