Lieberman: I'd Filibuster Final Bill Over Public Option

Talking Points Memo:

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 strongly inclined--to vote to proceed to the health care debate, even though I don't support the bill that he's bringing together because it's important that we start the debate on health care reform because I want to vote for health care reform this year. But I also told him that 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."

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Comments

[Free radical scavenger]

10:14 PM on 11/09/2009

At his bris, they removed his soul and turned the rest of his body into a giant foreskin!

[gvscmr]

07:02 AM on 11/09/2009

The Two Buddies who are fighting Health Care Reform

Joe Lieberman - Senator CT
10 Alston Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515

Evan Bayh - Senator IN
5400 Federal Plaza
Suite 3200
Hammond, IN 46320
[phone]

http://wp.­me/pwdev-5­Q

[NORBIT]

04:47 PM on 11/02/2009

Keep pushing that PUBLIC OPTION....­We'll run the DEMS out of Washington like the boogeymen were run out of TOYLAND!!!­!!

[Bajmania]

03:29 PM on 10/28/2009

Why does this guy call himself a democrat they should have never let him back in caucus. The other democratic opposition seems to be all about re election and not what the bill represents

[joe solan]

11:08 PM on 10/28/2009

Senator Lieberman, why you think that you are a democrat? in truth you are a staunch republican and you belong to GOP. why don't you join them? just think for a moment how good you will feel there: Sarah Palin will kiss you to show her gratitude, and Rush Limbaugh will hug you warmly for your help in killing the public option. ask all the poor and the uninsured whether they love you for that. you don't need to ask the insurance companies. they will donate generously to your election fund because you represent them. by the way,how it feels to have an excellent health insurance policy?

Joe Solan

[BodyShotz]

11:28 AM on 10/28/2009

The Connecticu­t Insurance Cartel r.a.pes you first, then tries to k!ll you by denying your claim. Anybody that supports them or Lieberman represent a d.e.ath cult mentality.

If Obama is successful in cutting the $500 to $800 billion Medicare waste (fraud), and is able to trim military fraud, and allows the Bush tax cuts for the welfare wealthy to expire, there will be 3 times what is necessary to offset the cost of a robust public option.

Therefore, the right wing talking points concerning costs are just a cover for a justificat­ion to allow these robber baron marauders to continue to play life and d.e.ath.

[balmora]

08:46 AM on 10/28/2009

Thanks Joe. We need more independen­ts in Congress and less party men.

"We're trying to do too much at once. 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 for the national debt. I don’t think we need it now."

I couldn't have said it any better myself.

[fredamae]

09:27 AM on 10/28/2009

Both you And Lieberman are InsCo Shills?

[obama20082012]

10:44 AM on 10/28/2009

You must be on your break from United Health Care.

[chancho24]

07:47 AM on 10/28/2009

A lot of constituti­on belchers like to say that the founding fathers knew what were they doing, and that is a very valid assumption­, but this applies to FDR and others who had the Great Depression to deal and the Glass Steagall act being a crucial piece of legislatio­n to prevent a future crisis in the banks.
Too bad later generation­s decided to tinker with that. Look at the result. We are supposed to learn from past mistakes, not repeat them.

[rockyroad]

05:07 AM on 10/28/2009

A few problems Congress might want to address in light of the current downturn:

1. Re-enact Glass Steagall

2. Enact legislatio­n making corporatio­ns entities rather than citizens (see the 1886 Supreme Court decision giving corps citizenshi­p status at the behest of railroad barons)

3. Repeal the 1945 McCarran-F­erguson Act, which allows the insurance industry to monopolize healthcare

[sense oar sheep]

03:18 AM on 10/28/2009

seriously

Pom Jooce is Holy and Joe is the Tool

[OldBro70]

02:56 AM on 10/28/2009

A study in contrast between 2 men, both from New England.

Both are sitting US Senators, Both are Independen­ts

Senator. Bernie Sanders I Vermont. Enthusiast­ic supporter of Health Care Reforms.
Votes with Democrats, loyal, honest and trustworth­y.

Senator Joe Lieberman?­????
INO Republithu­g in Independen­t clothing.

[thegreatstu]

07:38 AM on 10/28/2009

I guess you don't understand the term "Independa­nt" do you? They swing both ways, kinda like some freaks in the liberal community.­..

[Dacktyl]

10:38 PM on 10/28/2009

Na.. I think that right wing trolls that stalk liberal message boards are the freakiest of all!

go to http://Rep­ublicanDir­tyTricks.c­om - You'll LOVE it!

[slithers]

02:48 AM on 10/28/2009

the two party system wants lemmings in office. at least Joe understand­s that his job is to vote his conscience not what he's told to believe.

[rockyroad]

03:22 AM on 10/28/2009

Here's a thought . . . represent your human constituen­ts, more than 70% of whom want a public option in Conn.

Kind of like your teeth . . . ignore them . . .they'll go away.

[thegreatstu]

07:41 AM on 10/28/2009

Ask Americans one question:

"Do you support the Public Option being championed by Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, and Barack Obama?"

My guess is that the poll would be close to 80% against and 20% for it.

Put a name on the issue and you will see what America really thinks.

[goodpyr]

03:17 PM on 10/28/2009

LMAO!!!

[jerry25]

02:40 AM on 10/28/2009

The Co-Op system would be no different from any new Private Insurance Company - except it would have a gift of 7 billion dollars and 4 years time to get off to a robust start.

It is predicted that there could be up to 12 million paying members by its start in 2013.

To say that the Public Option would be more competitiv­e than CoOps is to admit that the government is not telling the truth in saying that it would be run solely on premium by its members.

The obvious answer is that the Democrats are trying to trick Americans on the Public Option, because on paper, the Co-Op does just the same as the Pub. Option - all one needs to do is allow the Co-Op to work on a National scale until it reached sufficient membership­.

Dems. don't want to refine this approach, because they really want Socialized Medicine down the road. Nor do they want the most practical approach of Out-of-Sta­te Private Competitio­n with rates adjusted for local State taxes etc. Nor do they want to save $50+ billion by having some minor malpractic­e reform and take that money away from the Democratic Trial Liars.

Go ahead and call me names. I am a lifelong voting Democrat who has gotten wiser with age.
I started out campaignin­g for George McGovern against Nixon in 1972, when I was at your age and idealism.

[NevadaPatriot]

02:47 AM on 10/28/2009

SINGLE PAYER IS THE BEST HEALTH CARE PLAN PERIOD.

ANYTHING ELSE IS FUNDAMENTA­LLY ANTI-AMERI­CAN AND AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY.

IT SEEMS YOU WILL SUPPORT SOCIALIZED BANKING BAILOUTS, BUT NOT HELPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 70% OF WHICH SUPPORT A ROBUST PUPLIC OPTION.

WHICH IS IT YOU ARE EITHER "FREE MARKET OR NOT?"

[slithers]

02:52 AM on 10/28/2009

single payer is not the best health care system. sorry... it just isn't.

[NevadaPatriot]

02:34 AM on 10/28/2009

JOE LIEBERMAN'­S LUST FOR POWER KNOWS NO MORALITY!

[NevadaPatriot]

02:33 AM on 10/28/2009

THIS IS CLASS WARFARE.

TIME TO STAND UP AMERICA!

[shivasquest]

02:22 AM on 10/28/2009

Im so glad he kept his chaimanshi­p to investigat­e Obamas Czars.
Blackwater­..not so much.
Between he and Snowe it makes one wonder about how many dems really want change.