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“Just take this government-created, government-run health insurance company that will cost the taxpayers, premium payers and the debt a lot of money — take it off the table,” Lieberman said, emphasizing that he believes that the rest of the bill includes a number of positive reforms.
Lieberman has decided to stick to his completely unfounded lies about the public option, refusing to acknowledge that the CBO said the public option will reduce the cost of reform for both premium payers and the government. Joe the Dumber also added another crazy talking point to his rant:
“We can come back in three or four years if the reforms — the other reforms we adopt are not working,” Lieberman explained. “But I think they will.”
It is unclear if Lieberman even realizes that reform will not start until three or four years from now. It will be impossible to even tell if the other reforms are “working” because they would have just started. Of course Lieberman could be implying that he might be willing to maybe look at adding a public option three to four years after reform starts, around 2017. One hopes that will be long after Lieberman is no longer in the Senate.
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Lieberman and Obama working hand in glove to protect the American Oligarchs, – sweet.
I really hate Joe. When will TradMed call out his lies?
Joe votes to fund Israel
Israel has a government funded healthcare system
Why does Joe think America can pay for Israel’s healthcare system but not its own?
Let’s be clear about Lieberman. Scott Horton of Harper’s offers a reminder.
be heard – sign the petition to Tell Jope Leiberman to either support the public option – or get out of the way and let it have an up or down vote:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tell-leiberman-to-support-the-public-option
We can’t afford to wait “3 or 4 years” to find out we did this wrong. Let’s get it right NOW. There are sick people who won’t be around in a few years if they can’t get adequate health care.
actually, I believe he does know reform wont kick in for 3-4 years – it’s the kind of selling point by pro-PO Senators made to the caucus ‘and hey, we have 3-4 years to launch, no deficit worries here’
nope. uber asshole is stashin him a little talking point for 2012 – ‘ see it didn’t work’
yes – I see no reason to believe he’s making an “error” due to ignorance of the bill – he’s lying about the whole premise of his so-called objection. Of course he’s lying about the 3-4 years, too.
After all, his real reason for objecting is that he and his wife are wholly bought and paid for by the insurance industry.
Has nothing to do with any “principled” objection like costing too much. If it did, then showing him the facts on cost would matter.
It’s hard to imagine what anyone else, voters, senate colleagues, whatever, could possibly get him to act against his financial self-interest.