This is my first diary, but I been lurking for quite a while. But what Joe Lieberman had to say this morning on CBS "Face The Nation"...
What unmitigated elephant BALLS:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Sunday the Senate can pass a health-reform bill this week with more than 60 votes if the majority agreed to take "a few things out of the bill as it is today."
Speaking on CBS’s "Face the Nation," Lieberman said Democrats should drop the public option, Medicare buy-in provisions and the CLASS Act.
"It doesn’t take much more than that," Lieberman said.
Not much more than that, huh Joe?
As someone said of our president recently...who does he think he is? Why doesn't he just go ahead and offer up the Republican Plan as his own and call it a day?
I don't think Harry Reid or the rest of the Dem caucus needs more proof than this to know that Lieberman is not one of them, and he is certainly not coming to any negotiation in good faith. They've already compromised enough to get him on board, and HE'S STILL NOT ON BOARD. My father had a saying for people like Joe: "You give him a finger and he'll want the arm."
Joe Lieberman is an obstructionist, just like his Republican colleges. He is just as intent on breaking Obama and his agenda. Does any Democratic really need to be reminded of this?
Here's a news flash Joe: If you don't like the HRC Bill, fine! Don't vote for it. But don't filibuster either! Vote for cloture and let democracy have a chance at working.