let's hope Joe LIEberman stands with the unemployed in his next election cycle. He is a complete republican in his views on health care reform but he can be bought by PACs and lobbyists.

All together now:

FUCK YOU, JOE

Lieberman is a festering boil on the buttocks of America

Aren't many of the Insurance companies located in Ct.? Check their contributions (bribes) to LIEberman and Dodd and I'm betting they are huge. Campaign "contributions" exceeding $100.00 have to be labeled what they are; bribes.

This is just but another example where the real problem in American government is not because of politicians lying about being on the Appalachian Trail but dutifully being on the money trail and fulfilling the definition of being an honest politician, that is someone who is bought who stays bought.

Damn, i cannot wait for when that little shit-bag is up for re-election....LMAO

A healthcare bill with the public option should be brought to the floor.

If Republicans and Lieberman filibuster, then we should use that against them in 2010 and pass a good healthcare bill in 2011.

I don't want a mediocre healthcare bill with no public option to pass this year. If it does, we may not get another chance for 15 years.

"If we create a public option, the public is going to end up paying for it."

As opposed to the healthcare faeries who are paying for our present system ...

Joe, you seem to have a terrible cough. Maybe bronchitis. You had better hustle on down to your public health care provider and see if you can get better.

I wonder what "Government Option" Joe chose when he got on the Government payroll.

I guess for Joe, his wife being on a drug company
payroll means more that the collective will of the people - nothing new there. It's all about Joe and nothing more. Yes, CT is home to many insurance companies - Aetna, The Hartford, etc. -so this not surprise to me that he goes his own way.

According to the Campaign Finance Institute, Joe (I-CT) took in $15,599,455 in 2006

http://tinyurl.com/mgryqz

Top 10 Senate Recipients of Health Insurer Money

Senator$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Amount
McCain, John (R-AZ)------$251,834
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)--$200,200
Baucus, Max (D-MT)-------$183,750
Lieberman, Joe (I-CT) ---$101,400

Top 10 Senate Recipients of Drug Co. Money

Senator Amount
McCain, John (R-AZ)-------$294,603
Baucus, Max (D-MT)--------$229,020
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)---$225,200
Lieberman, Joe (I-CT)-----$196,540

Source: consumerwatchdog.org

http://tinyurl.com/brbcto

I wish more people would emphasize that a public option does NOT mean free insurance for anyone who wants it. A lot of the public is being fooled into thinking that "taxpayer" money will completely support it. We want to pay but we don't want to pay the unfair amount being charged now. Now if we could make the campaign contributions and hire the same number of lobbyists................that seems to be the only way to make a difference. Since 77% of my net pay is now going for my health insurance premium, I guess I can't compete with the insurance companies.

He is unspeakable. I look forward to the day when Connecticut has two Senators who truly represent the majority of the people instead of one Senator and a delegate of special interests.

Joe Lieberman's wife is Hadassah Lieberman, who has worked for the PR firm of Hill and Knowlton.

One may remember that firm as the one that represented the tobacco industry for years, with the founder John Hill's campaign that "there is no link between smoking and cancer", or from it's selling us the BS to allow GHBush to invade Kuwait under Desert Storm/ Gulf WarI, see:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0906/p01s0wosc.html

For her efforts as a "senior counselor" in the firm's "health care and pharmaceuticals practice."

try: http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/09/01/hadassah_lieberman/

"Birds of a feather, flock together."

Everyone should stop stressing over a public option; passing one or not passing one.

The bottom line is, there IS going to be a public option health plan passed. The House will be able to muster the votes. In the Senate, its either going to happen under normal legislative rules or through reconciliation. One or the other.

There is simply NO WAY President Obama will allow the Congress to dodge it. It is THE signature issue of his Presidency. He's given on single payer. But he won't on a public option.

If he has to force 50 Senators at gun-point to vote for it through reconciliation, then send Biden over to break the tie, that's whats going to happen.

I'm not worried one damn bit.

The surfeit of polling data showing broad public support for the public option hasn't swayed Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who's joining conservative Democrats and all Republicans, from "moderate" to extreme right in staunch opposition.

Fixed that for you, Brian.

And may you continue to stand with "the small minority of voters" when election day rolls around.
It is beyond me why this tool continues to be needed by the Democratic caucus when he so dearly want to be a republican. He can't be trusted, he can't be relied upon, he has demonstrated absolutely NO loyalty since he ran for vice president. Had Al Gore won in 2000 I hate to think what kind of VP Joe would have made? Did the Democrats just miss a Palin moment? The man isn't fit to be a heart beat away from the presidency and (shudder) had something happened to Al Joe Liberman might have started more wars than W. Just goes to show what an important decision choosing the VP is.

I hereby vote to cut off Lieberman's public option.

Go buy an HMO policy like the rest of us, Joe. Congress should have the exact same benefits as the public. I pay a fortune for Kaiser, you pay a fortune for Kaiser, Joe...

We don't call him Joe "Super Douche" Lieberman for nothing...

Boy, he sure is trying hard to make the other Senator from Connecticut look good.

You know the fortunate one, the Senator's son Dodd...

"Lord don't they help themselves..."

Turncoat tool.