Lieberman Health Care

Ryan Grim

Lieberman: Obama Never Pressed Me On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) insists that the White House did not pressure him to get in line behind either a public health insurance option or a M...

It's Not Over Yet: Five Ways You Can Improve the Senate Health Care Bill

Greg Saunders | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


Greg Saunders

There are a number of vital amendments to the Senate health care reform bill that can go a long way towards making lemonade out of the lemons that Joe Lieberman has thrown our way.

Why I'm Not Mad at Lieberman

Trey Ellis | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


Trey Ellis

When Joe was kicked out of the Democratic Party, he understood his strategic position and figured out exactly when and how to strike. The president's problem is completely the opposite.

Colbert: Senile Lieberman Suffering From "Joe-Mentia" (VIDEO)

Posted 12.16.2009 | Comedy


The Senate Health Care Bill dropped both the public option and the alternate plan that allowed 55 to 65-year-olds to buy into Medicare. As Stephen Col...

Obama Quits, Cedes Presidency to Lieberman

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 12.15.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

You might think that Joe Lieberman is happy. And he is.

Sam Stein

MoveOn Launches Fundraising Drive For Anti-Lieberman Ad Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics


The progressive community is moving swiftly against Sen. Joseph Lieberman for killing the public option for insurance coverage and the provision to ex...

Lieberman: Liberal Enthusiasm Convinced Me To Oppose Medicare Buy-In

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics


In an interview with the New York Times, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) revealed Tuesday that he decided to oppose a Medicare buy-in in part because lib...

What Would You Give Joe Lieberman For Hanukkah?

Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics


What would you give Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to celebrate the Jewish holiday? Click below to tell us what you think the senator deserves in light ...

Sam Stein

81% Of Dems Want Lieberman Punished For Health Care Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics


More than 80 percent of Democrats say they believe Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) should be stripped of his powerful chairmanship in the Senate if he ...

Sam Stein

Lieberman: Dems Haven't Given Up Enough On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2009 | Politics


Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) encouraged Democratic leadership in the Senate to wipe health care legislation clean of provisions held dear by pro...

Sam Stein

Reid Still Has Cards To Play As Health Care Enters Final Stages

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


As health care reform enters its final stages in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) faces a paramount question: to what extent, if any, d...

Sam Stein

Lieberman: 'I Don't Think Anybody Thinks This Bill Will Pass'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), reaffirmed on Sunday that he will support a Republican filibuster of any health care bill that includes a governme...

Sam Stein

Lieberman In '94: The Filibuster "Ails Washington" And Should Be Eliminated

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Senator Joseph Lieberman's (I-Conn) threat to filibuster health care legislation that includes a public option for insurance coverage has sent minor s...

Top 15 Lieberman Betrayals: Joe's Worst Double-Crosses

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


On Tuesday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) announced that he might join a filibuster against health care reform. It's not the first time he's betrayed D...

Ryan Grim

Lieberman Willing To Sink Health Care Reform... But He Would Really Hate To Do It (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut, emerged Tuesday afternoon from a meeting with his caucus as the center of attention -- ...

Sam Stein

Lamont On Lieberman: He's Echoing GOP's Health Care Talking Points

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Nine months after the Democratic leadership voted to allow Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) to retain his chairmanship of a key committee and continue ...