Biden: Lieberman 'Will See The Light' (VIDEO)

In an interview with MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden expressed optimism about health care reform despite recent setbacks. He also spoke rather positively about his former colleague, Joe Lieberman, even in the wake of his latest obstructionist move.

When asked about the Connecticut senator, Biden responded that "Joe is a great guy," and that he wouldn't question his motives. He continued:

"I think Joe's judgment is wrong in this, but you've seen it across the board. You know, Joe, you and I both served in the Congress, great big bill coming up, everybody figures their maximum point of leverage is right before the deal's made. So you got everybody lining up out there saying 'if I just am willing to hold out now I'll get everything I want.'"

The vice president tried to play down the significance of Lieberman's last minute flip-flop on Medicare buy-in proposals. "In ever major initiative, this is the norm rather than the exception," Biden said.

"Look, I'm confident that Joe is gonna see the light, I'm confident Joe's gonna vote for a final bill here, but there's an awful lot of gamesmanship going on right now," Biden said. Though he seemed positive, Biden did add that he believed "if health care does not pass in this Congress... it's gonna be kicked back for a generation."

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Comments

[joceeco]

04:51 AM on 12/23/2009

Someone should make Lieberman see little star-Lights right after they clock him in the eye.

[FACTISFACT]

07:25 PM on 12/16/2009

As is the case with the senators dynasty, at the near end of his career and life, he is blooming in true colors. So far his covert activities that surfaced has nothing encouraging to mention that is praise worthy.

Even his colleagues in party and the activists commented on his character qualities in negatives. Political analysts opined that this senators may have to take leave from politics with tears rolling his cheeks for all the wrong he did knowingly to the nation only for the sake of a foreign country even now.

The analysts added that no where in politics a characte as this senator is notable who betrayed the party so openly as he did and is doing, and no where in politic the party knowing of such activities of treachery with the party kept him in the party, who continued his activities unabated. They further added that the party seems to be inapt to take action against him.

Political thinkers and experts strongly believes that it is because of his intimate relationship with a powerful Lobby group.

The Vice President, very diplomatically used his comment on the Senators activities in decent sentences leaving scope for the senator to finally return back with the help of the light to the correct path leaving the path he is following.

[charlietuna11]

05:39 PM on 12/16/2009

i had no idea he was still vice president. what a blow hard..

[gintheb]

04:03 PM on 12/16/2009

If by "the light" he means that the democrats are a bunch of ponks, I think Lieberman has already seen that.

[StopMakingSense2]

01:46 PM on 12/16/2009

Only on his death bed!

[blizb]

03:00 PM on 12/16/2009

The only way Joe would "see the light" is to hold him and shine a flashlight in his eyes.

He is blinded by his own petulant attitudes.

[MikeDu]

01:40 PM on 12/16/2009

Biden is basing his opinion of Lieberman's reasonableness on... what, exactly?
It seems these old political players are recalling *1999* Lieberman, or perhaps even *1989* Lieberman. Refusing to deal with *200* lieberman is like refusing to deal with a rabid dog because you recall what a friendly puppy he once was.

[k6007]

02:02 PM on 12/16/2009

They all cover for each other. I'd like, just once, for them to say, "Well, you know, his wife Is a lobbyist. And, joe gets a awful lot of money from insurance companies, many out of his state. This has to have an effect on his voting process." Just once.

[Grannysue]

12:36 PM on 12/16/2009

Of course he'll see the light once he bends over and puts his head between his legs!

[CanUFeel2012]

10:34 AM on 12/16/2009

LIE BERMAN IS TO FAR INTO H E L L TO SEE THE LIGHT.....

[FalstaffsMind]

09:48 AM on 12/16/2009

I hope the light is at the end of a long tunnel. Walk toward it Joe!

[Manhattanite]

09:48 AM on 12/16/2009

No, LIEberman won't see the light. He is intent on taking his revenge on the Democrats for not supporting him in 2006, no mater how much it hurts people.

[minerva117]

11:53 AM on 12/16/2009

I agree. I wrote a scathing comment about Holy Joe on another thread, but it got moderated into the ether. JL doesn't care who has to die, he just wants revenge for democratic support for Ned Lamont. I hope the state of CT comes to its collective senses next time around, that is if Holy Joe isn't running for POTUS as a Republican.

[Carsy]

06:52 AM on 12/16/2009

We don't have time for gamesmanship, people are dying.

[LittleMittens]

11:52 PM on 12/15/2009

Hey Biden, have joe's chairmanship pulled. He is WORSE than any republican at the moment

[markytex]

11:08 PM on 12/15/2009

look man, let's just crash our system and blow everyting off.

[bascombe]

09:53 PM on 12/15/2009

no he won't, joe. they keep trying to paint you as st00p1d, joe. don't prove them right.

[J G H]

09:45 PM on 12/15/2009

I am not surprised that Biden is understanding about Lieberman's sucking up to the Insurance industries, since Biden did the same thing for the credit card companies headquartered in Delaware. I did not buy the "common man" approach in the campaign because I remembered his response to a witness who pointed out that the bill meant that the average person would be shafted, while the wealthy benefitted from a wholely different set of rules. That may be true, growled Biden, but that is not the issue before us, Stick to the point. Biden is a better VP than Palin, but I no more trust him to face down the corporations than I do Lieberman or a Republican..

[brt929]

09:03 AM on 12/16/2009

I'm glad you brought that up. Many Dems have forgotten how Biden's bankruptcy reform was meant to benefit the Credit Card companies instead of the individuals.

I remember during the primaries- while I thought Biden had the best handle on the Iraq war, I couldn't forgive the fact that he was the engine behind bankruptcy reform that benefited Credit Card companies..