Harry Reid Reassures Democrats That Joe Lieberman Is On Board With Health Care Bill

The Hill:

Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter.

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[bascombe]

reid is offering the baucus bill, that's why LIEberman is onboard. (R)eid is worthless.

[linzy]

I hope Harry gets this one signed in blood.

[Appleton]

The Democratic Party made a serious mistake in permitting Sen. Lieberman to retain his leadership positions following the election last November. The expectation that his loyalty could be purchased with a committee chairmanship was foolish and ill-advised. I place absolutely no credence in the assurances reportedly issued by Sen. Reid.

[ReedYoung]

“Maybe he’s talking tough to get the public option watered down or he’s trying to get some stuff for himself on other topics or on other sections of the legislation,” the source added. “He’s basically trying to be a senator.”

Well, he's doing a crappy job. He's acting much more like a corporate lobbyist, in public.

[drricklippin]

Personally I boiled down my own fundamental take on US health care reform this way-

NO NATION THAT PROFESSES TO BE CIVIL OR MORAL WOULD NOT AT LEAST PROVIDE FOR BASIC HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF IT'S CITIZENS

Why the US is so far behind in recognizing that reality puzzles me? All I can think of is that we are a young nation- still growing up?

Also our new young President is on the line here. He had better get passionate again.

Dr. Rick Lippin
Southampton,Pa
http://medicalcrises.blogspot.com

[x27]

Dr Rick,we are a young nation here in Canada,yet we have had universal health care for decades.I think special interests and the glacial pace your government moves are the main factors.

[oldngrumpy]

You can narrow that down to the Senate quite easily. The concept and purpose of the Senate is nothing but a tool to keep the wealthy in control of the democratic process. The Senate should be integrated with the House to dilute it's power.

[MadeandBakedintheUSA]

Unicare stops selling Health Insurance in Illinois

Turns all polices over to BC/BS!

What is going on ?

[tran23]

Could it be a secret non-compete agreement? Maybe Unicare got complete control of another market that BCBS was involved in?

[austin4]

This Fraud News, Republican talking point,about "The war will end one day",,is Bull chit...the might end one day,,but the cost of the war will take decades,,,,,have you or the GOP,,considered the cost of taking care of the Troops,, or is that another fact that gets in the way?....Hy­pocrites!!­!!

[powder chowder]

Joe Lieberman; the Senator from Aetna...

[austin4]

And BC/BS.....­.and Metlife,,,,,,And Cigna.....­..and on and on........­......

[tran23]

Same as most of the other congressmen.

[smithonpolitics-com]

Keep up the pressure for the public option! http://www.eraofchange.org

[NWRICK]

another story on the main page says joe never said any such thing.
another example of the media trying to predict the news rather than just report it?

[Lavafalls]

They have everyone sitting at desks writing stories, and no one in the field getting facts.

If a reporter got the story wrong 20 years ago, he/she lost credibility and maybe the job.

While I am all for progress, and do not pine for the 50's like our republican counterparts, I do miss honesty and integrity in the news business.

[oldngrumpy]

The old daily deadline has been reduced to a minute by minute competition between the cable news outlets. Fact checking isn't a luxury they can afford anymore. Video makes it a little harder for politicians to backpedal though. Wasn't there video to support "both" of LIEberman's positions?

[slash77]

Lieberman is the Benedict Arnold of the Senate, politics and his state…..ha­rd to imagine how he keeps getting elected!

[JazzyJim]

Diebold.

[NWRICK]

until we separate profit from health care, is anything really going to change?
medicare part E!
E for everyone.

[probo]

We will get there.

[Lavafalls]

Yes, we're going in the right direction, and everyone knows, once we get it, no one will be able to take it away from us. The republicans are fighting a losing battle

[austin4]

It's going to happen,,and they know they can''t stop it.....it'­s driving them nu ts.

[DannyRose]

Why wouldn't he support it?! The most optimistic Public Option plan from the House will cover only 2% of the population while mandating that 100% buy some form of coverage.

The bil in its current form will be a massive windfall for his clients, the Insurance Industry. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a Democratic Congres with 60 votes in the Senate, a Supermajority in the House and 70% public backing would produce something so insipid.

Watch the Progressives stay home for today's elections.

[austin4]

You don't know much about Progressives,,,do you?

[IndieObama]

Single Payer Now. Medicare-for-all.

From www.businesscoalition.net

Medicare-for-all is not socialized medicine, as are the VA, Bethesda Naval Hospital and other armed forces health care systems. Medicare-for-all is a single payer system like today's Medicare, without wait times or rationing. You go to the same hospital and see the same physicians as you did before, or go to new ones if you choose. The doctors remain private and are paid under today's guaranteed, fee-for-service programs, thus eliminating bad debt and cost shifting.

It's simple: you get sick, you get care, and the caregiver gets paid. Usually within 15 days. There are no pre-existing diseases or exclusions, or cherry-picking or lemon drops. We'll fold in Medicaid and other state healthcare services, and eliminate the needless ER visits as well.

Any of the current non-profit insurance companies can competitively bid on the management of the system (as they now do for Medicare in all of our states). The current bureaucracy needed to support the private insurance system consumes roughly 31% of health care dollars to cover non-healthcare administration costs (marketing, broker commissions, high executive salaries, high lobbying and campaign contribution expenses, gatekeepers that deny care, actuarial costs, and high shareholder profits). All of these unnecessary costs are added to the system costs and passed on to employers. -- They will be gone. –

Single Payer Healthcare FAQ: http://www.businesscoalition.net/faq.htm

[MaxBob]

Heh. Koolaid Drinker, you.......­.

[austin4]

You may want to stop drinking so much Kool-Aid,,­yourself..­...it's shrinking your Brain.

[NWRICK]

what a compelling retort.
i'm sure you changed many minds with that wise, insightful post.

[onwardsandupwards]

Settle yourself, Max.

It's too early in the day for name-calling.

[gladys46]

Why'd you scrub that HP ???

P)ssin' one's pants is warm .. for awhile anyway !!

[onwardsandupwards]

Many years ago, when I used to go "pretend caving"; we always let our boots fill with water and it kept our feet warm for ages.

[gladys46]

Boots, pants .. so this maybe Joe's strategy .. stinky ole' thing !!!

[greatlardini]

Curiosity's ki_l-n' this cat--what's "pretend caving"? As in spelunking?

[austin4]

Yea,,,,I ha te it when they do that, too.